Pharmaceutical preparations for oral administration that are adapted to release the drug at appropriate sites in the intestines
CA 2032475 C · Owner: Ikushima, Heiji · Inventors: Ikushima, Heiji
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The improved pharmaceutical preparation for oral administration which is adapted to release the drug at appropriate sites in the intestines comprises: a core that comprises an active ingredient and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, a first layer that covers the core and which comprises an enteric or water-soluble ingredient and an optional insoluble ingredient, a second layer that covers the first layer and which comprises a non-enteric ingredient that dissolves upon reacting with at least one ingredient in the core, and a third layer that covers the second layer and which comprises an enteric ingredient. This preparation is characterized in that it will not release the active …
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- Filed May 10, 1990 and granted December 30, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 10, 2010.
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