Shionogi, Inc.

Sanna Tolle-Sander

Beth A Burnside

Henry H Flanner

Donald Treacy

Scott Ibrahim

Susan P Clausen

Marcus Schestopol

Disclosed are pharmaceutical products for providing pulses of at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient from a patient's stomach, or from a subsequent gastrointestinal site proximal thereto, for absorption thereof at a site(s) more distal in the gastrointestinal tract than the patient's stomach, or than the subsequent gastrointestinal site proximal thereto. The product comprises first, second, and third pharmaceutical dosage forms, each of which comprises at least one pharmaceutically active agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The product is formulated such that at least two of the first, second, and third pharmaceutical dosage forms further comprise means for providing temporary gastric-retention of the at least two of the first, second, and third pharmaceutical dosage forms within the patient's stomach, or at the subsequent gastrointestinal site proximal thereto.

Gastric release pulse system for drug delivery

An amoxicillin product comprising: at least one modified release component(s), wherein the at least one modified release component(s) comprises at least amoxicillin and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and wherein when administered to a patient or subject in the fed state said amoxicillin product exhibits a pharmacokinetic profile for amoxicillin in the plasma characterized as follows: (1) the ratio of the portion of the AUC as measured from 2 hours post-administration to 5 hours post-administration to the portion of the AUC as measured from administration to 2 hours post-administration is at least 2.0:1; and (2) the ratio of the portion of the AUC as measured from 5 hours post-administration to 12 hours post-administration to the portion of the AUC as measured from administration to 2 hours post-administration is at least 1.1:1.

Modified release amoxicillin products

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North Potomac, MD, United States of America

Sanna Tolle-Sander