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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 1980
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1978
Applicant:
Inventors:
Helle Bechgaard, Hellerup, DK;
Arne M Pedersen, Vanlose, DK;
Assignee:
A/S Alfred Benzon, Copenhagen, DK;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424 19 ; 424 24 ; 424 14 ; 424 16 ; 424 20 ; 424 32 ; 424 33 ; 424 35 ;
Abstract
A controlled release multiple-units drug dose is described, which comprises a tablet or a capsule enclosing a plurality of subunits, each containing a therapeutically active agent and being enclosed in an insoluble membrane allowing for diffusion of the juices of the gastrointestinal tract, at least some of the subunits being of increased specific weight as compared with the specific weight of the active agent.