Controlled release capsules for providing both pulsed burst and controlled release of drugs to the rumen of ruminant animals over an extended time period
CA 2463674 A1 · Owner: Eli Lilly And Company · Inventors: Winkle, Joseph Raymond; Lowe, Lionel Barry
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The present invention relates to a controlled dosage release element adapted to be inserted into and retained in the rumen of a ruminant animal. The element comprises: a) one or more discrete and predetermined amounts of at least a first formulation comprising at least a first active agent the , formulation being adapted to dissolve in rumen fluids at a rate such that dissolution of each of the one or more amounts of first formulation provides a short or pulsed episode of release of the first active agent into the rumen; and b) one or more predetermined amounts of at least a second formulation adapted to dissolve at a controlled rate in rumen fluids; wherein the one or more amounts …
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- Filed October 18, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 18, 2022.
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