SOLVENT/POLYMER SOLUTIONS AS SUSPENSION VEHICLES

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15626483

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A nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle that is capable of suspending an active agent. The nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle includes at least one solvent and at least one polymer and is formulated to exhibit phase separation upon contact with an aqueous environment. The at least one solvent may be selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, decanol, ethyl hexyl lactate, and mixtures thereof and the at least one polymer may be selected from the group consisting of a polyester, pyrrolidone, ester of an unsaturated alcohol, ether of an unsaturated alcohol, polyoxyethylenepolyoxypropylene block copolymer, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the at least one solvent is benzyl benzoate and the at least one polymer is polyvinylpyrrolidone. A stable, nonaqueous suspension formulation that includes the nonaqueous, single-phase vehicle and an active agent, and a method of forming the same, are also disclosed.

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ALZA CORPORATION1900 CHARLESTON ROAD MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ayer, Rupal A Cupertino, US 13 579
CHEN, Guohua Sunnyvale, US 140 4028
Desjardin, Michael A Aptos, US 49 1856
Houston, Paul R Hayward, US 33 1249
Lam, Stan Dublin, US 23 996
LUK, Andrew S Castro Valley, US 16 582
ROHLOFF, Catherine M Los Altos, US 28 1247
Zamora, Pauline Sausalito, US 10 431

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