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Intravaginal rings with insertable drug-containing core

  • US 5,972,372 A
  • Filed: 05/02/1997
  • Issued: 10/26/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A vaginal ring, comprising:

  • a vaginal ring body comprising a first polymeric material having at least one hollow internal channel defining an opening to the exterior of said vaginal ring body and which said hollow internal channel is adapted to receive an intravaginally administerable drug-containing core through said opening;

    in combination with a drug-containing core positioned in said hollow internal channel, said drug-containing core containing a pharmaceutically effective amount of at least one intravaginally administerable drug dispersed in a second polymeric material, wherein said first and second polymeric materials may be the same or different;

    wherein no portion of said drug-containing core is exposed to said exterior of said vaginal ring body.

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