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Pharmaceutical formulations for parenteral use

US5024998A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 11, 1989
Grant dateJun 18, 1991
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Expiry dateDec 11, 2009

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  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07C2601/14
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Aqueous parenteral solutions of drugs which are insoluble or only sparingly soluble in water and/or which are unstable in water, combined with cyclodextrin selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl, hydroxyethyl, glucosyl, maltosyl and maltotriosyl derivatives of .beta.- and .gamma.-cyclodextrin, provide a means for alleviating problems associated with drug precipitation at the injection site and/or in the lungs or other organs following parenteral administration.

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