Patent ID: 11911398
Assignee: OPKO RENAL, LLC
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A soft gelatin capsule dosage form, consisting of:
a) a soft gelatin shell optionally treated with a cross linking agent and which gradually dissolves after oral administration, and
b) a pharmaceutical composition disposed in the soft gelatin shell and consisting essentially of
(1) (a) an active ingredient selected from 25(OH) vitamin D
(b) a matrix material comprising one or more compounds in the group of a glyceride, a fatty acid, a fatty alcohol, and a fatty acid ester; and
(c) ethanol; or

(2) (a) an active ingredient selected from 25(OH) vitamin D;
(b) an insoluble polymer comprising one or more selected from the group of swellable methacrylic acid esters, polyvinyl esters, polyvinyl acetal esters, polyacrylic acid esters and butadiene styrene copolymers; and
(c) ethanol.