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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 27, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2005
Unchalee Lodin, North Miami Beach, FL (US);
Jack Cardinal, Tamarac, FL (US);
Avinash Nangia, Lincoln, RI (US);
Unchalee Lodin, North Miami Beach, FL (US);
Jack Cardinal, Tamarac, FL (US);
Avinash Nangia, Lincoln, RI (US);
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Corona, CA (US);
Takeda Pharmaceutical, Co. Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a controlled release component comprising an antihyperglycemic drug in combination with a second component comprising a thiazolidinedione derivative and a disintegrating agent is herein disclosed and described. The dosage formulation exhibits a significant increase in bioavailability of the thiazolidinedione derivative component compared to conventional immediate release dosage forms containing only a thiazolidinedione derivative.