Patent ID: 6506742
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: A61K,Y10S

Abstract:
A process for preparing an oral contraceptive liquid formulation consisting essentially of:(a) forming a solution by adding from about 15 &mgr;g to about 4.0 mg of a contraceptive selected from the group consisting of norgestimate, 17-&bgr; estradiol, ethinyl estradiol and mixtures thereof to from about 1 mL to about 5 mL ethyl alcohol; (b) adding to the solution of step (a) from about 1.25 mL up to about 2 mL polyethylene glycol, wherein the average molecular weight of the polyethylene glycol is from about 200 to about 800, and; (c) adding to the solution of step (b) up to about 3 mL water to afford the oral contraceptive liquid formulation.