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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 24, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Vincent Lenaerts, Westmount, P.Q., CA;
Francois Chouinard, Lorraine, CA;
Mircea Alexandru Mateescu, Montreal, PQ, CA;
Pompilia Ispas-Szabo, Montreal, PQ, CA;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/44 ; A61K 9/26 ; A61K 4/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/44 ; A61K 9/26 ; A61K 4/700 ;
Abstract
The present invention is concerned with a solid slow release oral pharmaceutical dosage unit resistant to amylase which comprises a solid dosage unit made up of an admixture of a therapeutic dosage of an orally effective pharmaceutical product, an optional polysaccharide or polyol, and cross-linked high amylose starch, wherein the cross-linking of the high amylose starch has been carried out with a covalent or non-covalent cross-linking agent with from about 0.1 g to about 30 g of cross-linking agent per 100 g of high amylose starch.