Compositions and methods for enhanced drug delivery
US5607691A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 24, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K47/6957
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods of delivering pharmaceutical agents across membranes, including the skin layer or mucosal membranes of a patient. A pharmaceutical agent is covalently bonded to a chemical modifier, via a physiologically cleavable bond, such that the membrane transport and delivery of the agent is enhanced.
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