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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2010
Applicant:
Garth Boehm, Westfield, NJ (US);
Inventor:
Garth Boehm, Westfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Alpharma Pharmaceuticals LLC, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61K 9/26 (2006.01); A61K 9/54 (2006.01); A61K 9/58 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A sequestering subunit comprising an aversive agent and a blocking agent, wherein the blocking agent substantially prevents release of the aversive agent from the sequestering subunit in the gastrointestinal tract for a time period that is greater than 24 hours; a composition comprising a sequestering subunit in releasable form, wherein, optionally, the mechanical fragility of the sequestering subunit is the same as the mechanical fragility of the therapeutic agent in releasable form; a capsule or tablet comprising a sequestering subunit and a therapeutic agent; and a method of preventing abuse of a therapeutic agent.