Delivery of drugs to the lower GI tract

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PATENT NO 5811388
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08602611

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Pharmaceutical compositions for orally delivering a therapeutically effective amount of a drug to the colon without significant release of the drug in the upper GI tract after oral administration of the composition are described. The composition is a unit dosage in the form of a tablet that comprises about 0.01% by weight to about 10% by weight of the drug that is useful in treating a colonic disorder or that is absorbed from the colon; about 40% by weight to about 98% by weight of a hydrocolloid gum obtainable from higher plants; and about 2% by weight to about 50% by weight of a pharmaceutically acceptable binder. The compositions are useful for treating lower GI disorders in human subjects by administering a suitable amount to a subject in need thereof. A particularly preferred aspect is the process for preparing such composition in the form of a tablet.

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AMARIN DEVELOPMENT ABLUNDVAGEN 151 SE 212 24 MALMO

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Friend, David R Menlo Park, CA 15 536
Wong, David San Francisco, CA 159 3078

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