Abstract: The present invention is concerned with a method of preparing and delivering small particles of a pharmaceutically active material to a mammalian subject for treating diseases or disorders.

Abstract: This invention pertains to the formulation of small-particle suspensions of anticonvulsants and antidementia, particularly carbamazepine, for pharmaceutical use. This invention also pertains to the formulation of small-particle suspensions of immunosuppressive agents, particularly cyclosporin, for pharmaceutical use.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising dispersions of anti-retroviral agents and methods of manufacture. The nanosuspensions are made by the process of microprecipitation and energy addition. Preferably, the nanosuspensions are made by the tandem process of microprecipitation-homogenization.

Abstract: The present invention provides a process for sterilizing a system, preferably a pharmaceutical preparation such as a dispersion of small particles or droplets of a pharmaceutically active compound using high pressure terminal sterilization techniques and products therefrom.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with delivering a pharmaceutical composition to the brain of a mammalian subject for treating brain diseases or disorders. The process includes the steps of: (i) providing a dispersion of the pharmaceutical composition as particles having an average particle size of from about 150 nm to about 100 microns, and (ii) administering the dispersion to the mammalian subject for delivery to the brain of a portion of the pharmaceutical composition by cells capable of reaching the brain. The dispersion of the pharmaceutical composition as particles, for example, can be phagocytised or adsorbed by the cells prior or subsequent to administration into the mammalian subject. The dispersion of the pharmaceutical composition can be administered to the central nervous system or the vascular system. After administration, the loaded cells transport the pharmaceutical composition as particles into the brain.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions of submicron- to micron-size particles of antimicrobial agents. More particularly the invention relates to a composition of an antimicrobial agent that renders the agent potent against organisms normally considered to be resistant to the agent. The composition comprises an aqueous suspension of submicron- to micron-size particles containing the agent coated with at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of: ionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, biologically derived surfactants, and amino acids and their derivatives. The particles have a volume-weighted mean particle size of less than 5 ?m as measured by laser diffractometry.

Abstract: The present invention is concerned with the formation of submicron particles of an antineoplastic agent, particularly paclitaxel, by precipitating the antineoplastic agent in an aqueous medium to form a pre-suspension followed by homogenization. Surfactants with phospholipids conjugated with a water soluble or hydrophilic polymer such as PEG are used as coating for the particles. The particles produced generally have an average particle size of less than about 1000 nm and are not rapidly soluble.

Abstract: A protein-compatible polymer blend made from a water-soluble polymer and a matrix polymer. The glass transition temperature of either the water-soluble polymer or the matrix polymer is greater than the application temperature, i.e., the temperature at which the protein-compatible polymer blend is being used.