PRAVASTATIN SODIUM SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF PRAVASTATIN LACTONE AND EPI-PRAVASTATIN, AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME - Patent 1330245

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EP 1 330 245 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	30.07.2003 Bulletin 2003/31

(21)	Application number: 01979511.1

(22)	Date of filing: 05.10.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A61K 31/19, A61K 31/225

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0131/230

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0203/0415 (18.04.2002 Gazette 2002/16)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

05.10.2000 US 238278 P

(71)	Applicant: BIOGAL GYOGYSZERGYAR RT.
	4042 Debrecen (HU)

(72)	Inventors:
	KERI, Vilmos H-4028 Debrecen (HU) DEAK, Lajos H-4031 Debrecen (HU) FORGACS, Ilona H-4033 Debrecen (HU) SZABO, Csaba H-4027 Debrecen (HU) NAGYNE, Arvai, Edit H-4029 Debrecen (HU)

(74)	Representative: Nachshen, Neil Jacob et al
	D Young & Co21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)

(54)	PRAVASTATIN SODIUM SUBSTANTIALLY FREE OF PRAVASTATIN LACTONE AND EPI-PRAVASTATIN, AND COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME