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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:
Nov. 05, 1996
Filed:
May. 09, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Recordati, S.A., Chemical and Pharmaceutical Company, Chiasso, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424469 ; 424498 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are controlled-release mucoadhesive pharmaceutical compositions for the oral administration of furosemide. This composition comprises a multiplicity of microgranules of lipophilic material which are coated with a mucoadhesive coating. This invention reduced or eliminates the diuresis peak and reduces inter-subject response variability which normally accompany conventional treatment with this drug.