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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Wockhardt Research Centre, Aurangabad, IN;
Inventors:
Premchand Nakhat, Yavatmal, IN;
Prashant Mandaogade, Amravati, IN;
Girish Kumar Jain, Delhi, IN;
Munish Talwar, Panchkula, IN;
Assignee:
Wockhardt Ltd., Bandra East, Mumbai, IN;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61K 9/64 (2006.01); A61K 31/235 (2006.01); A61K 9/107 (2006.01); A61K 31/222 (2006.01); A61K 47/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/235 (2013.01); A61K 9/1075 (2013.01); A61K 9/4825 (2013.01); A61K 9/4858 (2013.01); A61K 31/222 (2013.01); A61K 47/44 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention relates to self emulsifying drug delivery system based compositions of rhein or diacerein, or salts or esters or prodrugs thereof which are bioequivalent to a 50 mg diacerein formulation marketed under the trade name Art 50®. The compositions exhibit no variability in fed and fasted state conditions. The compositions also result in significant reduction in side effects such as, soft stools effects as compared to Art 50®. The invention also relates to methods for preparing such compositions.