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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patrick S-L. Wong, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Felix Theeuwes, Los Altos, CA (US);
Atul Devdatt Ayer, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Anthony L Kuczynski, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
ALZA Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424473 ; 424468 ; 424472 ;
Abstract
A dosage form is disclosed that comprises means inside the dosage form for providing a substantially drug-free interval before the dosage form delivers a drug from inside the dosage form. The dosage form in an embodiment comprises a drug on the exterior of the dosage form, which drug is available for immediate delivery.