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Pharmaceutical compositions with improved dissolution

US8362062B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 2003
Grant dateJan 29, 2013
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC07D231/12
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to methods of screening mixtures containing a pharmaceutical compound and an excipient to identify properties of the pharmaceutical compound/excipient combination that retard solid-state nucleation. The invention further relates to increasing the solubility, dissolution and bioavailability of a drug with low solubility in gastric fluids conditions by combining the drug with a precipitation retardant and an optional enhancer.

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