Owner Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

Inventors Sako, Kazuhiro; Nakanishi, Kiyo; Kondo, Hiromu; Tsutsui, Yuuki; Takemura, Shigeo; Watanabe, Shunsuke; Sawada, Toyohiro

Agent Davies Collison Cave

Pub. Number AU-B-2001271055

PCT Pub. Number WO02/05786

Priority 60218980 17.07.00 US

Filing date 16 July 2001

Wipo publication date 30 January 2002

Acceptance publication date 7 July 2005

A61K 009/16 Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Agglomerates

A61K 047/12 Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Carboxylic acids

A61K 047/32 Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds

A61K 009/48 Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Preparations in capsules, e.g. of gelatin, of chocolate

A61K 009/20 Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Pills, lozenges or tablets

A61K 009/10 Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Dispersions

A61K 009/08 Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Solutions

A61K 009/14 Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Particulate form, e.g. powders