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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Cima Labs Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Ehab Hamed, Concord, MA (US);
Manuel A. Vega Zepeda, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Cima Labs Inc., Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/70 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61K 31/485 (2006.01); A61K 9/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/70 (2013.01); A61K 9/2054 (2013.01); A61K 9/2081 (2013.01); A61K 31/485 (2013.01); A61K 9/5015 (2013.01); A61K 9/5047 (2013.01);
Abstract
The disclosure relates to a sustained-release oral dosage form for once-a-day administration comprising a matrix containing a viscosity modifier and coated granules containing hydromorphone. The dosage form can have a release profile such that 16 hours following administration, less than about 85 percent of the hydromorphone is released. In addition, the dosage form may have alcohol and/or crush resistance.