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Sustained-release preparation utilizing thermal change and process for the production thereof

US6238704A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 22, 1999
Grant dateMay 29, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 22, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/5078
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A sustained-release preparation which can release a highly water-soluble medicinally active ingredient over a long time and a process for the production thereof are provided. The preparation has a sustained-releasing layer formed by heating and melting a layer composed of both an aqueous ethylcellulose latex containing a plasticizer and a wax to miscibilize them.

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