ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,240, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to FARMALIDER S.A. (Alcobendas, Spain).

"Liquid composition comprising ibuprofen and phenylephrine" was invented by Marta Vicario De La Torre (Madrid), Nuria Sanz Menendez (Madrid), Jose Angel Sanchez Garcia (Madrid), Jose Carlos Iglesias Sanchez (Madrid) and Luis Sante Serna (Madrid).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a liquid pharmaceutical composition for oral administration in the form of suspension which comprises the combination of ibuprofen and phenylephrine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as active substances, and hypromellose, xanthan gum, liqui...