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Topical 5-fluorouracil prodrug composition and method

US5610160A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 22, 1994
Grant dateMar 11, 1997
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 22, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/505
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A pharmaceutical composition in unit dosage form adapted for topical administration to a human or non-human animal in need thereof comprising a pharmacologically effective amount of a prodrug of 5-fluorouracil having the formula: ##STR1## wherein R.sub.3 is bonded to C=O by a carbon-to-carbon bond and is a group such that the prodrug (1) has an enhanced delivery across topical membranes and (2) hydrolyzes after delivery to 5-fluorouracil.

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