CPC C08G 83/003 (2013.01) [A61K 9/0024 (2013.01); A61K 31/541 (2013.01); A61K 38/26 (2013.01); A61K 47/60 (2017.08); A61K 38/02 (2013.01); A61K 38/208 (2013.01); A61K 38/22 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for stabilizing a pharmaceutical composition in a capsule configured to be implanted, the method comprising:
providing a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutic agent, which therapeutic agent is a peptide, together with a polymeric stabilizing agent comprising a polymer having a plurality of stabilizing groups, wherein the polymer is a dendritic polymer or is a cross-linked polymer;
providing a capsule having a reservoir and a nanoporous membrane with a plurality of pores, wherein said pharmaceutical composition is disposed within the reservoir, the capsule configured for implantation; and
the polymeric stabilizing agent having molecular dimensions larger than the pore size of the nanoporous membrane, wherein the release of the polymeric stabilizing agent from the reservoir is substantially prevented; and wherein the nanoporous membrane is a diffusion pathway out of the reservoir for the therapeutic agent.
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