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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2024
Muco-adhesive, controlled release formulation of levodopa and/or esters of levodopa and uses thereof
Impax Laboratories, Llc, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Ann Hsu, Hayward, CA (US);
Liang Dong, Hayward, CA (US);
Amy Ding, Hayward, CA (US);
Suneel Gupta, Hayward, CA (US);
Impax Laboratories, LLC, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention provides an oral solid formulation comprising (a) one or more controlled release components comprising a core comprising levodopa, esters or salts thereof and wherein the one or more controlled release components; and (b) one or more immediate release components comprising levodopa, esters or salts thereof. The oral solid formulation also contains a decarboxylase inhibitor and about 80% to 100% of the decarboxylase inhibitor present in the oral solid formulation is present in the one or more immediate release components.