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Enteric formulations of physiologically active peptides and proteins

US5350741A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 26, 1992
Grant dateSep 27, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 26, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K38/553
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An enteric formulation for a proteinous drug which protects it from enzymatic degradation and promotes its uptake by the intestinal tract when administered orally, comprises either a solid mass of an intimate mixture of the drug, a nontoxic nonionic surfactant, and an enteric material, or a solid mass of an intimate mixture of the drug with the nonionic surfactant covered by a discrete enteric coating.

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