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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Alan Smith, Nottingham, GB;
Ann Margaret Dyer, Nottingham, GB;
Inventors:
Alan Smith, Nottingham, GB;
Ann Margaret Dyer, Nottingham, GB;
Assignee:
Archimedes Development Limited, Nottingham, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/64 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Sustained release pharmaceutical compositions contain a drug; microcrystalline cellulose; a diluent (such as starch); a glidant (such as talc); and one or more of ethylcellulose, stearic acid and a salt of stearic acid. Preferred drugs include those that exhibit a low degree of solubility combined with a high potency, particularly thyroid hormones, such as liothyronine.