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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edward A Bourke, Athlone, IE;
Seamus Mulligan, Athlone, IE;
Assignee:
Elan Corporation, PLC, Athlone, IE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424489 ; 424451 ; 424459 ; 424458 ; 424457 ; 424464 ; 424469 ; 424468 ; 424471 ; 424490 ;
Abstract
A once-daily naproxen formulation for oral administration having a first portion of the naproxen as a multi-particulate pellet form, each pellet having a core of naproxen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in association with an organic acid, the core being surrounded by a multi-layer membrane and optionally a second portion of naproxen formulated to release the drug promptly following oral administration.