Euro-celtique S.a.

Joanne Heafield

Sandra Therese Malkowska

Stewart Thomas Leslie

Derek Allan Prater

Ronald Brown Miller

Trevor John Knott

Deborah Challis

Kevin John Smith

Philip J Neale

Treavor John Knott

Stewart I Leslie

A process for the manufacture of particles comprises mechanically working a mixture of a drug and a hydrophobic and/or hydrophilic fusible carrier in a high speed mixture so as to form agglomerates, breaking the agglomerates to give controlled release particles and optionally continuing the mechanical working with the optional addition of a low percentage of the carrier or diluent.

Sustained release compositions and a method of preparing pharmaceutical

Sustained release pharmaceutical formulations containing morphine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as active ingredient, suitable for administration on a once daily basis, are disclosed. In a first aspect, an orally administrable sustained release unit dosage form gives a peak plasma level at 1.0 to 6 hours after administration. In a second aspect, the formulation provides a W.sub.50 for the M-6-G metabolite for morphine of between 4 and 12 hours. A third aspect concerns the pharmaceutical unit dosage form obtained by compressing multiparticulates comprising a pharmaceutically active substance in a matrix of hydrophobic fusible material having a melting point of from 35 to 150.degree. C.

Substained release compositions and a method of preparing pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical multiparticulates

Sustained release pharmaceutical formulations containing morphine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as active ingredient, suitable for administration on a once daily basis, are disclosed. In a first aspect, an orally administrable sustained release unit dosage form gives a peak plasma level at 1.0 to 6 hours after administration. In a second aspect, the formulation provides a W.sub.50 for the M-6-G metabolite for morphine of between 4 and 12 hours. A third aspect concerns the pharmaceutical unit dosage form obtained by compressing multiparticulates comprising a pharmaceutically active substance in a matrix of hydrophobic fusible material having a melting point of from 35.degree. to 150.degree. C.

Sustained release compositions of morphine and a method of preparing

Method of preparing sustained release pharmaceutical compositions

A controlled release, solid, oral dosage form containing a 3-alkylxanthine, preferably theophylline, at least one hydrophilic or hydrophobic polymer, at least one wax having a melting point between 25.degree. and 90.degree. C. and between 3% and 10% (by weight) water. Preferably the dosage form is a tablet and the water content is between 4% and 9% (by weight). The amount of water present in the dosage form determines the rate of release of the 3-alkylxanthine.

Controlled release dosage forms having a defined water content

A controlled release pharmaceutical composition contains a number of spheroids, the spheroids containing a water-insoluble drug dispersed in a controlled release matrix. The matrix contains between 70% and 99.5% (by weight) of microcrystalline cellulose, between 0.5% and 4% (by weight) of a cellulose derivative and, optionally, up to 26% of a sugar or a sugar alcohol. The water insoluble drug must dissolve in water (pH 5) at 20.degree. C. to a concentration of less than 1.0 mg ml-1, preferably less than 0.5 mg ml-1. Preferred drugs are non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, especially fenprofen calcium, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, naproxen, diclofenac sodium, fenbufen, flurbiprofen, indomethancin, oxyphenbutazone, phenylbutazone or piroxicam.

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