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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Chih-ming Chen, Davie, FL (US);
Xiu-xiu Cheng, Davie, FL (US);
Steve Jan, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Joseph Chou, Manassas, VA (US);
Chih-Ming Chen, Davie, FL (US);
Xiu-Xiu Cheng, Davie, FL (US);
Steve Jan, Coral Springs, FL (US);
Joseph Chou, Manassas, VA (US);
Andrx Labs, LLC, Davie, FL (US);
Abstract
A composition for treating patients having non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) by administering a controlled release oral solid dosage form containing preferably a biguanide drug such as metformin, on a once-a-day basis. The dosage form provides a mean time to maximum plasma concentration (T) of the drug which occurs at 5.5 to 7.5 hours after oral administration on a once-a-day basis to human patients. Preferably, the dose of drug is administered at dinnertime to a patient in the fed state.