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Pharmaceutical compositions in the form of sustained-release tablets based on high molecular weight polysaccharide granules

US6221393A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 22, 1999
Grant dateApr 24, 2001
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Expiry dateOct 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/205
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention relates to a delayed-release pharmaceutical composition which is in the form of tablets prepared by direct tableting and consisting of at least one active principle and a matrix which gives the said composition its delayed-release effect, characterized in that the said matrix consists at least in part of pregranulated polysaccharides of high molecular weight and of synthetic or natural origin.

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