Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Daniel Christus
  • Patent number: 6316027
    Abstract: In one embodiment, this invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration consisting essentially of a gelatin at a concentration up to 5% by weight as a carrier, a solvent, and, as an active ingredient, a dopamine agonist. Alternatively, the invention relates to a composition that takes the form of a solid, unitary fast-dispersing dosage form comprised of a network of an active ingredient after and a water-soluble or water dispersible matrix forming agent or carrier which is inert towards the active ingredient after subliming solvent from the composition in the solid state. The dosage is designed to completely disintegrate within 1 to 30 seconds of being placed in the oral cavity. Compositions which further comprise an anti-emetic and/or an opioid antagonist are also provided herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: R. P. Scherer Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Edward Stewart Johnson, Anthony Clarke, Richard D. Green