Compositions and methods for treating intracellular infections
US6264991A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of treating or preventing an intracellular infection in an animal comprising administering a first effective amount of a suitable drug contained in first biocompatible microspheres that have a diameter of less than or equal to about 10 microns, wherein the first microspheres release the suitable drug upon administration at a first effective rate. A second set of microspheres greater than 10 microns in diameter may also be administered to provide continuing systemic release of the drug.
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