Ibuprofen-containing medicament

US5541227A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Johnson & Johnson - Merck Pharmaceuticals Co. · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 24, 1991
• Grant date: Jul 30, 1996
• Expiry date: Jan 24, 2011

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.