LIPOSOME PREPARATION CONTAINING SELEGILIN

• Main Authors: LENGYEL JOZSEF, MEZEI MICHAEL, MAGYAR KALMAN, GAAL JOZSEF, MARMAROSI TAMASNE, SZEBENI GYULA, TURI AGNES, SZEKACS GABOR, SZATMARI ISTVAN
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.10.1997
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

PCT No. PCT/HU95/00052 Sec. 371 Date Aug. 5, 1997 Sec. 102(e) Date Aug. 5, 1997 PCT Filed Oct. 20, 1995 PCT Pub. No. WO96/12472 PCT Pub. Date May 2, 1996This invention provides liposomic composition, containing as active ingredient (-)-N- alpha -dimethyl-N-(2-propynylphenylethylamine) (selegilin) and/or salt thereof. This composition contains: 0.1-40% by weight of selegilin and/or a salt thereof, 2 to 40% by weight of lipids, preferably phospholipids, 0 to 10% by weight of cholesterol, 0 to 20% by weight of an alcohol, 0 to 25% by weight of a glycol, 0 to 3% by weight of an antioxidant, 0 to 3% by weight of a preserving agent, 0 to 2% by weight of a viscosity influencing agent, 0 to 50% by weight of cyclodextrin or a cyclodextrin derivative and 30 to 90% by weight of water. This invention relates to pharmaceutical composition, containing the liposomic composition described and if desired, usual filling and diluting agents and other auxiliaries, preferably in oral, parenteral or transdermal form. This invention provides the process for the preparation of liposomic compositions containing selegilin and/or salt thereof. Accordingly liposomic composition of this invention may be administered for the treatment of Alzheimeir's disease, Parkinson's disease, depression, stroke, motion sickness or myelitis.