Dosage form
AssigneeUniversity of Hull
InventorsStephen Thomas Beckett, Stephen Lawrence Atkin, Grahame Mackenzie
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A pharmaceutical or dietetic dosage form comprising of effective quantity of an active substance chemically or physically bound to a support comprising sporopollenin, or other similar exine coating of spores, of a plant or fungus, optionally with further excipients.
Claims82
A pharmaceutical or dietetic dosage form comprising an effective quantity of an active substance chemically or physically bound to, or encapsulated within, a support selected from:
- an exine coating of spores of a plant, moss, fungus, bacterium or algae or a fragment thereof, wherein:
- the active substance comprises one or more drugs, one or more dietetic substances, or a mixture thereof;
- the coating comprises sporopollenin derived from plant, moss, fungus, bacterium or algae spores;
- the dosage form is in the form of a foodstuff or a pharmaceutical selected from the group consisting of a tablet, a capsule, a soft gel capsule, an ovule, an elixir, granules, an inhaleable formulation comprising an inhaleable carrier, a suppository, a pessary, a gel, a hydrogel lotion, a cream, an ointment, a dusting powder and a skin patch;
- and
- any spore protein present in the dosage form is present at less than 0.5% of the exine coating.
A pharmaceutical or dietetic dosage form comprising an effective quantity of an active substance chemically or physically bound to, or encapsulated within, a support selected from:
- an exine coating of spores of a plant, moss, fungus, bacterium or algae or a fragment thereof, wherein:
- the active substance comprises one or more drugs, one or more dietetic substances, or a mixture thereof;
- the coating comprises sporopollenin derived from plant, moss, fungus, bacterium or algae spores;
- the dosage form is in the form of a foodstuff or a pharmaceutical selected from the group consisting of a tablet, a capsule, a soft gel capsule, an ovule, an elixir, granules, an inhaleable formulation comprising an inhaleable carrier, a suppository, a pessary, a gel, a hydrogel lotion, a cream, an ointment, a dusting powder and a skin patch;
- and
- the exine coating is obtainable by a process comprising treating a spore with a solvent, an alkali and an acid and is formulated without additional spore protein.
A pharmaceutical or dietetic dosage form comprising an effective quantity of an active substance chemically or physically bound to, or encapsulated within, a support selected from:
- an exine coating of spores of a plant, moss, fungus, bacterium or algae or a fragment thereof, wherein:
- the active substance comprises one or more drugs, one or more dietetic substances, or a mixture thereof;
- the coating comprises sporopollenin derived from plant, moss, fungus, bacterium or algae spores;
- the dosage form is in the form of a foodstuff or a pharmaceutical comprising an ingredient selected from the group consisting of a flavor, a preservative, an antioxidant, a disintegrant, and an effervescent couple;
- and
- any spore protein present in the dosage form is present at less than 0.5% of the exine coating.
A pharmaceutical or dietetic dosage form comprising an effective quantity of an active substance chemically or physically bound to, or encapsulated within, a support selected from:
- an exine coating of spores of a plant, moss, fungus, bacterium or algae or a fragment thereof, wherein:
- the active substance comprises one or more drugs. one or more dietetic substances, or a mixture thereof;
- the coating comprises sporopollenin derived from plant, moss, fungus, bacterium or algae spores;
- the dosage form is in the form of a foodstuff or a pharmaceutical comprising an ingredient selected from the group consisting of a flavor, a preservative, an antioxidant, a disintegrant, and an effervescent couple;
- and
- the exine coating is obtainable by a process comprising treating a spore with a solvent, an alkali and an acid and is formulated without additional spore protein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.