PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SYSTEM FOR RELEASING ACTIVE AGENTS IN THE LARGE INTESTINE

A colonic delivery system for delivering a drug to the colon is provided. The system comprises a drug in combination with a matrix, wherein the matrix comprises a saccharide-containing polymer. According to the invention, the matrix is resistant to chemical and enzymatic degradation in the stomach a...

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Hauptverfasser:	SINTO,AMNON,IL, RUBINSTEIN,ABRAHAM,IL
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMISTRY COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON DERIVATIVES THEREOF HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METALLURGY ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS POLYSACCHARIDES PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP
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Zusammenfassung:	A colonic delivery system for delivering a drug to the colon is provided. The system comprises a drug in combination with a matrix, wherein the matrix comprises a saccharide-containing polymer. According to the invention, the matrix is resistant to chemical and enzymatic degradation in the stomach and small intestine. The matrix is degraded in the colon by bacterial enzymatic action, and the drug is released. The system is useful for targeting drugs to the colon in order to treat colonic disease. The system is also useful for enteric administration of drugs such as proteins and peptides which are otherwise degraded in the stomach and small intestine.