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US 2012/0237598 A1Published application
Anti-constipation composition
AssigneeSucampo AG
InventorRyuji UENO
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Abstract
An object of the present invention is to provide an anti-constipation composition containing a halogenated-bi-cyclic compound as an active ingredient in ratio of bi-cyclic/mono-cyclic structure of at least 1:1. The halogenated-bi-cyclic compound is represented by Formula (I): where X1 and X2 are preferably both fluorine atoms. The composition can be used to treat constipation with out substantive side-effects, such as stomachache.
Claims7
A liquid dosage form for oral administration comprising:
- a bi-cyclic compound represented by the formula (I),
- a compound which is a mono-cyclic tautomer of formula (I), and
- a non-aqueous solution or suspension agent,
- wherein the non-aqueous solvent or suspending agent stabilizes the dosage form in a ratio of bi-cyclic compound to mono-cyclic tautomer of at least 20:1.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.