ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 14 -- United States Patent no. 12,678,405, issued on July 14, was assigned to Codadose Inc. (Flowery Branch, Ga.).

"Oral liquid compositions of celecoxib" was invented by H. Greg Thomas (Carrollton, Ga.), Sara Pennington (Oakwood, Ga.) and Roy W. Bryant (Dahlonega, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Liquid pharmaceutical compositions, including suspensions, of celecoxib are provided herein. Methods of preparing the liquid pharmaceutical compositions and methods of using the compositions to treat diseases or disorders are also provided. Methods of determining the dissolution profile of liquid pharmaceutical compositions containing celecoxib are also provided."

The patent...