Patent ID: 7919113

Claim:
A composition for administering a lipophilic compound, the composition comprising: (i) at least one surfactant; (ii) at least one solid carrier which is a solid at room temperature selected from the group consisting of fatty acid esters, polymers, fatty acids, fatty alcohols, fatty amines, paraffins or waxes, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, fully hydrogenated vegetable oil and combinations thereof; (iii) an amphiphilic solvent; and (iv) the lipophilic compound; and wherein the at least one surfactant, the at least one solid carrier, and the lipophilic compound form particles having a size less than about 500 nm when a solution comprising the at least one surfactant, the at least one solid carrier, the amphiphilic solvent, and the lipophilic compound are added to an aqueous medium.