Bisacodyl dosage form
US5670158A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB82Y5/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The subject invention involves pharmaceutical compositions in dosage unit form, for peroral administration of bisacodyl to a human or lower animal having a gastrointestinal tract, with a lumen therethrough, with a small intestine and a colon with a junction therebetween, comprising: PA1 (a) a safe and effective amount of rapidly-dissolving bisacodyl means; and PA1 (b) a delivery means which prevents the release of bisacodyl from the dosage form into the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract during transport of the dosage form through the lumen until the dosage form is near the junction between the small intestine and the colon or in the colon, and which then releases the bisacodyl in the lumen near the junction between the small intestine and the colon or within the colon, The subject invention also involves methods for providing laxation for humans and lower animals in need thereof by peroral administration of such compositions.
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