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Oral medicinal product with modified release of at least one active principle in multimicrocapsular form

US8734850B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 24, 2004
Grant dateMay 27, 2014
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Expiry dateJul 6, 2027

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P9/12
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The field of the invention is that of oral pharmaceutical medicinal products or compositions, more particularly of the type of those comprising one or more active principles.The aim of the invention is to provide an improved oral medicinal product that can be administered in one or more daily doses, with modified release of active principle (in particular an active principle), for improving the prophylactic and therapeutic efficacy of such a medicinal product.This aim is achieved by means of the multimicrocapsular oral pharmaceutical form according to the invention in which the release of the AP is controlled by means of a double mechanism of triggering the release: “time triggering” and “pH triggering”. This medicinal product comprises microcapsules with modified release of active principle, each containing a core comprising the active principle and one or more swelling agents, and at least one coating making possible the modified release of the active principle.

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