IMPLANTABLE GEL COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

• Main Authors: BRODBECK, KEVIN, J, PUSHPALA, SHAMIM, J, PRESTRELSKI, STEVEN, J
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 05.07.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS

Methods and compositions for reducing the burst of beneficial agent from implantable systems is described. Such systems utilize compressed particulates of a beneficial agent, optionally mixed with a dissolution rate modulator or an agent exhibiting a characteristic of low solubility in water, such a...