Production process of microspheres
CA 2044353 A1 · Owner: Eisai Co. Ltd. · Inventors: Yamakawa, Ichiro; Watanabe, Sumio; Machida, Ryoichi
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Upon formation of a drug into microspheres by O/W solvent evaporation, a mixed solvent of at least one water-insoluble solvent and at least one water-miscible solvent is used as a solvent of an oil phase. A fatty acid or a salt thereof may be added to the mixed solvent. The oil phase may contain at least one glycerin fatty acid ester and/or at least one propylene glycol fatty acid ester, other than the mixed solvent. The oil phase may also comprise the mixed solvent; a fatty acid or a salt thereof; and at least one glycerin fatty acid ester and/or at least one propylene glycol fatty acid ester. The resulting drug-containing microspheres contain the drug at a high concentration and slowly …
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- Filed June 11, 1991. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended June 11, 2011.
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