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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Zx Pharma, Llc, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Inventors:
Syed Shah, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Daniel Hassan, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Zx Pharma, LLC, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4045 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4045 (2013.01); A61K 9/2013 (2013.01); A61K 9/2031 (2013.01); A61K 9/2054 (2013.01); A61K 9/2059 (2013.01); A61K 9/2077 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of treating a human subject in need of melatonin therapy comprises administering to a human subject a composition comprising melatonin dispersed in a polymer matrix adapted to cover the melatonin in a melatonin solubility enhancing pH environment after ingestion and to maintain the melatonin solubility enhancing pH environment when said composition is present in said subject's intestines so that an effective amount of melatonin is released into the subject's intestines.