US Patent Issued to Florida State University Research Foundation on Sept. 30 for "Niclosamide formulations and methods of use" (Florida Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,126, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Florida State University Research Foundation Inc. (Tallahassee, Fla.).

"Niclosamide formulations and methods of use" was invented by Eric Holmes (Tallahassee, Fla.) and Gary Ostrander (Tallahassee, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention concerns compositions comprising at least one niclosamide compound, such as niclosamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one permeability enhancer, such as glycerol or dimethylpalmityl-ammonio propanesulfonate (PPS), and their use of such compositions as niclosamide agents. Advantageously, the niclosamide compound ...