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Inert cross-linked copolymer support, its preparation process and its use for producing delayed action medicaments

US4590068A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 22, 1983
Grant dateMay 20, 1986
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Expiry dateAug 22, 2003

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/2982
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Inert cross-linked copolymer able to absorb and then progressively release a pharmaceutically active substance, wherein it is constituted by a powder of a cross-linked copolymer comprising PA0 30 to 80% by weight of monounsaturated alkyl acrylate and/or methacrylate; PA0 5 to 68% by weight of acrylic and/or methacrylic acid; and PA0 2 to 15% by weight of bifunctional or trifunctional acrylate and/or methacrylate polymerized in accordance with free radical polymerization mechanisms.

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