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Controlled release compositions

US5683719A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 18, 1995
Grant dateNov 4, 1997
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Expiry dateMay 18, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/0092
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A controlled release composition comprising an extruded core of active material and excipients, said core being coated in a water insoluble coating. Preferably the core comprises a pharmaceutically acceptable active ingredient together with microcrystalline cellulose, a clay such as kaolin and a binder such as poly(vinyl-pyrrolidine).

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