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Prolonged action drug formulation

US4731359A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 6, 1984
Grant dateMar 15, 1988
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Expiry dateFeb 6, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/43
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The time during which a drug is pharmacologically active is prolonged by coating the drug with at least one chemical derivative of the drug having minor relative pharmacological activity.

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