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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2011
Applicants:
Ryuji Ueno, Potomac, MD (US);
Myra L. Patchen, Fairfax, VA (US);
Inventors:
Ryuji Ueno, Potomac, MD (US);
Myra L. Patchen, Fairfax, VA (US);
Assignee:
Sucampo AG, Zug, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/44 (2006.01); A61K 31/34 (2006.01); A61K 31/19 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A dosage unit for treating constipation in a human patient is described. The dosage unit of the invention includes a halogenated prostaglandin analog and a pharmaceutically suitable excipient. The dosage unit relieves constipation without substantial side effects. In particular, the dosage unit includes a prostaglandin (PG) analog represented by Formula (I) and/or its tautomers, and a pharmaceutically suitable excipient, wherein the dosage unit contains the PG analog in an amount of 24 μg+/−10%: