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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
May. 10, 2004
Applicants:
Kazuhiro Sako, Shizuoka, JP;
Toyohiro Sawada, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichi Yoshihara, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kojima, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventors:
Kazuhiro Sako, Shizuoka, JP;
Toyohiro Sawada, Tokyo, JP;
Keiichi Yoshihara, Shizuoka, JP;
Hiroyuki Kojima, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Astellas Pharma Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61K 9/22 (2006.01); A61K 9/24 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 31/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention provides a sustained-release pharmaceutical composition, characterized in that, there are contained tamsulosin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a carrier for a sustained-release pharmaceutical composition and, when a dissolution test is carried out according to Japanese Pharmacopoeia Dissolution Test Method 2, the tamsulosin release after 7 hours from the start of the dissolution is about 20 to about 85%.