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Details for Patent: 6,068,859


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Summary for Patent: 6,068,859
Title: Controlled-release dosage forms of Azithromycin
Abstract:A controlled-release dosage form of azithromycin having an improved side effect profile; a process for preparing the dosage form; and a method of treating a microbial infection, comprising administering azithromycin in such a controlled-release dosage form to a mammal, including a human patient, in need of such treatment.
Inventor(s): Curatolo; William J. (Niantic, CT), Friedman; Hylar L. (Brattleboro, VT), Korsmeyer; Richard W. (Old Lyme, CT), LeMott; Steven R. (East Lyme, CT)
Assignee: Pfizer Inc. (New York, NY)
Application Number:08/727,634
Patent Claim Types:
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Composition; Dosage form; Device; Use; Process; Formulation;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 6,068,859

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Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 6,068,859

PCT Information
PCT FiledApril 13, 1995PCT Application Number:PCT/IB94/00264
PCT Publication Date:November 16, 1995PCT Publication Number: WO95/30422

International Family Members for US Patent 6,068,859

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African Regional IP Organization (ARIPO) 548 ⤷  Try a Trial
African Regional IP Organization (ARIPO) 9500735 ⤷  Try a Trial
Austria 209497 ⤷  Try a Trial
Australia 2113195 ⤷  Try a Trial
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