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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2016
Applicant:
Grünenthal Gmbh, Aachen, DE;
Inventors:
Ingo Friedrich, Aachen, DE;
Richard Fuhrherr, Wedel, DE;
Silke Möschter, Köln, DE;
Simone Wengner, Eberbach, DE;
Assignee:
GRÜNENTHAL GMBH, Aachen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/137 (2006.01); A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/137 (2013.01); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 9/485 (2013.01); A61K 9/4808 (2013.01); A61K 9/4858 (2013.01); A61K 9/4866 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is directed to an immediate release capsule which mitigates the abuse of Tapentadol or physiologically acceptable salt thereof by direct intravenous injection. The capsule comprises a tamper resistant formulation which when mixed with water and heated, results in a turbid, bubbling mixture that is not injectable with a standard insulin syringe.