Patent ReferencesAnti-inflammatory steroid Use of derivatives of 6-methylprednisolone as an antiemetic Steroid formulation containing dipotassium EDTA Patent #: 4344940 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/452294 filed on 12/22/1982US Classes:514/179Modified C-ring (except methyl in 13-position) (e.g., double bond containing, substituted, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Roberts, Elbert L.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61K 9/00 (20060101)A61K 31/57 (20060101) AbstractThere is described an aqueous pharmaceutical solution comprising a steroid selected from prednisolone, prednisolone sodium phosphate, prednisone and methyl prednisolone, the steroid being present at a concentration of at least 0.3 mg/ml., the pH of the formulation between 5 and 8 and the formulation containing a pharmaceutically acceptable preservative, a pharmaceutically acceptable chelating agent, and being substantially free of ethanol.There is also described a method of treatment of a variety of conditions, particularly in children, using the solution. | |