Composition for rectal delivery of an oxazolidinone antibacterial drug
CA 2441854 A1 · Owner: Mccurdy, Vincent E. · Inventors: Mccurdy, Vincent E.; Clark, Carol S.; Pena, Lorraine E.
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There is provided a pharmaceutical composition suitable for rectal administration, the composition comprising at least one oxazolidinone antibacterial drug, for example linezolid in a concentration effective for , treatment and/or prophylaxis of a gram-positive bacterial infection the at , least one oxazolidinone being in particulate form having a particle size of about 0.5 ~m to about 150~m, dispersed in a carrier in which the oxazolidinone is poorly soluble. The composition is, for example a suppository, an enema, a , microenema or a rectal capsule.
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- Filed February 5, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 5, 2022.
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