Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Preparations characterized by special physical form – Implant or insert
Patent
1998-05-12
1999-08-24
Kulkosky, Peter F.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Preparations characterized by special physical form
Implant or insert
424435, A61K 4732, A61K 902
Patent
active
059422432
ABSTRACT:
This invention pertains to mucoadhesive compositions for the delivery of pharmacologically active agents, and to polymeric formulations that allow for a prolonged, sustained release of the active agents. More specically the invention pertains to compositions for the delivery of drugs to mucosal tissue, said composition comprising a drug or a plurality of drugs to be delivered and a thermoplastic graft copolymer, said graft copolymer being the reaction product of a polystyrene macromonomer having an ethylenically unsaturated functional group, and at least one acidic hydrophilic monomer having an ethylenically unsaturated functional group.
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Kulkosky Peter F.
Polytherapeutics, Inc.
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