Aqueous drink composition comprising ibuprofen
US6287592A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P29/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ibuprofen composition yielding an aqueous preparation having a pH of less than 7 on the addition of water to said composition which comprises one or more medicaments including an ibuprofen medicament which forms an ibuprofen active ingredient having a melting point less than 100.degree. C., when combined with water to give an aqueous preparation having a pH of less than 7 and a phospholipid material intimately mixed with the ibuprofen medicament. The phospholipid material is capable of forming an aqueous preparation comprising an emulsion or dispersion comprising an aqueous phase substantially free of said ibuprofen active ingredient and a discrete phase consisting essentially of said phospholipid material and insoluble pharmacologically active ingredient including said ibuprofen active ingredient on the addition of water to said composition. The invention also provides aqueous drink preparations (especially heated emulsions) produced thereform and a process to prepare said aqueous drink preparations.
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