US Patent Issued to Marius Pharmaceuticals on May 13 for "Modulation of solubility, stability, absorption, metabolism, and pharmacokinetic profile of lipophilic drugs by sterols" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,961, issued on May 13, was assigned to Marius Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Raleigh, N.C.).

"Modulation of solubility, stability, absorption, metabolism, and pharmacokinetic profile of lipophilic drugs by sterols" was invented by Om Dhingra (Morrisville, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A formulation for drug delivery, providing enhanced modulation of solubility, stability, absorption, metabolism, and/or pharmacokinetic profile of a lipophilic therapeutic agent by formulation with sterols and/or sterol esters, resulting in higher bioavailability of a therapeutic agent administered to a subject in need of such therapeutic agent. The formul...