Patents Assigned to KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC.
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Patent number: 11793772Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone (THA) as an active ingredient, and a method for preventing, alleviating or treating breast cancer using the composition by inhibiting the activity of polo-like kinase 1 (PlK1).Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC.Inventors: Keon Wook Kang, Kwang-Seok Oh, Youngchul Kim, Sung Baek Jeong
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Patent number: 11707434Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a lyophilized cyclophosphamide composition, wherein 99% or more of the finally prepared lyophilized cyclophosphamide composition is reconstituted within 15 seconds when water for pharmaceutical use is injected thereinto at a ratio of 50 mL per 1 g of anhydrous cyclophosphamide, comprising a step of dissolving D-mannitol or lactose, as a lyoprotectant, and cyclophosphamide in a water solvent in a selected reaction vessel; and a lyophilized cyclophosphamide composition for injection prepared thereof.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC.Inventors: Won Ho Kang, Won Tae Jung, Jung Hoon Kang, Youn Woong Choi
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Patent number: 11484511Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone (THA) as an effective ingredient for prevention or treatment of prostate cancer. THA in the present invention is a main ingredient of Curcuma comosa. The composition of the present invention effectively inhibits the growth of prostate cancer by regulating in particular the activity of polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) and thus is expected to find useful applications in use in the prevention, alleviation, and treatment of prostate cancer in future.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: KOREA UNITED PHARM, INC.Inventors: Keon Wook Kang, Sung Baek Jeong
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Patent number: 11033505Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral complex preparation comprising: a capsule containing a fat-soluble first drug; and a solid preparation containing a second drug, the solid preparation being embedded into the capsule and including an oil-proof material coating layer on the surface thereof The oral complex preparation of the present invention prepared by embedding the solid preparation including the oil-proof material coating layer on the surface thereof and containing the second drug into the capsule containing the fat-soluble first drug enables two types of drug ingredients to be simultaneously administered.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignees: Korea United Pharm, Inc., United Science R&D CenterInventors: Yun Woong Choi, Dae Chul Ha, In Ho Kwon, Byung Jin Kim, Hee Yong Song, Min-Seok Kwon, Byung Gu Min, Sang Min Cho, Jae Sang Jang
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Patent number: 11000481Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite preparation with various dosage forms comprising mosapride and rabeprazole. The composite preparation prepared according to the present invention allows rapid release of a drug without deteriorating its release by an interaction between mosapride and rabeprazole, thus exhibiting an improved drug release rate and bioavailability, while having excellent product stability and being capable of significantly lowering the amount of the excipient. Accordingly, the composite preparation of the present invention can improve patients' drug compliance due to the size of its dosage form.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2016Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC.Inventors: Youn Woong Choi, Hee Yong Song, Dae-Chul Ha, Byung Jin Kim
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Publication number: 20210093583Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition comprising 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone (THA) as an effective ingredient for prevention or treatment of prostate cancer. THA in the present invention is a main ingredient of Curcuma comosa. The composition of the present invention effectively inhibits the growth of prostate cancer by regulating in particular the activity of polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1) and thus is expected to find useful applications in use in the prevention, alleviation, and treatment of prostate cancer in future.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 26, 2018Publication date: April 1, 2021Applicant: KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC.Inventors: Keon Wook KANG, Sung Baek JEONG
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Publication number: 20200139057Abstract: The present invention relates to a dry powder inhaler. The dry powder inhaler includes an inhaler housing, a drug container configured to be provided in the inhaler housing and accommodate the dry powder drug, a drug inlet configured to be disposed above the drug container and through which the dry powder drug is inhaled, and a mesh network configured to be installed on a path of the drug inlet and have a mesh part for collision with the dry powder drug formed therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: May 7, 2020Applicant: KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC.Inventors: Won Ho KANG, Youn Woong CHOI, Dae Chul HA, Seung Jin YANG, Gweon Hee YU, Kyu Yeol NAM, Kyu Chul JANG
