Self-emulsifying drug delivery systems for extremely water-insoluble, lipophilic drugs
OwnerPing Gao, Walter Morozowich +1inventors
InventorsPing Gao, Walter Morozowich, Narmada Shenoy
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Abstract
A formulation for administering an extremely water-insoluble active agent is disclosed. More particularly, a self-emulsifying drug delivery system for extremely water-insoluble, lipophilic compounds is disclosed.
Claims35
A self-emulsifying drug delivery system comprising a mixture of an extremely water-insoluble, lipophilic active agent;
- polyvinylpyrrolidone;
- a fatty acid;
- and a surfactant.
A method of treating and/or preventing a condition in need of a therapeutic regimen comprising a steroid, an antifungal agent, an antibacterial agent, or an anticancer agent, the method comprising the step of administering a self-emulsifying system comprising a mixture of a therapeutically effective amount of at least one extremely water-insoluble, lipophilic active agent;
- polyvinylpyrrolidone;
- a fatty acid;
- and a surfactant to an individual in need thereof.
Use of a composition comprising an extremely water-insoluble, lipophilic active agent, polyvinylpyrrolidone, a fatty acid, and a surfactant, for the manufacture of a medicament for a condition in need of a therapeutic regimen comprising an active agent selected from the group consisting of a steroid, an antifungal agent, an antibacterial agent, and an anticancer agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.