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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1992
Satischandra P Patel, Livingston, NJ (US);
Vinayak T Bhalani, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Sidmak Laboratories, Inc., East Hanover, NJ (US);
Abstract
A sustained release tablet adapted to provide an initial immediate release of an active agent, a period of no release of the active agent, followed by a substantially constant, rate of release of the active agent. The tablet includes (a) a compressed tablet core containing an active agent, an insoluble binder and an insoluble; (b) a barrier coating formed over the tablet core, the barrier coating including a mixture of soluble and insoluble polymers and a plasticizer; (c) an active coating deposited over the barrier coating, the active coating including an active agent, a soluble polymer and a plasticizer; and (d) a film coating formed over the active coating, the film coating containing a soluble polymer and plasticizer.