Warner-lambert Company

Mahdi B Fawzi

Russell U Nesbitt

Isaac Ghebre-Sellassie

Majid Mahjour

Surendra C Mehta

Kuchi S Murthy

Suk-Zu Song

Uma R Iyer

Hua-pin Huang

Galen W Radebaugh

Michael Ray Harris

Zahra A Rashidbaigi

Robert G Reisch, Jr

Gerard C Hokanson

Thomas N Julian

Robert H Gordon

Frank Waldman

Steven B Silbering

Scott C Wootton

Syed Muzafar Shah

Jay Weiss

Sadath U Khan

Henry A Miller, Jr

Phyllis Ying

Bernadette E Mauser

Li Hang Chow

Bernadette Tedeschi

Anne K Taylor

Riten Parikh

Daniel A Kubert

Rowland P Blythe, Jr

Frank Goodhart

Natalyia Bazhina

A novel solid pharmaceutical dispersion that improves the bioavailability of poorly water soluble drugs is produced by combining the drug with a polymer carrier such as polyvinylpyrrolidone. The drug is combined with the carrier without the need for using organic solvents or melting temperatures (fusion) through the use of a transition compound such as polyethylene glycol which partially solubilizes the drug and/or plasticizes the polymer.

Solid pharmaceutical dispersions

The present invention pertains to a dual control sustained release drug delivery system which comprises a core and a porous coating layer over the core, wherein the coated core comprises (A) a core comprising in percentages by weight of the core composition (a) a medicament present in an amount from about 60% to about 90%; (b) an edible material having a melting point from about 25.degree. C. to about 100.degree. C. selected from the group consisting of (i) fatty acids having an iodine value from about 1 to about 10, (ii) natural waxes, (iii) synthetic waxes, and (iv) mixtures thereof, present in an amount from about 5% to about 40%; and (B) a porous coating layer over the core comprising in percentages by weight of the coating layer composition (a) a pH-independent water-insoluble polymer present in an amount from about 40% to about 80%; and (b) a water-soluble film forming polymer present in an amount from about 20% to about 60%.

Dual control sustained release drug delivery systems and methods for

Solid compositions of certain cholinergic compounds are stabilized in starch. Especially compositions of corn starch combined or mixed with the 0-substituted-1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-3-pyridine oxime ether, CI-979 HCl, a cognition activator, have been found stable in a heated environment of up to 60.degree. C. over 17 days such that no losses were detected by HPLC analysis. A solid peroral pharmaceutical formulation for the treatment of cognitive disorders is based on the bicomponent composition of active ingredient and stabilizer using appropriate amounts of other excipients or components known in the formulation art.

Starch stabilized o-substituted tetrahydropyridine oxime cholinergic

Novel pharmaceutical compositions are comprised of the salt or ion pair formation of a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and an antihistamine or other decongestant. The physico-chemical characteristics of these compositions show them to be substantially different from their parent acid or base and will enable the preparation of dual action sustained or enhanced relief therapy regimens. The compositions also possessed enhanced stability and therefore the multi-symptom relief can be incorporated into a number of dosage forms such as capsules, tablets, elixirs, ointments and the like.

Salts/ion pairs of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in various

A solid composition for stabilizing the dosage of cognition activator CI-979 HCl by formation of a complex with cyclic polydextrose. In particular, compositions with HP.beta.CD have been found to stabilize CI-979 HCl even in the presence of other excipients such as sodium carbonate. Pharmaceutical formulations for the treatment of cognitive disorders in humans are based on the stabilizing composition of CI-979 HCl and cyclic polydextrose, including appropriate amounts of other excipients or components as known in the formulation art.

Neutral stabilization complex for CI-979 HCl, a cognition activator

Calcium lactate antibacterial complexes in parenteral dosage forms are provided that are relatively free from tissue irritation following injection, comprising a quinolone or naphthyridine.

Soluble calcium lactate antibacterial complexes as non-irritating

Improved oral formulations are prepared by admixing gemfibrozil with from 1 to 4%, by weight, of a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant having an HLB value of from about 10 to about 50.

Gemfibrozil formulations

The present invention is a stabilized enteric-coated pharmaceutical dosage form and processes for the preparation thereof. Dissolution stability after storage of the dosage form under high stress conditions is improved by an enteric-coated dosage form having an enteric coating wherein the coating is of the acrylic resin kind of from 14 mg/cm.sup.2 to 24 mg/cm.sup.2 or an enteric coating wherein the coating is of the acetate kind of from 14 mg/cm.sup.2 to 24 mg/cm.sup.2 and having a second coating of hydrophilic coating for example, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxymethyl cellulose or hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose.

Stabilization of enteric coated dosage form

A new series of copolymers which are useful as coatings for solid dosage forms, for transdermal devices, for wound dressing materials, and for contact lenses. Also disclosed are methods for preparing monomers and polymers as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such polymers.

Methylene pyrrolidone copolymers for contact lens and pharmaceutical

An orally administrable formulation of a biologically active, acid sensitive, proteinaceous agent comprises a composition of a lyophilized mixture of the proteinaceous agent and maltose, optionally with a particulate diluent. This composition is then uniformly coated with an alkaline-soluble polymeric film containing at least one partially esterified polymethacrylic acid as a major component.

Oral pharmaceutical composition for acid sensitive proteinaceous agents

A water-dispersible formulation of gemfibrozil comprising finely divided particles of pure gemfibrozil uniformly coated with a mixture of a wax and at least one hydrophilic material, the coated particles in turn being overcoated with a minor amount of a surfactant.

Water dispersible gemfibrozil compositions

Improved thrombin formulations, stable at room temperature using stabilizing quantities of a polyol and a buffer at specific pHs are described wherein crude thrombin is first purified by two-stage ion exchange chromatography.

Purified thrombin preparations

Copolymers from n-alkyl-3-alkenylene-2-pyrrolidone

A disintegratable gemfibrozil tablet providing both immediate and enteric release is compressed from a mixture of a first granulation of gemfibrozil with at least one acid-disintegratable binder and a second granulation formed from the first granulation but regranulated or coated with an alkali-disintegratable formulation of at least one substantially alkali-soluble and substantially acid-insoluble polymer.

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Flanders, NJ, United States of America

Mahdi B Fawzi