Oral sustained-release drug compositions
US5213811A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/5078
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Sugar or sugar/starch beads coated with a first coating of a drug, for example 1,2-dihydro-6-(lower alkyl)-2-oxo-5-(4-pyridinyl)-nicotinonitrile (milrinone), hydroxypropyl methylcellulose or hydroxypropyl cellulose and a plasticizer selected from triacetin, diacetylated monoglycerides, glycerin, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, diethyl phthalate and triethyl citrate or a mixture of two or more thereof and a second coating of high-viscosity ethylcellulose, low-viscosity ethylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, polyvinyl acetate phthalate and a plasticizer selected from diacetylated monoglycerides and triacetin or a mixture thereof and optionally coated with additional first coating and capsules filled therewith and method of preparation thereof are disclosed.
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