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US 8,026,393 B2Granted
Soft-gelatin capsule formulation
AssigneesSucampo AG, R-Tech Ueno, Ltd.
InventorsYukiko Hashitera, Ryu Hirata, Yasuhiro Harada, Ryuji Ueno
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a soft gelatin capsule formulation of a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound, which comprises: a soft gelatin capsule shell comprising gelatin and sugar alcohol as a plasticizer, and a mixture comprising a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle which is filled in the shell. By encapsulating the 15-keto-prostaglandin compound in the specified soft gelatin capsule shell, stability of the compound is significantly improved.
Claims22
A soft gelatin capsule formulation of a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound, which comprises:
- a soft gelatin capsule shell comprising gelatin and a sugar alcohol as a plasticizer, and
- a mixture comprising a 15-keto-prostaglandin compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, which is filled in the shell.
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