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Delivery of controlled-release system (s)

US5733577A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 16, 1996
Grant dateMar 31, 1998
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB30B11/027
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention is a method and a dosage unit for delivery of a controlled-release system. The dosage unit is a quick dissolve unit which can be prepared by mixing uncured shearform matrix and a controlled-release system, either molding or compacting a unit dosage form and curing the shearform matrix. The controlled-release systems used in the present invention include instantaneous release components, delayed release components, sustained release components, and combinations thereof.

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