Sustained release propranolol tablet
US4556678A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 24, 1982 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 24, 2002 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/2054
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of providing a patient suffering from cardiac arrhythmia with a sustained dosage of propranolol over a prolonged period of time comprises orally administering to the patient a tablet consisting essentially of a therapeutically effective amount of propranolol to provide a sustained release thereof over a prolonged period of time which is contained in compressed granules having from about 0.1 to about 10 parts by weight hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and about one part by weight hydroxypropyl cellulose and a lubricant for the compressed granules.
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