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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2021
Applicant:
Société Des Produits Nestlé S.a., Vevey, CH;
Inventors:
Syed M. Shah, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Daniel Hassan, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Assignee:
Societe des Produits Nestle S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/16 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/50 (2006.01); A61K 31/4045 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61K 9/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 9/0056 (2013.01); A61K 9/0095 (2013.01); A61K 9/2054 (2013.01); A61K 9/48 (2013.01); A61K 9/5047 (2013.01); A61K 9/5078 (2013.01); A61K 31/4045 (2013.01);
Abstract
A composition comprises a therapeutically effective oral pharmaceutical dosage form. The dosage form includes an aqueous carrier material having an acidic pH and a plurality of individual pellets having a first dose of melatonin therein. The individual pellets comprises (i) a solid core; (ii) an active coating over the solid core, the active coating including melatonin and a hydrophilic binder; and (iii) an enteric coating over the active coating. A dissolution pH of the enteric coating is higher than the acidic pH of the aqueous carrier material.