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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:
Jul. 09, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Patricia-Ann Truter, Gauteng Province, ZA;
Emilia Dimitrova Dilova, Gauteng Province, ZA;
Thilo Lothar van der Merwe, Brakpan, ZA;
Assignee:
Implico B.V., Amsterdam, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 ; A61K 9/50 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 ; A61K 9/50 ;
Abstract
A dosage form comprises a porous extrudate. The extrudate is obtained by extruding, at elevated temperature, a composition comprising a starch, water, a thermostable enzyme, and a pharmaceutically active agent. The porous extrudate is capable of disintegration when exposed to an aqueous environment.