Dosage forms and methods for oral delivery of progesterone

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PATENT NO 6866865
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10370746

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Oral progesterone unit dosage forms comprising micronized progesterone and a solid polymeric carrier are provided. The dosage forms, upon oral administration, provide a therapeutically effective blood level of progesterone to a subject. The therapeutically effective blood level of progesterone may range from about 0.1 ng/ml to about 400 ng/ml. The dosage forms can be prepared for immediate as well as sustained release. The oral progesterone dosage form can be combined with an estrogen dosage form to provide combination hormone therapy.

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WATSON PHARMACEUTICALS INCCORONA CA 92880

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ho, Thomas Chun Irvine, CA 2 155
Hsia, David Chung Irvine, CA 2 155
Tan, Domingo Yap Irvine, CA 2 155
Weihmuller, Fredric B Huntington Beach, CA 2 138

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