PROCESS FOR PREPARING PHARMACEUTICAL BULK MATERIAL HAVING UNIFORM DISSOLUTION - Patent 1180022

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EP 1 180 022 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/08

(21)	Application number: 99927538.1

(22)	Date of filing: 15.06.1999

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61K 9/48

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US9913/481

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0069/417 (23.11.2000 Gazette 2000/47)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

14.05.1999 US 134215 P

(71)	Applicant: ELI LILLY AND COMPANY
	Indianapolis, Indiana 46285 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	BROWN, Frank, Jr. West Lafayette, IN 47906 (US) FORBES, Robert, Alan Clinton, IN 47842 (US) KREAGER, Arlette, Faye Avon, IN 46123 (US) MULLEN, Michael, Vincent Fishers, IN 46038-1127 (US) STEPHENSON, Gregory, Alan Fishers, IN 46038 (US)

(74)	Representative: Burnside, Ivan John
	Eli Lilly and Company Limited Lilly Research Centre Erl Wood Manor Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6PH Windlesham, Surrey GU20 6PH (GB)

(54)	PROCESS FOR PREPARING PHARMACEUTICAL BULK MATERIAL HAVING UNIFORM DISSOLUTION