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EP 2 032 124 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 11.03.2009 Bulletin 2009/11 (21) Application number: 07736118.6 (22) Date of filing: 26.06.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 9/00(2006.01) A61K 9/50(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IE2007/000062 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/001341 (03.01.2008 Gazette 2008/01)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 27.06.2006 WO PCT/US2006/234832 27.06.2006 US 475252 (71) Applicant: BIOVAIL LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL SRL Collymore Rock Saint Michael (BB)	(72) Inventors: JACKSON, Graham Kildare (IE) NGHIEM, Tien Dublin 22 (IE) (74) Representative: Lane, Cathal Michael et al 5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)