Sustained drug release device
US4268497A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 7, 1979 |
| Grant date | May 19, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 7, 1999 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M31/002
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A device for oral administration to a ruminant animal includes a veterinary medicament, such as an anthelmintic, uniformly dispersed throughout an erodable sheet comprising an ethylene-vinylacetate copolymer. The sheet is rolled up and stuck together with adhesive backed paper strips for administration, and unrolls in the rumen to take up a planar configuration which is retained in the rumen. The sheet may be placed within a plastics netting envelope to give more controlled erosion and release of medicament.
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