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US6416787B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Implico B.V. · NL

Inventors

Patricia-Ann Truter · Randburg, ZA
Emilia Dimitrova Dilova · Randburg, ZA
Thilo Lothar Van Der Merwe · Brakpan, ZA

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 28, 2000
Grant date	Jul 9, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 28, 2020

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K9/1664
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A dosage form comprises a porous extrudate. The extrudate is obtained by extruding, at elevated temperature, a composition comprising a starch, water, a thermostable enzyme, and a pharmaceutically active agent. The porous extrudate is capable of disintegration when exposed to an aqueous environment.

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