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US 2017/0281554 A1Published application
System for upper intestinal delivery of active ingredients
AssigneeAvion Pharmaceuticals, LLC
InventorJonathan Bortz
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Abstract
A preparation for releasing an active substance, such as iron, in the upper intestine includes an oral dosage form having an external coating, a coating matrix enveloping the oral dosage form, and the active substance embedded in the coating matrix. The active substance disintegrates from the coating matrix within at least one of the stomach, duodenum, upper jejunum, or any combination thereof.
Claims21
A preparation for releasing iron in the upper intestine, the preparation comprising:
- an oral dosage form having an external coating;
- a coating matrix enveloping the oral dosage form;
- and
- iron embedded in the coating matrix,
- wherein the active substance disintegrates from the coating matrix within at least one of the stomach, duodenum, upper jejunum, or any combination thereof.
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A method of delivering iron to an upper intestinal region of a subject, the method comprising:
- forming a preparation, wherein the preparation comprises:
- an oral dosage form having an external coating,
- a coating matrix enveloping the oral dosage form, and
- iron embedded in the coating matrix;
- and
- administering the preparation to the subject,
- wherein the iron disintegrates from the coating matrix within the upper intestinal region of the subject.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.