Patents Assigned to Roche Consumer Health (Worldwide) SA
  • Topically applied pharmaceutical formulation
    Patent number: 6420394
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel pharmaceutical formulation for the topical application of drugs, particularly non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID's), comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a drug, sodium phosphate buffer, and, optionally, an alcoholic solvent. It has been found that by the addition of sodium phosphate buffer to such formulations, the permeation of the NSAID can be significantly improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Roche Consumer Health (Worldwide) SA
    Inventor: Andreas Supersaxo