SOLID DELIVERY SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF MOLECULES INCORPORATED THEREIN AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME

摘要

A solid composition for therapeutic use, comprises a therapeutic agent and, as vehicle, a hydrophobic derivatised carbohydrate (HDC) having a carbohydrate backbone up to a pentasaccharide in length, wherein more than one hydroxyl group of the carbohydrate is substituted with a less hydrophilic derivative thereof.