Once Daily Formulations Of Tetracyclines
AssigneeTCD Royalty Sub, LLC
InventorsRong-Kun Chang, Arash Raoufinia, Niraj Shah
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Abstract
Disclosed are once-daily formulations containing tetracyclines, especially doxycycline. Such formulations are useful, for instance, for the treatment of collagenase destructive enzyme-dependent diseases, such as periodontal disease and acne, and acute and chronic inflammatory disease states, such as rosacea and arthritis.
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An oral pharmaceutical composition containing a tetracycline, which at a once-daily dosage will give steady state blood levels of the tetracycline of a minimum of about 0.1 μg/ml and a maximum of about 1.0 μg/ml.
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An oral pharmaceutical dosage form containing between 25 and 50 mg. of a tetracycline.
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