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Directly compressible sustained release excipient

CA 1339082 C · Owner: Edward Mendell Co. Inc. · Inventors: Staniforth, John N.; Baichwal, Anand R.

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A free-flowing directly compressible granulation useful as a slow release pharmaceutical excipient is disclosed. The excipient includes a hydrodrophilic matrix which includes a heteropolysaccharide and a polysaccharide material capable of cross-linking the heteropolysaccharide, and an inert diluent.

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  • Granted July 29, 1997. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 29, 2014.
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FiledSeptember 18, 1989
GrantedJuly 29, 1997
Term endedJuly 29, 2014
Patent numberCA 1339082 C
Classification (IPC)A61K9/22 +1 more

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199019931996199920022005200820112014Application filedSep 18, 1989Patent grantedJuly 29, 1997Term endedJuly 29, 2014

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