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Crystalline sugar alcohol containing uniformly dispersed particulate pharmaceutical compound

US5075291A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 22, 1989
Grant dateDec 24, 1991
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Expiry dateNov 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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