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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 16, 2006
Chih-ming Chen, Davie, FL (US);
Joseph Chou, Coral Springs, FL (US);
David Wong, Hollywood, FL (US);
Chih-Ming Chen, Davie, FL (US);
Joseph Chou, Coral Springs, FL (US);
David Wong, Hollywood, FL (US);
Andrx Labs, LLC, Davie, FL (US);
Abstract
Controlled release oral solid dosage form for the reduction of serum cholesterol levels in humans include a drug comprising an alkyl ester of hydroxy substituted naphthalenes (e.g., lovastatin) and a controlled release carrier, such that the dosage form provides a mean time to maximum plasma concentration (T) of the drug which occurs at about 10 to about 32 hours after oral administration on a once-a-day basis to human patients. The dosage form provides a therapeutically effective reduction in serum cholesterol levels. Methods of reducing serum cholesterol levels in humans are also disclosed.