Suil Yum

US Patent:

20190209654, Jul 11, 2019

Filed:

Nov 2, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/179704

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
SuIl Yum - Los Altos CA, US
Felix Theeuwes - Los Altos Hills CA, US
Michael Sekar - Palo Alto CA, US
John W Gibson - Springville AL, US
Keith Edward Branham - Pelham AL, US
Huey Ching Su - San Jose CA, US

Assignee:

Durect Corporation - Cupertino CA

International Classification:

A61K 38/21
A61K 47/64
A61K 47/52
A61K 47/54
A61K 38/27
A61K 9/00
A61K 31/7052
A61K 47/34
A61K 47/26
A61K 47/14
A61K 38/26

Abstract:

The present disclosure provides a biodegradable drug delivery composition including a vehicle and an insoluble component comprising beneficial agent dispersed in the vehicle. Typically, the composition is not an emulsion, but has a low viscosity and further provides for minimized initial burst and sustained release of the beneficial agent over time. Also provided, are kits including the biodegradable drug delivery composition or components thereof, as well as methods of making and using the biodegradable drug delivery composition.