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Assignee: Shire Laboratories, Inc.


Location: Rockville, MD
No. of patents: 24

NumberTitleIssue Date
RE41148Oral pulsed dose drug delivery system
A multiple pulsed dose drug delivery system for pharmaceutically active amphetamine salts, comprising an immediate-release component and an enteric delayed-release component wherein (1) the enteric release coating has a defined minimum thickness and/or (2) there is ...
02/23/2010
7022337Self-emulsifying formulations of fenofibrate and/or fenofibrate derivatives with improved oral bioavailability and/or reduced food effect
A fibrate self-emulsifying oral formulation with improved bioavailability when compared to commercially available formulations containing a therapeutically effective dose of fenofibrate, derivative of fenofibrate or mixtures thereof dissolved in a fibrate solubilize...
04/04/2006
7011846Oral capsule formulation with increased physical stability
A formulation for a stabilized capsule for oral administration of a hydrophobic pharmaceutically active agent; comprising a non-aqueous solubilizer selected from 2-pyrrolidone, N-alkylpyrrolidones and combinations thereof; and a capsule stabilizing agent selected fr...
03/14/2006
6913768Sustained release delivery of amphetamine salts
A pharmaceutical composition comprises a once-a-day sustained release formulation of at least one amphetamine salt which provides mean plasma concentration profile aspects in human ADHD patients which are substantially the same as that provided by ADDERALL XR® type...
07/05/2005
6890918Pharmaceutical compositions including ACE/NEP inhibitors and bioavailability enhancers
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an inhibitor of angiotensin converting enzyme and neutral endopeptidase, such as sampatrilat, and at least one bioavailability enhancer such as an organic acid, e.g., ascorbic acid. Such a composition has improved systemic bio...
05/10/2005
6838093System for osmotic delivery of pharmaceutically active agents
An osmotic system for delivering a pharmaceutically active agent which comprises a core portion, a layer portion enclosing the core portion, and a semipermeable wall portion enclosing the core portion and the layer portion. The core portion includes the pharmaceutic...
01/04/2005
6814979Osmotic drug delivery system
Disclosed is an osmotic pharmaceutical delivery system comprising (a) a semi-permeable wall that maintains its integrity during pharmaceutical delivery and which has at least one passage therethrough; (b) a single, homogeneous composition within said wall, which com...
11/09/2004
6811794Sustained release pharmaceutical dosage forms with minimized pH dependent dissolution profiles
A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent that is pH dependent, at least one non-pH dependent sustained release agent, and at least one pH dependent agent that increases the dissolution rate of the at least one pharmaceutical...
11/02/2004
6793934Solid oral dosage form
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a solid carrier containing a liquid selected from the group consisting of a liquid active agent, a liquid enhancer, or a combination thereof. ...
09/21/2004
6772801Fluidization of particles for encapsulation in oral dosage pharmaceutical products
Encapsulated oral dosage pharmaceutical products are produced utilizing a system including a hopper and a dosator, where the hopper receives particles having irregular geometries and sizes greater than about 100 μm for delivery to the dosator. A gaseous fluid is di...
08/10/2004
6692767Solid solution beadlet
Disclosed is a beadlet comprising (i) a hydrophobic long chain fatty acid or ester material; (ii) a surfactant; and (iii) a therapeutic agent which in admixture form a solid solution at room temperature. The hydrophobic material preferably has a melting p...
02/17/2004
6605300Oral pulsed dose drug delivery system
A multiple pulsed dose drug delivery system for pharmaceutically active amphetamine salts, comprising an immediate-release component and an enteric delayed-release component wherein (1) the enteric release coating has a defined minimum thickness and/or (2...
08/12/2003
6514532Soluble form osmotic dose delivery system
Disclosed is an osmotic pharmaceutical delivery system comprising (a) a semi-permeable wall that maintains its integrity during pharmaceutical delivery and which has at least one passage therethrough; b) a single, homogeneous composition within said wall,...
02/04/2003
6384020Rapid immediate release oral dosage form
A pharmaceutical composition comprising lactitol and one or more amphetamine salts in a rapid release formulation....
05/07/2002
6361796Soluble form osmotic dose delivery system
Disclosed is an osmotic pharmaceutical delivery system comprising (a) a semi-permeable wall that maintains its integrity during pharmaceutical delivery and which has at least one passage therethrough; (b) a single, homogeneous composition within said wall...
03/26/2002
6322819Oral pulsed dose drug delivery system
A multiple pulsed dose drug delivery system for pharmaceutically active amphetamine salts, comprising an immediate-release component and an enteric delayed-release component wherein (1) the enteric release coating has a defined minimum thickness and/or (2...
11/27/2001
6287599Sustained release pharmaceutical dosage forms with minimized pH dependent dissolution profiles
A pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one pharmaceutically active agent that is pH dependent, at least one non-pH dependent sustained release agent, and at least one pH dependent agent that increases the dissolution rate of the at least one pha...
09/11/2001
6284276Soluble form osmotic dose delivery system
Disclosed is an osmotic pharmaceutical delivery system comprising (a) a semipermeable wall that maintains its integrity during pharmaceutical delivery and which has at least one passage therethrough; (b) a single, homogeneous composition within said wall,...
09/04/2001
6110498Osmotic drug delivery system
An osmotic drug delivery system, preferably in tablet form, which dispenses a therapeutic agent having limited water solubility in solubilized form. The delivery system comprises a core that is free of swellable polymers and comprises nonswelling solubili...
08/29/2000
5952004Emulsified drug delivery systems
A pharmaceutical preparation comprising a stable, surface-active emulsion or dispersion of a pharmaceutical agent incorporated into an emulsion (i) having a hydrophobic discontinuous phase of a long chain carboxylic acid or ester or alcohol thereof disper...
09/14/1999
5948407Oral induction of tolerance to parenterally administered non-autologous polypeptides
Disclosed is a method for reducing an immune response to a parenterally administered non-autologous antigen in an individual who is immunologically responsive thereto by mucosally administering to the individual an amount of the antigen effective to reduc...
09/07/1999
5912013Advanced drug delivery system and method of treating psychiatric, neurological and other disorders with carbamazepine
The present invention relates to a composition and method of treating a patient by administering carbamazepine in a pharmaceutical dosage form capable of maintaining the patient's blood concentration at from about 4 μg/ml to about 12 μg/ml over at least...
06/15/1999
5897876Emulsified drug delivery system
A pharmaceutical preparation comprising a stable, surface-active emulsion or dispersion of a pharmaceutical agent incorporated into an emulsion (i) having a hydrophobic discontinuous phase of a long chain carboxylic acid or ester or alcohol thereof disper...
04/27/1999
5883103Oral acyclovir delivery
A pharmaceutical preparation for oral acyclovir delivery comprising a stable, hydrophobic emulsion comprising continuous phase of a hydrophobic material selected from the group consisting of a long chain carboxylic acid or ester or alcohol thereof dispers...
03/16/1999
 
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