Patent ID: 9265724
Filing Date: 2016-02-23
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. An oral dosage form of cannabinoids in a self-emulsifying system operable to avoid hepatic first pass metabolism via targeted chylomicron/lipoprotein delivery, thereby promoting lymphatic transport, said oral dosage form comprising: (a) about 1-60 wt % of a pharmacologically active form of cannabinoids selected from the group consisting of tetrahydrocannabinol, Δ (b) about 15-35 wt % of one or more triglycerides formed from long chain fatty acids having from C (c) about 15-35 wt % of one or more mixed glycerides formed from fatty acids having from C (d) about 10-60 wt % of a surfactant which promotes self-emulsification, said surfactant being selected from the group consisting of almond oil PEG-6 esters, almond oil PEG-60 esters, apricot kernel oil PEG-6 esters, caprylic/capric triglycerides PEG-4 esters, caprylic/capric triglycerides PEG-4 complex, caprylic/capric glycerides PEG-6 esters, caprylic/capric glycerides PEG-8 esters, castor oil PEG-50 esters, hydrogenated castor oil PEG-5 esters, hydrogenated castor oil PEG-7 esters, 9 hydrogenated castor oil PEG-9 esters, corn oil PEG-6 esters, corn oil PEG-8 esters, corn glycerides PEG-60 esters, olive oil PEG-6 esters, hydrogenated palm/palm kernel oil PEG-6 esters, hydrogenated palm/palm kernel oil PEG-6 esters with palm kernel oil and PEG-6 and palm oil, palm kernel oil PEG-40 esters, peanut oil PEG-6 esters, glycerol esters of saturated C8-C18 fatty acids, glyceryl esters of saturated C12-C18 fatty acids, glyceryl laurate/PEG-32 laurate, glyceryl laurate glyceryl/PEG 20 laurate, glyceryl laurate glyceryl/PEG 32 laurate, glyceryl laurate, glyceryl/PEG 40 laurate, glyceryl oleate/PEG-20 glyceryl, glyceryl oleate PEG-30 oleate, glyceryl palmitostearate/PEG-32 palmitostearate, glyceryl stearate/PEG stearate, glyceryl stearate/PEG-32 stearate, saturated polyglycolized glycerides, triisostearin PEG-6 esters, triolein PEG-6 esters, trioleate PEG-25 esters, polyoxyl 35 castor oil, polyoxyl 40 hydrogenated castor oil, polyoxyl 60 hydrogenated castor oil, PEG-8 caproate, PEG-8 caprylate, PEG-8 caprate PEG-8 laurate, PEG-8 oleate, PEG-8 stearate, PEG-9 caproate, PEG-9 caprylate, PEG-9 caprate PEG-9 laurate, PEG-9 oleate, PEG-9 stearate, PEG-10 caproate, PEG-10 caprylate, PEG-10 caprate PEG-10 laurate, PEG-10 oleate, PEG-10 stearate, PEG-10 laurate, PEG-12 oleate, PEG-15 oleate, PEG-20 laurate, PEG-20 oleate, caprylyic/capric glycerides, caprylate/caprate diglycerides, glyceryl monooleate, glyceryl ricinoleate, glyceryl laurate, glyceryl dilaurate, glyceryl dioleate, glyceryl mono/dioleate, glyceryl caprylate/caprate, medium chain C8/C10 mono- and diglycerides, mono- and diacetylated monoglycerides, polyglyceryl oleate, polyglyceryl-2 dioleate, polyglyceryl-10 trioleate, polyglyceryl-10 laurate, polyglyceryl-10 oleate, polyglyceryl-10 mono dioleate, propylene glycol caprylate/caprate, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, propylene glycol monolaurate, propylene glycol ricinoleate, propylene glycol monooleate, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, propylene glycol dioctanoate, PEG-20 sorbitan monolaurate, PEG-20 sorbitan monopalmitate, PEG-20 sorbitan monostearate, PEG-20 sorbitan monooleate, poloxamer 108, poloxamer 124, poloxamer 182, poloxamer 183, poloxamer 188, poloxamer 212, poloxamer 217, poloxamer 238, poloxamer 288, poloxamer 331, poloxamer 338, poloxamer 335, poloxamer 407, sorbitan monolaurate, sorbitan monopalmitate, sorbitan monoleate, sorbitan monostearate, sorbitan tristearate, d-α-tocopheryl polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate, polysorbate 20, polysorbate, polyethyleneglycol 660 12-hydroxystearate, and mixtures thereof; and (e) free fatty acids having from C