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Details for Patent: 5,378,474


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Summary for Patent: 5,378,474
Title: Sustained release pharmaceutical composition
Abstract:The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical pellet composition having a core element including at least one highly soluble active ingredient and a core coating which is partially soluble at a highly acidic pH. The pharmaceutical composition provides a slow release of active ingredient at a highly acidic pH and provides a constant, relatively faster rate of release at a more alkaline pH such as that of the intestine. Oral administration of the pharmaceutical pellet composition of the present invention to a patient is effective to deliver to the blood levels of active ingredient within the therapeutic range and to maintain such levels over an extended period of time.
Inventor(s): Morella; Angelo M. (Campbelltown, AU), Fisher; Mark C. (Birkenhead, AU)
Assignee: F. H. Faulding & Co. Limited (Parkside, AU)
Application Number:08/021,276
Patent Claim Types:
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Composition; Formulation; Dosage form; Compound;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 5,378,474

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Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 5,378,474

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country Foreign Patent Number Foreign Patent Date
AustraliaPJ2192Jan 06, 1989

International Family Members for US Patent 5,378,474

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Austria 133862 ⤷  Try a Trial
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Australia 4773290 ⤷  Try a Trial
Australia 617573 ⤷  Try a Trial
Canada 2007181 ⤷  Try a Trial
Germany 69025208 ⤷  Try a Trial
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