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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2014
Applicant:
Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventor:
Clark Allphin, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
JAZZ PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/191 (2006.01); A61J 7/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/22 (2006.01); A61J 3/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/365 (2006.01); A61K 31/19 (2006.01); A61K 31/485 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/365 (2013.01); A61J 3/00 (2013.01); A61J 7/0076 (2013.01); A61K 31/19 (2013.01); A61K 31/191 (2013.01); A61K 31/22 (2013.01); A61K 31/485 (2013.01); A61J 3/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for providing a drug includes providing an inactive form of a drug. The method also includes chemically converting the inactive form of the drug to an active form to provide a drug formulation usable by a patient in need thereof, including using a device configured to remove an abuse-preventing additive from the inactive form of the drug. The method also includes dispensing the drug formulation to the patient in need thereof.