Patents by Inventor Naima Mezaache

Naima Mezaache has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20120082729
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition useful for making oral dosage forms capable of dissolving in the mouth in less than 40 seconds without the need for a conventional super disintegrant and having a friability of less than 1%; wherein the composition includes liquiflash particles and an excipient mass. A preferred excipient mass according to the invention contains a directly compressible inorganic salt; a cellulose derivative or a combination of a directly compressible inorganic salt and a cellulose derivative. Preferably, the liquiflash particles and the excipient mass are combined in proportions such that the active ingredient remains substantially within the microspheres when the composition is compressed to obtain a dosage form having a hardness of 20 to 50 N. The compositions of the invention allow for the fabrication of oral dosages having improved hardness and friability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: VALEANT INTERNATIONAL (BARBADOS) SRL
    Inventors: Naima MEZAACHE, Steven E. Frisbee, Patrick B. Woodall, Mark R. Herman
  • Patent number: 7815937
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition useful for making oral dosage forms capable of dissolving in the mouth in less than 40 seconds without the need for a conventional super disintegrant and having a friability of less than 1%; wherein the composition includes liquiflash particles and an excipient mass. A preferred excipient mass according to the invention contains a directly compressible inorganic salt; a cellulose derivative or a combination of a directly compressible inorganic salt and a cellulose derivative. Preferably, the liquiflash particles and the excipient mass are combined in proportions such that the active ingredient remains substantially within the microspheres when the composition is compressed to obtain a dosage form having a hardness of 20 to 50 N. The compositions of the invention allow for the fabrication of oral dosages having improved hardness and friability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Biovail Laboratories International SRL
    Inventors: Naima Mezaache, Steven E. Frisbee, Patrick B. Woodall, Mark R. Herman, Djelila Mezaache
  • Publication number: 20100178353
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition useful for making oral dosage forms capable of dissolving in the mouth in less than 40 seconds without the need for a conventional super disintegrant and having a friability of less than 1%; wherein the composition includes liquiflash particles and an excipient mass. A preferred excipient mass according to the invention contains a directly compressible inorganic salt; a cellulose derivative or a combination of a directly compressible inorganic salt and a cellulose derivative. Preferably, the liquiflash particles and the excipient mass are combined in proportions such that the active ingredient remains substantially within the microspheres when the composition is compressed to obtain a dosage form having a hardness of 20 to 50 N. The compositions of the invention allow for the fabrication of oral dosages having improved hardness and friability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2010
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Applicant: BIOVAIL LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL S.R.L.
    Inventors: Naima MEZAACHE, Steven E. Frisbee, Patrick B. Woodall, Mark R. Herman
  • Publication number: 20040162333
    Abstract: The invention provides for a rapid absorption pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of at least one selective 5-HT agonist, at least one spheronization aid and at least one solubility enhancer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Inventors: Naima Mezaache, Djelila Mezaache, Steve Frisbee, Paul Maes
  • Publication number: 20030124184
    Abstract: The invention provides a composition useful for making oral dosage forms capable of dissolving in the mouth in less than 40 seconds without the need for a conventional super disintegrant and having a friability of less than 1%; wherein the composition includes liquiflash particles and an excipient mass. A preferred excipient mass according to the invention contains a directly compressible inorganic salt; a cellulose derivative or a combination of a directly compressible inorganic salt and a cellulose derivative. Preferably, the liquiflash particles and the excipient mass are combined in proportions such that the active ingredient remains substantially within the microspheres when the composition is compressed to obtain a dosage form having a hardness of 20 to 50 N. The compositions of the invention allow for the fabrication of oral dosages having improved hardness and friability.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: July 3, 2003
    Applicant: Biovail
    Inventors: Naima Mezaache, Steven E. Frisbee, Patrick B. Woodall, Mark R. Herman