Crystalline sugar alcohol containing uniformly dispersed particulate pharmaceutical compound
US5075291A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 22, 1989 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 22, 2009 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/2018
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a crystalline sugar alcohol derived from at least one mono- or polysaccharide having uniformly dispersed within its crystal matrix particles of at least one pharmaceutically active compound is disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of producing such a uniformly dispersed pharmaceutical composition by the controlled crystallization of the molten sugar alcohol having the pharmaceutically active material dispersed therein.
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