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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 06, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2012
Applicant:
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Yutaka Tanoue, Osaka, JP;
Yusuke Murakawa, Osaka, JP;
Yumiko Ishii, Osaka, JP;
Kaoru Takenaka, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4439 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4439 (2013.01); A61K 9/2018 (2013.01); A61K 9/2031 (2013.01); A61K 9/2054 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a sustained-release preparation containing pioglitazone or a salt thereof as an active ingredient and showing superior sustainability. A sustained-release preparation containing pioglitazone or a salt thereof, which shows a dissolution ratio of pioglitazone of average 25-58% at the 2-hour time point, and average 60-100% at the 4-hour time point, in a dissolution test according to the 50 rpm USP Paddle Method and using pH 2.0 KCl/HCl buffer at 37° C. as a test solution.