Kos Pharmaceuticals, Incorporated

Josephine Dunne

Jose Gutierrez-Rocca

Saul A Rios

A sustained/prolonged release pharmaceutical dosage form is disclosed. The form comprises a hard shell capsule and a formulation comprising (a) a water insoluble medicant, (b) a high melting fatty ester, (c) a low viscosity oil, (d) a cellulosic polymer, and (e) a non-ionic surfactant.

Controlled release pharmaceutical composition

A sustained/prolonged release pharmaceutical dosage form is disclosed. The form comprises a hard shell capsule and a formulation comprising (a) a water insoluble medicament, (b) a high melting fatty ester, (c) a low viscosity oil, (d) a cellulosic polymer, and (e) a non-ionic surfactant.

A controlled release pharmaceutical formulation is disclosed. The formulation comprises a construct having a matrix of a material selected from the group comprising (a) a high melting point fatty acid ester, (b) an oil, (c) a polymeric cellulose derivative and (d) a mixture of any of the foregoing. Associated with the matrix is a selected medicament. Preferably, the matrix comprises at least two of the aforementioned materials or components.

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