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US 2003/0083286 A1Published application
Bioadhesive compositions and methods for enhanced intestinal drug absorption
OwnerChing-Leou Teng, Susan Weinbch +3inventors
InventorsChing-Leou Teng, Susan Weinbch, Lloyd G. Tillman, Richard S. Geary, Gregory E. Hardee
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Abstract
Compositions and methods for enhanced intestinal drug absorption. The formulation comprises a first population of carrier particles comprising a drug and a bioadhesive compound and a second population of carrier particles comprising a penetration enhancer. The bioadhesive extends the residence time of the drug and its absorptive potential across the portion of the intestinal mucosa made permeable by the penetration enhancer.
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An oral formulation, comprising:
- (a) a first population of carrier particles comprising said drug and a bioadhesive compound;
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- (b) a second population of carrier particles comprising a penetration enhancer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.