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US 5,962,009 AGranted
Controlled release insufflation carrier for medicaments
AssigneeEdward Mendell Co., Inc.
InventorsAnand Baichwal, John N. Staniforth
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Abstract
Controlled release powder insufflation formulations are disclosed. The powder formulation includes cohesive composites of particles containing a medicament and a controlled release carrier which preferably includes one or more polysaccharide gums of natural origin.
Claims23
A method of preparing a controlled release pharmaceutical formulation for insufflation therapy, comprising:
- mixing a medicament together with a polysaccharide gum of natural origin to form a cohesive composite of medicament and gum and thereafter milling said cohesive composite of medicament and gum to obtain particles having a diameter from about 0.1 to about 355 microns.
The method of 1, further comprising milling said polysaccharide gum prior to coprocessing said gum with said medicament.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.