Ibuprofen-containing medicament

US5519057A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Johnson & Johnson - Merck Pharmaceuticals Co. · US

Inventors

• Dieter Loew · Wuppertal, DE
• Otto Schuster · Bad Soden, DE
• H. Lukas · Frankfurt, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 11, 1989
• Grant date: May 21, 1996
• Expiry date: Sep 11, 2009

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K31/19
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

An ibuprofen-containing medicament which contains ibuprofen only in the (S)-(+)-form is disclosed. (S)-(+)ibuprofen is more than twice as active as the racemate which has until now been used in the treatment of rheumatism. This permits reduction of the quantity of active ingredient and the size of the tablets or dragees.