Patent ID: 6689382
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A pharmaceutical formulation suitable for filling softgel capsules consisting of:(a) a therapeutically effective amount of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug selected from the group consisting of: (1) the propionic acid derivatives; (2) the acetic acid derivatives; (3) the fenamic acid derivatives; (4) the biphenylcarboxylic acid derivatives; and (5) the oxicams; and (b) a solvent system consisting of: 40% to 60% by weight of a polyoxyethylene ether of the formula: wherein n=1 to 6; 15% to 35% by weight of glycerin and 15% to 35% by weight water; and(c) an effective amount not to exceed the molar equivalent of the carboxylic acid function of an alkaline metal hydroxide selected from the group consisting of sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide.