Methods for administering aripiprazole
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1. An injectable composition for the extended release of aripiprazole comprising a mixture of at least about 10 mg/ml aripiprazole in an injection vehicle comprising An optional viscosity enhancing agent.
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The present invention relates, in part, to the discovery that a pharmaceutical composition comprising aripiprazole and a carrier administered in a bolus injection resulted in an extended release profile similar to that obtained by the injection of a poly lactide-co-glycolide microsphere formulation containing the active agent. This surprising result suggests that pharmacologically beneficial extended release formulations without the complexities and expense associated with the manufacture microspheres.
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- 1. An injectable composition for the extended release of aripiprazole comprising a mixture of at least about 10 mg/ml aripiprazole in an injection vehicle comprising An optional viscosity enhancing agent.
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15. A composition comprising at least about 10 mg of aripiprazole and an aqueous injection vehicle comprising water, a viscosity enhancing agent, a wetting agent and a tonicity agent.
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16. A composition comprising at least about 10 mg of aripiprazole and an aqueous injection vehicle comprising water, about 3% by volume carboxymethylcellulose, about 0.1% polysorbate 20 and about 1% by weight sodium chloride.
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17. A composition comprising at least about 10 mg of aripiprazole and an aqueous injection vehicle consisting essentially of water, about 3% by volume carboxymethylcellulose, about 0.1% by weight polysorbate 20 and about 0.9% by weight sodium chloride.
- 18. A method for providing aripiprazole to an individual in an extended release injectable composition comprising administering a mixture of at least about 10 mg/ml aripiprazole in an injection vehicle comprising an optional viscosity enhancing agent.
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