Owner Novartis AG

Inventors Zhang, Joanna Hong; Lesica, Emily Jane

Agent Pizzeys

Pub. Number AU-A-2009305728

PCT Pub. Number WO2010/045415

Priority 12/288,085 16.10.08 US

Filing date 15 October 2009

Wipo publication date 22 April 2010

A61K 9/00 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form

A61K 9/06 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Ointments

A61K 9/107 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by special physical form - Emulsions

A61K 31/015 (2006.01)

A61K 31/165 (2006.01) - having aromatic rings, e.g. colchicine, atenolol, progabide

A61K 31/196 (2006.01)

A61K 45/06 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing active ingredients not provided for in groups

A61K 47/10 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Alcohols

A61K 47/14 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Esters of carboxylic acids

A61K 47/32 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds

A61K 47/34 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Macromolecular compounds obtained otherwise than by reactions only involving carbon-to-carbon unsaturated bonds

A61K 47/38 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers, inert additives - Cellulose

A61P 19/02 (2006.01) Drugs for skeletal disorders

A61P 29/00 (2006.01) Non-central analgesic, antipyretic or antiinflammatory agents, e.g antirheumatic agents