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US 5,508,037 AGranted
Stable suppository formulations effecting bioavailability of .DELTA..sup.9 -THC
AssigneeThe University of Mississippi
InventorMahmoud A. ElSohly
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Abstract
Suppository formulations having long-term stability and containing readily bioavailable .DELTA..sup.9 -THC derivatives.
Claims17
A method of providing a therapeutic effect for those in needed thereof by providing a non-toxic dosage concentration sufficient to insure release of sufficient dosage to provide the desired therapeutic effect said method comprising rectally administering
- a long term stable suppository formulation comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one .DELTA..sup.9 -THC prodrug ester having the formula:
- ##STR3## where R is an alkyl containing a carboxyl or amino functional group in a pharmaceutically acceptable rectal suppository base wherein the suppository base affords long term stability of the .DELTA..sup.9 -THC prodrug ester contained in the suppository formulation.
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