Positive wakeup pharmaceutical sleep system with compatible pre-bedtime administration
First Claim
1. A sleep regulating system relating to states of consciousness and comprising a pharmaceutical formulation which effects transitions between said states, said formulation generally featuring an initial release which is compatible with onset of drowsiness and slumber, a subsequent delay phase corresponding to a nominal interval of sleep, and a conclusional arousal release promoting reversion to consciousness with ensuant alertness and vigor during early activities, the formulation having a dosage form designed for oral administration before bedtime.
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Abstract
A novel sleep regulating pharmaceutical formulation is introduced, typically implementing two principal drugs having actions which are reversive to one another, yet incorporated into a unitary solid dosage, and prepared for oral administration before bedtime. Usually, structure is configured to initially release a calmative or other sleep-compatible substance by prompt dissolution. The initial release is followed by a specific period of delay, which in basic formulations entails no release of any drug, and which allows a nominal interval of sleep. At the terminus of the delay, a final agent is released to induce wakeup. Incorporation of agents of opposite action within a unitary dosage form renders utility which is uniquely appropriate to the invention. In a preferred embodiment, delay of release and final delivery of wakeup agent are arranged by a dialysis membrane which eventually bursts as a result of osmotic pressure generated by a hydrophilic core.
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- 1. A sleep regulating system relating to states of consciousness and comprising a pharmaceutical formulation which effects transitions between said states, said formulation generally featuring an initial release which is compatible with onset of drowsiness and slumber, a subsequent delay phase corresponding to a nominal interval of sleep, and a conclusional arousal release promoting reversion to consciousness with ensuant alertness and vigor during early activities, the formulation having a dosage form designed for oral administration before bedtime.
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