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Oral acyclovir delivery

US5883103A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 7, 1995
Grant dateMar 16, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 7, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/1075
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A pharmaceutical preparation for oral acyclovir delivery comprising a stable, hydrophobic emulsion comprising continuous phase of a hydrophobic material selected from the group consisting of a long chain carboxylic acid or ester or alcohol thereof dispersed in an aqueous phase or (ii) having a hydrophilic discontinuous phase dispersed in a hydrophobic phase of a long chain carboxylic acid or alcohol thereof. The emulsion with acyclovir is incorporated into a pharmaceutical carrier suitable for oral delivery.

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