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Pharmaceutical formulation

US6399096B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJul 27, 1998
Grant dateJun 4, 2002
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Expiry dateJul 27, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/485
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A solid, oral controlled release pharmaceutical dosage form has a water-soluble active ingredient dispersed in a matrix and releases the active ingredient at such a rate upon administration that the median tmax is 2.5 to 6 hours and the ratio of mean Cmax to mean plasma level of the active ingredient at 24 hours is in the range of 1.5 to 3.5.

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