Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Preparations characterized by special physical form – Tablets – lozenges – or pills
Patent
1985-01-10
1988-10-25
Griffin, Ronald W.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Preparations characterized by special physical form
Tablets, lozenges, or pills
427 3, 424475, 424481, 424482, 514965, 514966, A61K 914, A61K 930, A61K 952
Patent
active
047803185
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a new oral pharmaceutical composition having an improved release of the therapeutically active compound present therein, in the lower part of the gastro-intestinal duct having a pH exceeding 4.5, comprising as a core a therapeutically active compound in the form of a weak base, or a weak acid, on which core there is applied a first, inner layer of a diffusion membrane in the form of ethyl cellulose, and/or a copolymer of polyethyl methacrylate-methyl methacrylate-trimethylammonium ethyl methacrylate chloride, and thereabove a second layer is applied of at least one anionic polymer and/or fatty acid having a pk.sub.a of 4.5 to 7.
The invention further relates to a process for the preparation of said composition, a pharmaceutical composition containing said composition, and a method for the treatment using such a composition.
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Appelgren C. Henry
Eskilson Christina E.
Griffin Ronald W.
Lejus Medical Aktiebolag
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