Felix Hoffmann, a German chemist, was searching for something to relieve his father's arthritis. In doing so, he "rediscovered" acetylsalicylic acid and in 1900, patented a stable process for developing it. Hence, we have aspirin.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5480650 | Programmed release tablets containing naproxen Programmed release tablets, to be administered by oral route, containing from 500 to 1,200 mg of naproxen, made by mixtures of an immediate release granulate dry compacted containing from 5% to 28% of naproxen, of a controlled release granulate dry compac... | 01/02/1996 |
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| 5252339 | Pharmaceutical compositions containing orally absorbable glycosamimoglycans Pharmaceutical compositions for oral use, preferably selected from capsules, tablets or sugar coated tablets, coated by an enterosoluble gastroresistant film, containing a lyophilizate consisting of therapeutically effective amounts of a glycosaminoglycan... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5043167 | Galenic formulations with programmed release New galenic formulations with programmed release, to be administered by the oral route, containing as the active ingredient a drug selected from the non steroidal antiinflammatory, bronchodilator, vasodilator, cardiovascular and muscle relaxant drugs.... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4888178 | Galenic formulations with programmed release containing naproxen A galenic formulations are disclosed with programmed release, to be administered orally containing as the active ingredient a compound having antiphlogistic, analgesic and antipyretic activity like, for instance, an arylacetic or an arylpropionic acid, an... | 12/19/1989 |