Patents by Inventor Thomas Francis Dolan

Thomas Francis Dolan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Pharmaceutical formulations containing darifenacin
    Patent number: 6106864
    Abstract: There is provided a pharmaceutical dosage form adapted for administration to the gastrointestinal tract of a patient, comprising darifenacin, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, diluent or carrier, characterized in that the dosage form is adapted to deliver at least 10% by weight of the darifenacin, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the lower gastrointestinal tract of the patient. The formulation minimizes unwanted side-effects and increases the bioavailability of darifenacin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2000
    Assignee: Pfizer Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Francis Dolan, Michael John Humphrey, Donald John Nichols