Patent ID: 8114444
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
1. A sustained release pharmaceutical in the form of micro pellets for treating diabetes, wherein said pharmaceutical consists of 20-80% Kuguasu (KU) by weight of the pharmaceutical, 20-80% saponins of Kugua (SAK) by weight of the pharmaceutical, polyvinylpyrrolidone, isopropanol and a coating selected from ethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate butyrate and cellulose triacetate; wherein said SAK are extracted from Momordica charantia L; wherein said micro pellets have an average diameter of about 0.4 to 0.6 mm; and wherein said sustained release formulation is prepared by combining polyvinylpyrrolidone and isopropanol with a micronized formulation of KU and SAK to create a mixture, combining the mixture with sugar to create a second mixture and coating the second mixture with one of ethyl cellulose, cellulose acetate butyrate or cellulose triacetate to create the sustained release pharmaceutical micro pellets.