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Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 27, 2006
Applicants:

Walter G. Gowan, Jr., Birmingham, AL (US);

Dennis D. Keith, Arlington, MA (US);

Sandra O'connor, Mont Vernon, NH (US);

Inventors:

Walter G. Gowan, Jr., Birmingham, AL (US);

Dennis D. Keith, Arlington, MA (US);

Sandra O'Connor, Mont Vernon, NH (US);

Assignee:

Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/36 (2006.01); A61K 31/545 (2006.01); A61K 9/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/545 (2013.01); A61K 9/1617 (2013.01); A61K 9/1652 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention provides oral formulations of poorly bioavailable and/or poorly absorbable, and/or poorly water soluble therapeutic agents. The invention features pharmaceutical composition including a biopolymer, a therapeutic agent, for example an antimicrobial agent such as ceftriaxone, and an absorption enhancer, for example a polyoxyethylene alkyl ether absorption enhancer. Methods of making and using the pharmaceutical compositions is also described.


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