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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard Ting, Danville, CA (US);
Charles Hsiao, Livermore, CA (US);
Assignee:
Impax Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Hayward, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/24 ; A61K 9/20 ; A61K 9/44 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/24 ; A61K 9/20 ; A61K 9/44 ;
Abstract
A multiplex drug delivery system suitable for oral administration containing at least two distinct drug dosage packages, which exhibit equivalent dissolution profiles for an active agent when compare to one another and when compared to that of the entire multiplex drug delivery unit, and substantially enveloped by a scored film coating that allows the separation of the multiplex drug delivery system into individual drug dosage packages can provide a convenient and cost effective drug delivery unit, particularly for patients with a regimen of prescribed dosages that varies during their treatment period.