Patent ID: 7374779
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: A61K,B82Y

Abstract:
1. A pharmaceutical formulation, comprising: (a) fenofibrate having a first fraction and a second fraction, wherein the first fraction is comprised of a plurality of solid particles; and (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle comprising at least one compound selected front the group consisting of a hydrophilic surfactant, a lipophilic surfactant, a triglyceride and a solubilizer, wherein said formulation is encapsulated in an exterior capsule and the first fraction and the second fraction are segregated the first fraction of the fenofibrate is suspended in the vehicle and the second fraction of the fenobibrate is solubilized in the vehicle, said first fraction representing about 5 wt. % to about 80 wt. % of the total fenofibrate and said second fraction representing about 20 wt. % to about 95 wt. % of the total fenofibrate.