Dual use oral pharmaceutical composition tablets of sulfate salts and methods of use thereof
US9919007B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K33/06
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is generally directed to an oral pharmaceutical tablet composition comprising a sulfate salt, for example, sodium sulfate, wherein the composition is capable of administration by direct oral ingestion and by disintegration in water prior to oral ingestion. The present invention is further directed to use of such oral pharmaceutical tablet formulations to induce laxation or to treat or prevent constipation.
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