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Patent number: 10639320Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis, and more specifically, to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis comprising a gold-containing agent. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention, by comprising the gold-containing agent as an active ingredient, not only promotes M2-type transformation of macrophages but also inhibits the activation of stellate cells due to the increase of TREM-2 expression, and is thus expected to be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition, a food composition, etc., for preventing, treating, or ameliorating liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis. Additionally, gold-containing agents, such as auranofin, sodium aurothiomalate, and aurothioglucose, have long been used for the treatment of a different disease (rheumatoid arthritis), and thus they have an advantage in that they are less likely to cause adverse effects.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2015Date of Patent: May 5, 2020Assignee: KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC.Inventors: Keon Wook Kang, Nayoun Kim, Kyung Rok Yoon
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Publication number: 20190262281Abstract: Provided is a composition comprising 2,4,6-trihydroxyacetophenone (THA) as an active ingredient, and a method for preventing, alleviating or treating breast cancer using the composition by inhibiting the activity of polo-like kinase 1 (PLK1).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2017Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC.Inventors: Keon Wook KANG, Kwang-Seok OH, Youngchul KIM, Sung Baek JEONG
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Publication number: 20180177731Abstract: The present invention relates to a composite preparation with various dosage forms comprising mosapride and rabeprazole. The composite preparation prepared according to the present invention allows rapid release of a drug without deteriorating its release by an interaction between mosapride and rabeprazole, thus exhibiting an improved drug release rate and bioavailability, while having excellent product stability and being capable of significantly lowering the amount of the excipient. Accordingly, the composite preparation of the present invention can improve patients' drug compliance due to the size of its dosage form.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2016Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC.Inventors: Youn Woong Choi, Hee Yong Song, Dae-Chul Ha, Byung Jin Kim, Eun Hae Yi
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Patent number: 9962390Abstract: The formulation for oral administration of the present invention containing Mosapride or its salt is a double layer formulation consisting of a fast-release layer for rapid release of a drug and a sustained-release layer for slow release in order to simultaneously satisfy the rapid exhibition of pharmacological activities and sustained maintenance of pharmacological activities for 24 hours, wherein the high-viscosity hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and the low-viscosity HPMC are used in mixture such that the content of a high viscosity HPMC as a controlled-release matrix within the sustained-release layer has a higher content, thereby capable of controlling the dissolution rate in the regions having different pH values within the gastrointestinal tract and/or the retention time in the gastrointestinal tract.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: May 8, 2018Assignee: Korea United Pharm, Inc.Inventors: Byung Jin Kim, Youn Woong Choi, Hee Yong Song, Jong-Il Kim, Yong Hee Kim, Myoung-Hwa Lim, Min Soo Kim, Dae-Chul Ha
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Publication number: 20170266219Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis, and more specifically, to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis comprising a gold-containing agent. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention, by comprising the gold-containing agent as an active ingredient, not only promotes M2-type transformation of macrophages but also inhibits the activation of stellate cells due to the increase of TREM-2 expression, and is thus expected to be effectively used as a pharmaceutical composition, a food composition, etc., for preventing, treating, or ameliorating liver fibrosis or liver cirrhosis. Additionally, gold-containing agents, such as auranofin, sodium aurothiomalate, and aurothioglucose, have long been used for the treatment of a different disease (rheumatoid arthritis), and thus they have an advantage in that they are less likely to cause adverse effects.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2015Publication date: September 21, 2017Applicant: KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC.Inventors: Keon Wook Kang, Nayoun Kim, Kyung Rok Yoon
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Publication number: 20160287651Abstract: The present invention relates to a solid preparation including a Pelargonium sidoides extract and a silicic acid compound, which is allowed to be formulated in a solid form by direct adsorption of the Pelargonium sidoides extract onto a silicic acid compound, and a preparation method thereof. Since the solid preparation including the Pelargonium sidoides extract and the silicic acid compound of the present invention has higher stability than a liquid preparation such as syrup, and has no additives such as sugars, there is no concern about microbial contamination or spoilage of the preparation. In addition, it is possible to pack the solid preparation individually. Since the solid preparation is smaller in volume than the liquid preparation, it is highly portable, and there is also a convenience that no additional tools are needed to take the drug. Further, the active ingredient can be taken at the equal amount every time.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Korea United Pharm. Inc.Inventors: Youn Woong Choi, Byung Gu Min, Sang Min Cho, Do Hyoung Ki, Ji Hyun Ahn, Byung Hoon Lee, Hyung Joon Jun, Won Tae Jung, Kyu Yeol Nam, Dong Gyu Lee, Jin Seong Chung
