Patent ID: 6413494
Filing Date: 2002-07-02
Classification: A61K,A61P,C08L,Y10S

Abstract:
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a drug, diagnostic reagent, or mixture thereof, and a polysaccharide mixture formed in an aqueous medium at a pH of about 7 or above of (a) a polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of pectin, derivatives of pectin, and mixture thereof, and (b) galactomannan, without use of a cross-linking agent, wherein the drug is an antiinfective, analgesic, anotexic, helminthic, antiarthritic, antiasthmatic, anticonvulsant, antidepressant, antidiabetic, antidiarrheal, antihistamine, antiinflammatory, antimigraine, antinauseant, antineoplastic, antiparkinsonism, antipruritic, antipsychotic, antipyretic, antispasmodic, anticholinergic, sympathomimetic, xanthine derivative, potassium channel blocker, calcium channel blocker, beta-blocker, alpha-blocker, antiarrhythmic, antihypertensive, diuretic, antidiuretic, vasodilator, central nervous system stimulant, vasoconstrictor, decongestant, hormone, hypnotic, immunosuppressive, muscle relaxant, parasympatholytic, psychostimulant, sedative, tranquilizer, or a combination thereof.