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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2008
Applicants:
Wouter DE Graaff, Oss, NL;
Raymond Zeeman, Oss, NL;
Inventors:
Wouter de Graaff, Oss, NL;
Raymond Zeeman, Oss, NL;
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V., Haarlem, NL;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 6/14 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/56 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The subject invention provides a drug delivery system comprising at least one compartment comprising (i) a drug-loaded thermoplastic polymer core layer, (ii) a drug-loaded thermoplastic polymer intermediate layer and (iii) a non-medicated thermoplastic polymer skin covering the intermediate layer, wherein said core layer is loaded with crystals of a first (pharmaceutically) active compound and said intermediate layer is loaded with, crystals of the second (pharmaceutically) active compound.