Claims for Patent: 5,141,752

Summary for Patent: 5,141,752

Title:	Delayed drug delivery device
Abstract:	A dosage form comprising (1) an immediately available dose of a beneficial drug followed by a timed delayed dose of drug, or (2) a timed delayed dose of drug.
Inventor(s):	Ayer; Atul D. (Mountain View, CA), Theeuwes; Felix (Los Altos, CA), Wong; Patrick S. L. (Hayward, CA)
Assignee:	Alza Corporation (Palo Alto, CA)
Application Number:	07/715,256
Patent Claims:	1. A dosage form for delivering a beneficial drug formulation to an environment of use, the dosage form comprising: (a) a wall comprising at least in part a semipermeable composition permeable to the passage of an external fluid present in the environment of use and substantially impermeable to the passage of a beneficial drug formulation, which wall surrounds and forms; (b) a compartment; (c) a drug formulation in the compartment that exhibits an osmotic pressure gradient across a semipermeable wall, which drug formulation produces at least one of a physiological, pharmacological, local and systemic effect in an animal; (d) means for delaying the delivery of the drug formulation up to 12 hours from the compartment, which means comprises a drug-free lamina that surrounds the drug formulation; and, (e) at least one exit means in the wall for communicating the exterior of the dosage form with the compartment for delivering the dosage formulation from the dosage form.