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Molded, storage stable suppository base composition of specified amounts of polyethylene glycol, fatty acid triglyceride and alkylene oxide derivative

Assignee: NOF Corp
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Filing: 1980-10-20
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Granted: 1983-01-11
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Expires: 2000-10-20
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Abstract

Abstract A suppository base composition comprising 5-80% by weight of polyethylene glycol, 5-80% by weight of triglyceride of fatty acid having 6-22 carbon atoms and 5-80% by weight of a specifically limited alkylene oxide derivative has a melting point of 30°-60° C., a compatibility with both of a polar drug component and a non-polar drug component, and can provide suppositories having excellent moldability and storage stability.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mitsuo Mizuno
  • 👤 Akinori Suginaka
  • 👤 Masahiko Fujii
  • 👤 Shinichi Akimoto

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 19:46
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/02; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S424/00; Y10S424/15

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 101 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 40% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 9000; about 40% by weight of triglycerides of fatty acids comprising alkyl groups which are about 50% by weight of C12, 23 by weight of C14, 14% by weight of C16 and 13% by weight of C18 alkyl groups; and about 20% by weight of Y((C 3 H 6 O) 35 (C 2 H 4 O) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 101 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 40% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 9000; about 40% by weight of triglycerides of fatty acids comprising alkyl groups which are about 50% by weight of C12, 23 by weight of C14, 14% by weight of C16 and 13% by weight of C18 alkyl groups; and about 20% by weight of Y((C 3 H 6 O) 35 (C 2 H 4 O) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 101 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 35% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 4000; about 35% by weight of triglycerides of fatty acids comprising alkyl groups which are about 42% by weight of C12, 18% by weight of C14, 17% by weight of C16 and 23% by weight of C18 alkyl groups; and about 30% by weight of Y(C 3 H 6 O) 36 (C 2 H 4 ) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 101 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 35% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 4000; about 35% by weight of triglycerides of fatty acids comprising alkyl groups which are about 42% by weight of C12, 18% by weight of C14, 17% by weight of C16 and 23% by weight of C18 alkyl groups; and about 30% by weight of Y(C 3 H 6 O) 36 (C 2 H 4 ) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 102 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 35% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 4000; about 35% by weight of triglycerides of fatty acids comprising alkyl groups which are about 68% by weight of C12, 10% by weight of C14, 11% by weight of C16 and 11% by weight of C18 alkyl groups; and about 30% by weight of Y ((C 3 H 6 O) 35 (C 2 H 4 O) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 102 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 35% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 4000; about 35% by weight of triglycerides of fatty acids comprising alkyl groups which are about 68% by weight of C12, 10% by weight of C14, 11% by weight of C16 and 11% by weight of C18 alkyl groups; and about 30% by weight of Y ((C 3 H 6 O) 35 (C 2 H 4 O) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 116 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 30% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 400; about 30% by weight of triglycerides of fatty acids comprising of alkyl groups which are about 85% by weight of C8 and 15% by weight of C10 alkyl groups; about 20% by weight of C 18 H 37 O (C 3 H 6 O) 30 (C 2 H 4 O) 40 ; and about 20% by weight of Y ((C 3 H 6 O) 35 (C 2 H 4 O) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 116 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 30% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 400; about 30% by weight of triglycerides of fatty acids comprising of alkyl groups which are about 85% by weight of C8 and 15% by weight of C10 alkyl groups; about 20% by weight of C 18 H 37 O (C 3 H 6 O) 30 (C 2 H 4 O) 40 ; and about 20% by weight of Y ((C 3 H 6 O) 35 (C 2 H 4 O) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 158 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 20% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 400; about 10° C. by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 3000; about 35% by weight of triglycerides of fatty acids comprising alkyl groups which are about 42% by weight of C12, 18% by weight of C14, 17% by weight of C16 and 23% by weight of C18 alkyl groups; about 20% by weight of C 18 H 37 O (C 3 H 6 O) 30 (C 2 H 4 O) 40 H; about 10% by weight of Y ((C 3 H 6 O) 35 (C 2 H 4 O) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue and about 5% by weight of C 16 H 3 O (C 2 H 4 O) 25 H.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 158 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 20% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 400; about 10° C. by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of 3000; about 35% by weight of triglycerides of fatty acids comprising alkyl groups which are about 42% by weight of C12, 18% by weight of C14, 17% by weight of C16 and 23% by weight of C18 alkyl groups; about 20% by weight of C 18 H 37 O (C 3 H 6 O) 30 (C 2 H 4 O) 40 H; about 10% by weight of Y ((C 3 H 6 O) 35 (C 2 H 4 O) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue and about 5% by weight of C 16 H 3 O (C 2 H 4 O) 25 H.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 168 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 5% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 400; about 5% by weight of a polyethylene glocol having an average molecular weight of about 3000; about 68% by weight of tryglycerides of fatty acids comprising alkyl groups which are about 42% by weight of C12, 18% by weight of C14, 17% by weight of C16 and 23% by weight of C18 alkyl groups; about 5% by weight of C 18 H 37 O (C 3 H 6 O) 30 (C 2 H 4 O) 40 H; about 15% by weight of Y ((C 3 H 6 O) 35 (C 2 H 4 O) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue; and about 2% by weight of Y ((C 3 H 6 O) 10 (C 2 H 4 O) 15 H) 2 , wherein Y is propylene glycol residue.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 168 words
A molded, storage-stable suppository, stable in a temperature range of from 5° C. to 70° C., comprising a composition which is: about 5% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 400; about 5% by weight of a polyethylene glocol having an average molecular weight of about 3000; about 68% by weight of tryglycerides of fatty acids comprising alkyl groups which are about 42% by weight of C12, 18% by weight of C14, 17% by weight of C16 and 23% by weight of C18 alkyl groups; about 5% by weight of C 18 H 37 O (C 3 H 6 O) 30 (C 2 H 4 O) 40 H; about 15% by weight of Y ((C 3 H 6 O) 35 (C 2 H 4 O) 100 H) 2 wherein Y is propylene glycol residue; and about 2% by weight of Y ((C 3 H 6 O) 10 (C 2 H 4 O) 15 H) 2 , wherein Y is propylene glycol residue.

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