Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Preparations characterized by special physical form – Tablets – lozenges – or pills
Patent
1991-12-16
1994-02-08
Page, Thurman K.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Preparations characterized by special physical form
Tablets, lozenges, or pills
424465, A61K 924
Patent
active
052846628
ABSTRACT:
An oral sustained release composition for slightly soluble pharmaceutically active agents comprising a core, a wall around said core, and a bore through said wall connecting said core and the environment outside of said wall; wherein said core comprises a slightly soluble active agent, optionally a crystal habit modifier, at least two osmotic driving agents, at least two different (or two different grades of) hydroxyalkyl celluloses, and optionally lubricants, wetting agents, and carriers; said wall being substantially impermeable to said core components and permeable to water and gastro-intestinal fluids. The composition is most especially adapted for administering carbamazepine.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4857336 (1989-08-01), Khanna et al.
Koparkar Arun D.
Shah Shailesh B.
Ciba-Geigy Corp.
Fishman Irving M.
Horne Leon R.
Ikeler Barbara J.
Kaiser Karen G.
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