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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 24, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2004
Applicants:
Bruce X. Cao, Germantown, MD (US);
Beth A. Burnside, Bethesda, MD (US);
Sandra E. Wassink, Frederick, MD (US);
Matt R. Baker, Frederick, MD (US);
Inventors:
Bruce X. Cao, Germantown, MD (US);
Beth A. Burnside, Bethesda, MD (US);
Sandra E. Wassink, Frederick, MD (US);
Matt R. Baker, Frederick, MD (US);
Assignee:
Shionogi Inc., Florham Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/50 (2006.01); A61K 31/43 (2006.01); A61K 9/16 (2006.01); C07D 499/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/1617 (2013.01); C07D 499/00 (2013.01); A61K 31/43 (2013.01);
Abstract
Compositions and methods for making robust pellets that contain a high percentage, by weight, of active drug agent, and which also contain additional components that enhance the absorption and solubility of the active drug agent within the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) without diminishing the robust nature of the pellet, are disclosed.