Anti-Misuse Microparticulate Oral Drug Form
First Claim
1. A solid oral drug form comprising anti-misuse means and at least one active ingredient (API), characterized in that at least a part of the API is contained in microparticles, and characterized in that the anti-misuse means comprise anti-crushing means (a) provided so as to allow the microparticles of API to withstand crushing, so as to prevent misuse.
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Abstract
The invention relates to solid microparticulate oral dosage forms having a composition that prevents the misuse of the active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) contained therein. The aim of the invention is to prevent the improper use of solid oral drugs for any use other than the therapeutic use(s) officially approved by the appropriate public health authorities. Another aim of the invention is to provide novel analgesic drugs which can be used to: prevent the misuse of, and addiction to certain analgesics and/or to control plasma concentration variability and/or to facilitate oral; administration; and/or to combine analgesics with one another and/or with one or more active ingredients in the same oral form. More specifically, the invention relates to a solid oral drug form comprising anti-misuse means and at least one active ingredient, which is characterized in that: at least part of the active ingredient is contained in microparticles; and the anti-misuse means comprise anti-crushing means (a) which enable the microparticles of the active ingredient to resist crushing, such as to prevent the misuse thereof. According to the invention, the drug form can also comprise means (b) for preventing the misuse of the active ingredient following a possible liquid extraction process.
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- 1. A solid oral drug form comprising anti-misuse means and at least one active ingredient (API), characterized in that at least a part of the API is contained in microparticles, and characterized in that the anti-misuse means comprise anti-crushing means (a) provided so as to allow the microparticles of API to withstand crushing, so as to prevent misuse.
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