EP2104493A2 — Use of i) a polyglycol and n) an active drug substance for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for i) mitigating the risk of alcohol induced dose dumping and/or ii) reducing the risk of drug abuse
Assigned to Egalet Ltd · Expires 2009-09-30 · 17y expired
What this patent protects
Abuse resistant polyglycol-based pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. The composition contains one or more polyglycols and one or more active substances and it is resistant to crushing, melting and/or extraction. Moreover, such compositions have the same or lower solubility…
USPTO Abstract
Abuse resistant polyglycol-based pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. The composition contains one or more polyglycols and one or more active substances and it is resistant to crushing, melting and/or extraction. Moreover, such compositions have the same or lower solubility in ethanolic-aqueous medium, i.e. they are not subject to ethanol-induced dose dumping effect.
Drugs covered by this patent
Bibliographic data sourced from FDA Orange Book + USPTO public records. Plain-English summary generated by AI grounded in source text. Patent term extensions (PTR, SPC, pediatric) may shift the effective expiry. Not legal advice.
Track this patent
Get a daily-checked alert when vulnerability score, expiry, classification, or assignee changes. Email, Slack, or Teams delivery. Pro: 50 watches, Free: 3.