Lyophilized emulsion containing an active substance

US5882684A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Schwarz Pharma Ltd. · DE

Inventors

• Andreas Schutz · Neunburg vorm Wald, DE
• Hans-Jurgen Mika · Bonn, DE
• Frank Sievert · Burscheid, DE
• Bernard Emschermann · Düsseldorf, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 12, 1997
• Grant date: Mar 16, 1999
• Expiry date: Mar 12, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K9/19
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention concerns a freeze-dried emulsion composition containing an active substance and which can be reconstituted using water to give the original emulsion, plus a method for producing the freeze-dried composition. The reconstituted emulsion is suitable for parenteral use.