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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2012
Applicants:
Sucampo Ag, Zug, CH;
R-tech Ueno, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Yukiko Hashitera, Kobe, JP;
Ryu Hirata, Sanda, JP;
Yasuhiro Harada, Sanda, JP;
Ryuji Ueno, Potomac, MD (US);
Assignees:
Sumcampo AG, Zug, CH;
R-Tech Ueno, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07C 61/06 (2006.01); C07C 61/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention discloses a soft gelatin capsule formulation of a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound, which comprises: a soft gelatin capsule shell comprising gelatin and sugar alcohol as a plasticizer, and a mixture comprising a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle which is filled in the shell. By encapsulating the 15-keto-prostaglandin compound in the specified soft gelatin capsule shell, stability of the compound is significantly improved.