Patent ID: 8663681

Claim:
An oral pharmaceutical dosage form in a powder form contained in a pharmaceutically acceptable capsule comprising: (a) micronized progesterone in an amount from about 40% to about 70% by weight of the capsule contents; (b) an edible oil selected from the group consisting of safflower oil, linseed oil, soybean oil, corn oil, sunflower oil, sesame oil, olive oil, cottonseed oil, flaxseed oil, menhaden oil, and mixtures thereof, in an amount from about 5% to about 25% by weight of the capsule contents; (c) a disintegrant in an amount from about 5% to about 25% by weight of the capsule contents; and (d) a hydrophilic excipient in an amount ranging from about 5% to about 25% by weight of the capsule contents.