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Details for Patent: 8,822,489


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Title:Abuse deterrent compositions and methods of making same
Abstract: This invention relates to an abuse deterrent dosage form of opioid analgesics, wherein an analgesically effective amount of opioid analgesic is combined with a polymer to form a matrix.
Inventor(s): Kumar; Vijai (Morris Plains, NJ), Dixon; David (Woodside, NY), Tewari; Divya (Suffern, NY), Wadgaonkar; Dilip B. (Suffern, NY)
Assignee: Acura Pharmaceuticals (Chicago, IL)
Filing Date:Feb 27, 2013
Application Number:13/779,071
Claims:1. A therapeutic pharmaceutical composition comprising: a mixture including (a) a water soluble drug susceptible to abuse at about 0.5 to about 25 percent by weight; (b) gel-forming polymer at about 3 to about 40 percent by weight; (c) a disintegrant at about 2 to 25 percent by weight wherein the disintegrant is selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate, and croscarmellose sodium; and (d) polysorbate 80 at about 1 to 10 percent by weight.

2. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the gel-forming polymer is hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose.

3. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 2, wherein the hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose has an average molecular weight ranging from about 10,000 to about 1,500,000.

4. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the disintegrant comprises croscarmellose sodium.

5. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, further comprising hydrogenated oil.

6. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in unit dose form.

7. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in suppository, capsule, caplet, pill, gel, soft gelatin capsule, or compressed tablet form.

8. A therapeutic pharmaceutical composition comprising: a mixture including (a) a water soluble drug susceptible to abuse at about 0.5 to about 25 percent by weight; (b) gel-forming polymer at about 3 to about 40 percent by weight; (c) a disintegrant at about 2 to 25 percent by weight wherein the disintegrant is selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate, and croscarmellose sodium; (d) sorbitan monooleate at about 1 to 10 percent by weight; and (e) a lubricant including polyethylene glycol.

9. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 8, wherein the gel-forming polymer is hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose.

10. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 9, wherein the hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose has an average molecular weight ranging from about 10,000 to about 1,500,000.

11. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 8, wherein the disintegrant comprises croscarmellose sodium.

12. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 8, further comprising microcrystalline cellulose.

13. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 8, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in unit dose form.

14. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 8, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in suppository, capsule, caplet, pill, gel, soft gelatin capsule, or compressed tablet form.

15. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 8, the lubricant further comprising hydrogenated oil.

16. A therapeutic pharmaceutical composition comprising: a mixture including (a) a water soluble drug susceptible to abuse at about 0.5 to about 25 percent by weight; (b) gel-forming polymer at about 3 to about 40 percent by weight; (c) a disintegrant at about 2 to 25 percent by weight wherein the disintegrant is selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate, and croscarmellose sodium; (d) polysorbate 80 at about 1 to 10 percent by weight; and (e) a lubricant including polyethylene glycol.

17. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 16, wherein the gel-forming polymer is hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose.

18. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 17, wherein the hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose has an average molecular weight ranging from about 10,000 to about 1,500,000.

19. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 16, wherein the disintegrant comprises croscarmellose sodium.

20. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 16, further comprising microcrystalline cellulose.

21. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 16, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in unit dose form.

22. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 16, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in suppository, capsule, caplet, pill, gel, soft gelatin capsule, or compressed tablet form.

23. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 16, the lubricant further comprising hydrogenated oil.

24. A therapeutic pharmaceutical composition comprising: a mixture including (a) a water soluble drug susceptible to abuse at about 0.5 to about 25 percent by weight; (b) gel-forming polymer at about 3 to about 40 percent by weight; (c) a disintegrant at about 2 to 25 percent by weight wherein the disintegrant is selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate, and croscarmellose sodium; (d) sorbitan monooleate at about 1 to 10 percent by weight; and (e) microcrystalline cellulose.

25. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 24, wherein the gel-forming polymer is hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose.

26. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 25, wherein the hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose has an average molecular weight ranging from about 10,000 to about 1,500,000.

27. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 24, wherein the disintegrant comprises croscarmellose sodium.

28. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 24, further comprising hydrogenated oil.

29. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 24, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in unit dose form.

30. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 24, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in suppository, capsule, caplet, pill, gel, soft gelatin capsule, or compressed tablet form.

31. A therapeutic pharmaceutical composition comprising: a mixture including (a) a water soluble drug susceptible to abuse at about 0.5 to about 25 percent by weight; (b) gel-forming polymer at about 3 to about 40 percent by weight; (c) a disintegrant at about 2 to 25 percent by weight wherein the disintegrant is selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate, and croscarmellose sodium; (d) polysorbate 80 at about 1 to 10 percent by weight; and (e) microcrystalline cellulose.

32. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 31, wherein the gel-forming polymer is hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose.

33. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 32, wherein the hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose has an average molecular weight ranging from about 10,000 to about 1,500,000.

34. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 31, wherein the disintegrant comprises croscarmellose sodium.

35. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 31, further comprising hydrogenated oil.

36. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 31, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in unit dose form.

37. The therapeutic pharmaceutical composition of claim 31, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is in suppository, capsule, caplet, pill, gel, soft gelatin capsule, or compressed tablet form.

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