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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Travis Mickle, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Suma Krishnan, Blacksburg, VA (US);
James Scott Moncrief, Christiansburg, VA (US);
Christopher Lauderback, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Inventors:
Travis Mickle, Charlottesville, VA (US);
Suma Krishnan, Blacksburg, VA (US);
James Scott Moncrief, Christiansburg, VA (US);
Christopher Lauderback, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Assignee:
Shire LLC, Florence, KY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 51/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/04 (2006.01); A61K 38/06 (2006.01); A61K 31/785 (2006.01); A61P 3/04 (2006.01); A61P 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprised of a chemical moiety attached to an active agent in a manner that substantially decreases the potential of the active agent to cause overdose or to be abused. When delivered at the proper dosage the pharmaceutical composition provides therapeutic activity similar to that of the parent active agent.