US Patent Issued to Hyloris Developments on Dec. 30 for "Use of vitamin E TPGS as a taste masking agent for bitter drugs" (Belgian Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,315, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to Hyloris Developments SA (Liege, Belgium).

"Use of vitamin E TPGS as a taste masking agent for bitter drugs" was invented by Atul Patil (Liege, Belgium).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention involves novel, oral solutions of bitter drugs using Vitamin E TPGS as a masking agent and methods of using the same (e.g., for treating attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)). Atomoxetine (e.g., Atomoxetine HCl) is an example of a bitter drug whose bitterness can be masked by the presence of Vitamin E TPGS alone or in combination with additional ingredients."

The patent was filed on Oct. 10...