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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 19, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yves Bonhomme, Charbonnieres les Bains, FR;
Geoffrey Nicholson, Aylesbury, GB;
Gillian Cave, Flintshire, GB;
Sarah J. Nicholson, Cheshire, GB;
Assignee:
Merck Sante, Lyons, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 ; A61K 9/16 ; A61K 9/20 ; A61K 9/22 ; A61K 9/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/14 ; A61K 9/16 ; A61K 9/20 ; A61K 9/22 ; A61K 9/24 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a solid oral dosage form comprising a combination of metformin and glibenclamide in which the size of glibenclamide is such that the glibenclamide bioavailability is comparable to the glibenclamide bioavailability obtained with a separate administration of metformin and glibenclamide.