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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2010
Applicants:
Petr Kuzma, Princeton, NJ (US);
Stephanie Decker, Princeton, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Petr Kuzma, Princeton, NJ (US);
Stephanie Decker, Princeton, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Endo Pharmaceuticals Solutions Inc., Malvern, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/31 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A formulation of octreotide or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which provides controlled release of a therapeutically effective amount of octreotide for a period of at least about two months. Methods of treating acromegaly, decreasing growth hormone, decreasing IGF-1, and treating conditions associated with carcinoid tumors and VIPomas by administering a controlled release formulation of octreotide are provided herein.