Controlled release hydrocodone formulations

US6733783B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Euro-Celtique S.A. · LU

Inventors

• Benjamin Oshlack · Boca Raton, US
• John K. Masselink · Old Tappan, US
• Hua-Pin Huang · Englewood Cliffs, US
• Alfred Tonelli · Upper Nyack, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 30, 2001
• Grant date: May 11, 2004
• Expiry date: Oct 30, 2021

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P29/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A solid oral controlled-release dosage form of hydrocodone is disclosed, the dosage form comprising an analgesically effective amount of hydrocodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and controlled release material.