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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2006
Walter G. Gowan, Jr., Birmingham, AL (US);
Dennis D. Keith, Arlington, MA (US);
Sandra O'connor, Mont Vernon, NH (US);
Walter G. Gowan, Jr., Birmingham, AL (US);
Dennis D. Keith, Arlington, MA (US);
Sandra O'Connor, Mont Vernon, NH (US);
Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
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.