Abstract: A novel oral pharmaceutical composition in the form of a stable flocculated suspension in water is described as comprising: megestrol acetate; at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, and sorbitol; and a surfactant, wherein polysorbate and polyethylene glycol are not simultaneously present.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 30, 2002
Publication date:
November 21, 2002
Applicant:
Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc.
Inventors:
N. Ragunathan, James C. Chao, Robert A. Femia, Malcolm S.F. Ross
Abstract: A novel oral pharmaceutical composition in the form of a stable flocculated suspension in water is described as comprising: megestrol acetate; at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, and sorbitol; and a surfactant, wherein polysorbate and polyethylene glycol are not simultaneously present.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 12, 1999
Date of Patent:
July 31, 2001
Assignee:
Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc.
Inventors:
N. Ragunathan, James C. Chao, Robert A. Femia, Malcolm S. F. Ross
Abstract: A novel oral pharmaceutical composition in the form of a stable flocculated suspension in water is described as comprising: megestrol acetate; at least one compound selected from the group consisting of polyethylene glycol, propylene glycol, glycerol, and sorbitol; and a surfactant, wherein polysorbate and polyethylene glycol are not simultaneously present.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 20, 1998
Date of Patent:
February 22, 2000
Assignee:
Pharmaceutical Resources, Inc.
Inventors:
Narayan Ragunathan, James C. Chao, Robert A. Femia, Malcolm S. F. Ross