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Lipid nano-pellets as excipient system for perorally administered drugs

US4880634A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 1987
Grant dateNov 14, 1989
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Expiry dateJun 26, 2007

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S977/915
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An excipient system containing a drug for peroral administration in the form of an ultrafine aqueous, colloidal suspension of lipid nano-pellets comprised of lipids and a surfactant of which the particle diameters of the nano-pellets range from 50-1,000 nm, preferably from 80-800 nm, the ratio of lipid to surfactant in the lipid nano-pellets ranging from 1:0.1 to 1:2.2, preferably from 1:0.22 to 1:1.2, especially from 1:1 to 1:0.22, and where the lipid nano-pellets are present in the suspension in a concentration of from 1-20% by weight. The lipid nano-pellets can be provided with pharmacologically active substances, making possible improved biological availability upon peroral administration.

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