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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 01, 2013
Applicant:
Mochida Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Hirosato Fujii, Shizuoka, JP;
Motoo Yamagata, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/202 (2006.01); A61K 31/232 (2006.01); A61K 9/107 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/107 (2013.01); A61K 9/1075 (2013.01); A61K 31/00 (2013.01); A61K 31/202 (2013.01); A61K 31/232 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention provides a self-emulsifying composition comprising 50 to 95% by weight in total of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters; and 5 to 50% by weight of an emulsifier having a hydrophilic lipophilic balance of at least 10. The composition has no or reduced ethanol content, and exhibits excellent self-emulsifying property, dispersibility in the composition, emulsion stability, and absorption property. The composition is adapted for use as a drug.