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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2010
Satish Kamath, Mason, OH (US);
Michael Nichols, Somerset, NJ (US);
Satish Kamath, Mason, OH (US);
Michael Nichols, Somerset, NJ (US);
McNEIL-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the present invention features a tablet including a first drug layer and a second drug layer, wherein: (i) the first drug layer includes first drug particles including naproxen and third drug particles including cetirizine, where the first drug particles and/or the third drug particles are coated with an immediate release coating; and (ii) the second drug layer including pseudoephedrine, wherein said second drug layer is a sustained release layer adapted to deliver a therapeutically effective amount of pseudoephedrine for a period of at least twelve hours.