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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2003
Filed:
May. 11, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
William J. Addicks, Morgantown, WV (US);
Joseph P. Duda, Morgantown, WV (US);
Daniel A. Snider, Morgantown, WV (US);
Kerry R. Benson, Morgantown, WV (US);
Assignee:
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., Morgantown, WV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/20 ; A61K 9/48 ; A61K 9/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/20 ; A61K 9/48 ; A61K 9/26 ;
Abstract
A pharmaceutical composition is provided containing an admixture of phenytoin sodium and an erodible matrix which extends the release of the phenytoin sodium over about a two hour period. The erodible matrix comprises binder(s) and diluent(s) which control the release of drug from the pharmaceutical composition. The erodible matrix can further comprise an alkaline pH modifier.