The invention relates to an improved composition of ferric maltol or ferric trimaltol for the treatment of iron deficiency, wherein the composition comprises the active ferric maltol or ferric trimaltol lower than 60% of the total composition weight. The compositions further can be a capsule or tablet or any other pharmaceutical solid dosage form, preferably a capsule in a hard gelatin in a size of 0 or 1, for oral administration.

A mini-tablets in capsule oral dosage form comprising a dose of atorvastatin. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the dosage form and methods of treating a condition, disease or disorder that is therapeutically responsive to atorvastatin.

A pharmaceutical formulation contains the following components in part by weight: (a) 1 part of the compound represented by Formula (I), ##STR00001## (b) 16 to 600 parts of a meltable and dispersible carrier comprising poloxamer and polyethylene glycol in a poloxamer-to-polyethylene glycol weight ratio of 1-0.5 to 1:27, and (c) 0.2 to 100 parts of a non-volatile weak acid. The pharmaceutical formulation helps to improve the in vitro dissolution of the compound of Formula (I).

The invention relates to developing a novel water and capsule formulation using fenofibrate which is difficult to dissolve and control its release rate in vitro. For example, the invention relates to the creation of capsules and wafers comprising: fenofibrate, a surfactant, a carrier wax, a film former, a plasticizer, and optionally a super disintegrant or other ingredients. The invention further relates to the process of forming such capsules and wafers.

Liquid fill matrices comprising dissolved arsenic trioxide and having not more than 20% aqueous component and at least 80% nonaqueous component, wherein the components are miscible, are described as well as processes of preparing such liquid fill matrices and processing the liquid fill matrices into dosage forms including soft capsules; for the treatment of various ailments, such as cancer and GVHD.

Self-righting articles, such as self-righting capsules for administration to a subject, are generally provided. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may be configured such that the article may orient itself relative to a surface (e.g., a surface of a tissue of a subject). The self-righting articles described herein may comprise one or more tissue engaging surfaces configured to engage (e.g., interface with, inject into, anchor) with a surface (e.g., a surface of a tissue of a subject). In some embodiments, the self-righting article may have a particular shape and/or distribution of density (or mass) which, for example, enables the self-righting behavior of the article. In some embodiments, the self-righting article may comprise a tissue interfacing component and/or a pharmaceutical agent (e.g., for delivery of the active pharmaceutical agent to a location internal of the subject). In some cases, upon contact of the tissue with the tissue engaging surface of the article, the self-righting article may be configured to release one or more tissue interfacing components. In some cases, the tissue interfacing component is associated with a self-actuating component. For example, the self-righting article may comprise a self-actuating component configured, upon exposure to a fluid, to release the tissue interfacing component from the self-righting article. In some cases, the tissue interfacing component may comprise and/or be associated with the pharmaceutical agent (e.g., for delivery to a location internal to a subject).

This invention relates to a method for generating, repairing and/or maintaining connective tissue in a subject. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for generating, repairing and/or maintaining cartilage tissue in a subject. The present invention also relates to a method of treating and/or preventing a disease in a subject arising from degradation and inflammation of connective tissue.

The invention discloses polymorphic forms of a compound of formula I, pharmaceutical compositions containing same, preparation method therefor and use thereof. The compound of formula I of the present invention is as shown in formula I, of which the crystalline form can be crystalline form 1, crystalline form 2, crystalline form 3, crystalline form 5, crystalline form 6 or crystalline form 7. All the crystalline forms of the compound of formula I in the present invention have good crystalline stability and chemical stability and a decrease in purity of their main ingredient less than 2%. The preparation method of the present invention may be used to produce the various crystalline forms of the compound of formula I with high purity, and suitable for large scale production.

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The invention provides gastric residence systems for administration of adamantane-class drugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, such as memantine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods for making and using such systems. The systems provide extended release of drug, reducing the frequency with which the drug must be administered to the patient. The gastric residence systems, or components of gastric residence system such as segments or elongate members of gastric residence systems, can have release rate-modulating films, which provide good control over release of adamantane-class drugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof present in the gastric residence system. Some embodiments of the films can provide resistance against burst release of adamantane-class drugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof upon exposure to alcohol.

Described herein are electrospun core-shell fibers that include (i) a central core that is electrically conductive having an exterior surface, wherein the core comprises a first polymer and an electroconductive material; (ii) a shell adjacent to the exterior surface of the core, the shell comprising a second polymer; and (iii) one or more bioactive agents in the shell. In one aspect, the fibers are electrospun fibers. Additionally, described herein are methods for making and using the core-shell fibers.