Ibuprofen-containing medicament

US4877620A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Medice Chem.-Pharm. Fabrik Putter GmbH & Co. KG · DE

Inventors

• Dieter Loew · Wuppertal, DE
• Otto Schuster · Bad Soden, DE
• H. Lukas · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 10, 1987
• Grant date: Oct 31, 1989
• Expiry date: Nov 10, 2007

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P29/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An ibuprofen-containing medicament which contains ibuprofen only in the (S)-(+)-form is disclosed. (S)-(+)-ibuprofen is more than twice as active as the racemate which has until now been used in the treatment of rheumatism. This permits reduction of the quantity of active ingredient and the size of the tablets or dragees.