Owner Alza Corporation

Inventors Wright, Jeremy Corwin; Houston, Paul Ricky; Chen, Guohua; Kleiner, Lothar Walther

Agent Shelston IP

Pub. Number AU-B-2002359407

PCT Number PCT/US02/36716

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/041757

Priority 60/336,307 14.11.01 US; 60/399,882 31.07.02 US

Filing date 14 November 2002

Wipo publication date 26 May 2003

Acceptance publication date 28 February 2008

A61K 47/30 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Macromolecular compounds

A61K 9/00 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form

A61K 9/06 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Ointments

A61K 38/27 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing peptides - Growth hormone (GH) (Somatotropin)

A61K 47/10 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Alcohols

A61K 47/14 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Esters of carboxylic acids

A61K 47/34 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds

A61K 47/36 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Polysaccharides

A61K 47/38 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Cellulose

A61L 27/00 (2006.01) Materials for prostheses or for coating prostheses

A61M 37/00 (2006.01) Other apparatus for introducing media into the body

A61P 5/06 (2006.01) Drugs for disorders of the endocrine system

A61P 43/00 (2006.01) Drugs for specific purposes, not provided for in groups