: DRUG COATING PROVIDING HIGH DRUG LOADING AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING THE SAME
Application 769/KOLNP/2006 published 2007-04-13, filed 2006-03-30
The present invention is directed to aqueous drug coatings that include at least one insoluble drug, wherein the drug accounts for about 85 wt% to about 97 wt% of the drug coatings. A drug coating according to the present invention may include only one insoluble drug, two or more insoluble drugs, or one or more insoluble drugs in combination with one or more soluble drugs. The present invention also includes drug-coating formulations suitable for providing drug coatings according to the present invention and dosage forms that include a drug coating according to the present invention. (FIG.3)
Applicant
ALZA CORPORATION
1900 CHARLESTON ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043 U.S.A
Inventor
1. EVANGELINE CRUZ 2. GREGORY RUHLMANN 3. BRENDA POLLOCK 4. SHERRY LI 5. CARMELITA GARCIA 6. ALFREDO WONG 7. RYAN BRONZ 8. TRACY FINK 9. DAVID EDGREN Filed U/S 5(2) before The Patents
International Info
Classification: A61K9/36
Publication Number: WO 2005/072079 A2
Application Date: 2004-09-23
Priority Information
60/506,195 U.S.A 2003-09-26