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Publication number: 20160030436Abstract: The formulation for oral administration of the present invention containing Mosapride or its salt is a double layer formulation consisting of a fast-release layer for rapid release of a drug and a sustained-release layer for slow release in order to simultaneously satisfy the rapid exhibition of pharmacological activities and sustained maintenance of pharmacological activities for 24 hours, wherein the high-viscosity hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) and the low-viscosity HPMC are used in mixture such that the content of a high viscosity HPMC as a controlled-release matrix within the sustained-release layer has a higher content, thereby capable of controlling the dissolution rate in the regions having different pH values within the gastrointestinal tract and/or the retention time in the gastrointestinal tract.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2014Publication date: February 4, 2016Applicant: Korea United Pharm. Inc.Inventors: Byung Jin Kim, Youn Woong Choi, Hee Yong Song, Jong-Il Kim, Yong Hee Kim, Myoung-Hwa Lim, Min Soo Kim, Dae-Chul Ha
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Patent number: 9180198Abstract: Provided is a slow-release tablet including cilostazol as a pharmacologically active component, which is efficacious in suppressing aggregation of blood platelets and promoting vascular relaxation by inhibiting phosphodiesterase types. The slow-release cilostazol tablet has an extended elution time so that the slow-release cilostazol tablet can be taken once daily for convenience of drug use, and minimizes the manifestation of headache which is one side effect caused when women, the elderly and children take conventional cilostazol preparations so that the convenience of drug use can be improved. Also, the slow-release cilostazol tablet exhibits a stable elution pattern with no variation in elution rate according to changes in pH in the stomach and intestines, as well as an effect of delaying the release of a drug, using a mixture of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and a carbomer as a release-controlling polymer.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2009Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: KOREA UNITED PHARM, INC.Inventors: Youn-Woong Choi, Byung-Gu Min, Sang-Min Cho
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Patent number: 8734830Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel technology for forming fine particles with a size of 0.0˜23 microns from a solid that can be dissolved in a liquid solvent and is not decomposed by heat. The particle preparation technology according to the present invention may be applicable to the fields of food, cosmetics, biopolymer, polymer compositions, and pharmaceuticals.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2010Date of Patent: May 27, 2014Assignee: Korea United Pharm. Inc.Inventors: Sung Joo Hwang, Min Soo Kim, Jeong Soo Kim, Kwang Ho Cha, Won Kyung Cho, Jun Sung Park, Suk Jun Seo
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Publication number: 20120172395Abstract: Provided is a slow-release tablet including cilostazol as a pharmacologically active component, which is efficacious in suppressing aggregation of blood platelets and promoting vascular relaxation by inhibiting phosphodiesterase types. The slow-release cilostazol tablet has an extended elution time so that the slow-release cilostazol tablet can be taken once daily for convenience of drug use, and minimizes the manifestation of headache which is one side effect caused when women, the elderly and children take conventional cilostazol preparations so that the convenience of drug use can be improved. Also, the slow-release cilostazol tablet exhibits a stable elution pattern with no variation in elution rate according to changes in pH in the stomach and intestines, as well as an effect of delaying the release of a drug, using a mixture of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and a carbomer as a release-controlling polymer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 23, 2009Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: KOREA UNITED PHARM, INCInventors: Youn-Woong Choi, Byung-Gu Min, Sang-Min Cho
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Publication number: 20110318275Abstract: The present invention relates to a biocompatible contrast agent and a method of its preparation. More particularly, the present invention relates to a multifunctional contrast agent manufactured by prepairing a novel polysuccinimide-based polymer by introducing an alkanolamine group to the main group of the polysuccinimide in addition to a biocompatible hydrophilic group, which improves bioavailability, and a hydrophobic group, which enables to maintain the form of stable nanoparticles during the formation of nano particles for a long period of time and to encapsulate a hydrophobic anticancer agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 28, 2009Publication date: December 29, 2011Applicants: KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC., KOREA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGYInventors: Sun Hang Cho, Byung Cheol Shin, Soon Hong Yuk, Ha Soo Seong, Byung Jin Kim, Hyo Jeong Kim, Youn Woong Choi, Byung Gu Min, Dae Chul Ha
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Patent number: D791931Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: KOREA UNITED PHARM. INC.Inventor: Won Ho Kang