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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Chih-Ming Chen, Davie, FL (US);
Xiu Xiu Cheng, Davie, FL (US);
Joseph Chou, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Steve Jan, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Assignee:
ANDRX Corporation, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424473 ; 424468 ; 424474 ; 424475 ; 424479 ; 424480 ;
Abstract
A controlled release pharmaceutical tablet containing antihyperglycemic drug and a hypoglycemic drug that does not contain an expanding or gelling polymer layer and comprising a core containing the antihyperglycemic drug and the hypoglycemic drug, a semipermeable coating membrane surrounding the core and at least one passageway in the membrane to allow the drugs to be released from the core.