Owner Shire LLC

Inventors Piccariello, Thomas; Olon, Lawrence P; Kirk, Randal J

Agent FB Rice

Pub. Number AU-B-2003217676

PCT Number PCT/US03/05524

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/079972

Priority 60/358,381 22.02.02 US; 10/156,527 29.05.02 US; 60/366,258 22.03.02 US

Filing date 24 February 2003

Wipo publication date 8 October 2003

Acceptance publication date 11 June 2009

A61K 47/48 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - the non-active ingredient being chemically bound to the active ingredient, e.g. polymer drug conjugates

A61K 31/341 (2006.01) - not condensed with another ring, e.g. ranitidine, furosemide, bufetolol, muscarine

A61K 31/485 (2006.01) - Morphinan derivatives, e.g. morphine, codeine

A61K 31/554 (2006.01) - having at least one nitrogen and at least one sulfur as ring hetero atoms, e.g. clothiapine, diltiazem

A61K 31/7072 (2006.01)

A61K 47/18 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives

A61K 47/40 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Cyclodextrins

A61K 47/42 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Proteins