Abuse-proofed dosage form

US8420056B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• GRUNENTHAL GMBH · DE

Inventors

• Elisabeth ARKENAU-MARIC
• Johannes BARTHOLOMÄUS · Aachen, DE
• Heinrich Kugelmann · Aachen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 11, 2011
• Grant date: Apr 16, 2013
• Expiry date: Oct 11, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61P25/36
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a dosage form that is thermoshaped without being extruded and that is safeguarded from abuse, comprising at least one synthetic or natural polymer having a breaking strength of at least 500 N in addition to one or more active substances that could be subject to abuse and optionally physiologically acceptable adjuvants. The invention also relates to a corresponding method for producing said dosage form.