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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2018
Santarus, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Craig Michael Bowe, Encinatas, CA (US);
John Christopher Carter, Keswick, CA;
Dana Elaine Moseson, West Lafayette, IN (US);
Stephen Paul Levine, Norristown, PA (US);
Santarus, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Abstract
Described are controlled-release solid dosage forms of mesalamine. In one aspect of the invention the controlled-released solid dosage forms of mesalamine are capsules comprising a plurality of coated mini-tablets. Another aspect of the invention related to a methods of treating a patient suffering from inflammatory bowel disease, comprising the step of administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the solid dosage form. The invention also relates to methods of inducing remission of inflammatory bowl disease and maintaining remission of inflammatory bowel disease. In certain aspects, the inflammatory bowel disease is ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease.