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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2012
Applicants:
Douglas A. Bakan, San Diego, CA (US);
Waranush Jitpraphai, Chandler, AZ (US);
Steven B. Newhard, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Mitchell S. Wortzman, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Inventors:
Douglas A. Bakan, San Diego, CA (US);
Waranush Jitpraphai, Chandler, AZ (US);
Steven B. Newhard, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Mitchell S. Wortzman, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corporation, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A01N 37/18 (2006.01); A61K 31/65 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/65 (2013.01); A61K 9/4858 (2013.01); A61K 9/2054 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to dosage forms and methods that enhance the absorption of minocycline in the gastrointestinal tract and thereby enhance bioavailability of the minocycline, and further provides methods of using these dosage forms for the treatment of conditions such as acne.