EP0904064B1 — Oral pharmaceutical compositions containing sex hormones
Assigned to RP Scherer Technologies LLC · Expires 2001-10-24 · 25y expired
What this patent protects
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a hydrophobic drug, a digestible oil selected from triglycerides or propylene glycol esters of medium chain length (C8-C12) and/or long chain length (C13-C22) fatty acids; and propylene glycol monolaurate, a lipophilic surfactant which com…
USPTO Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a hydrophobic drug, a digestible oil selected from triglycerides or propylene glycol esters of medium chain length (C8-C12) and/or long chain length (C13-C22) fatty acids; and propylene glycol monolaurate, a lipophilic surfactant which comprises a glyceride of a C5 to C10 fatty acid and a hydrophilic surfactant which is a polyoxyethylene hydrogenated castor oil, wherein the digestible oil is present in an amount on the range from 3.0 to 12.0 % by weight of the composition and the weight ratio of hydrophilic surfactant to lipophilic surfactant is in the range 1:1.5 to 1:2.5. Suitable hydrophobic drugs includes sex hormones such as progesterone, oestradiol and testosterone.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Aveed (TESTOSTERONE UNDECANOATE) · Marius
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