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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN;
Inventors:
Sandeep Kumar Vats, Sonipat, IN;
Balaram Mondal, East Midnapore, IN;
Kalaiselvan Ramaraju, Tiruchirappalli, IN;
Romi Barat Singh, Benares, IN;
Assignee:
SUN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LIMITED, Mumbai, IN;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/138 (2006.01); A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61J 3/07 (2006.01); A61K 9/50 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/138 (2013.01); A61J 3/071 (2013.01); A61K 9/0056 (2013.01); A61K 9/0095 (2013.01); A61K 9/485 (2013.01); A61K 9/4808 (2013.01); A61K 9/4858 (2013.01); A61K 9/4866 (2013.01); A61K 9/5078 (2013.01); A61K 9/5047 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure provides an extended-release capsule dosage form of metoprolol succinate in the form of coated discrete units, wherein said capsule dosage form is bioequivalent to the marketed Toprol-XL® tablet. The extended-release capsule dosage form comprising coated discrete units can be sprinkled onto food to ease administration to patients who have difficulty swallowing tablets or capsules.