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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2008
Applicant:
Yatindra Joshi, Princeton, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Yatindra Joshi, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/23 (2006.01); A61K 31/195 (2006.01); C07C 229/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/585 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is directed to a method of administering pharmaceutical compositions comprising peptide drugs such as a calcitonin in combination with one or more oral delivery agents, together with an amount of a liquid, and method of treatment of disorders responsive to the action of peptide drugs such as a calcitonin employing such method of administration so as to enhance the oral bioavailability of a calcitonin. The methods of the invention increase the oral absorption and systemic bioavailability of peptide drugs, such as a calcitonin.