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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2003
Applicants:
Harry S. Sowden, Glenside, PA (US);
Gerard P. Mcnally, Berwyn, PA (US);
David Wynn, Abington, PA (US);
Oliver Anderson, Willow Grove, PA (US);
Inventors:
Harry S. Sowden, Glenside, PA (US);
Gerard P. McNally, Berwyn, PA (US);
David Wynn, Abington, PA (US);
Oliver Anderson, Willow Grove, PA (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/22 (2006.01); A61K 9/24 (2006.01); A61K 9/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A modified release dosage form comprising at least one active ingredient and at least two cores surrounded by a shell is provided. The shell comprises at least one opening and provides for modified release of active ingredient upon contacting of the dosage form with a liquid medium. At least one of the cores is distal from the opening. In a preferred embodiment, the dosage form has a pulsatile release profile.