Dispenser with movable matrix comprising a plurality of tiny pills
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1. A method for administering a beneficial agent to an animal, wherein the method comprises:
- (a) admitting into the animal a dispenser comprising;
(1) a lumen;
(2) a wall that surrounds and defines the lumen;
(3) pharmaceutically acceptable carrier in the lumen, which carrier substantially keeps its physical and chemical integrity while the carrier is in the lumen;
(4) a plurality of tiny pills in the carrier, which tiny pills comprise;
(i) a drug; and
,(ii) a wall surrounding the drug;
(5) means in the lumen for displacing the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier from the lumen;
(6) a mouth in the dispenser that connects the lumen with the exterior of the dispenser;
(b) letting fluid enter the dispenser to cause the means to displace the carrier through the mouth from the lumen;
thereby,(c) administering the beneficial agent in the tiny pills to the animal to produce a beneficial effect over time.
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Abstract
A dispenser is disclosed for delivering tiny pills to an environment of use. The dispenser comprising a wall that surrounds an internal space comprising a first mean in the dispenser for changing from a dispenser state to an environment of use state on leaving the dispenser, tiny pills in the first means, and a second means in the dispenser for aiding in displacing the first means for the dispenser.
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1. A method for administering a beneficial agent to an animal, wherein the method comprises:
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(a) admitting into the animal a dispenser comprising; (1) a lumen; (2) a wall that surrounds and defines the lumen; (3) pharmaceutically acceptable carrier in the lumen, which carrier substantially keeps its physical and chemical integrity while the carrier is in the lumen; (4) a plurality of tiny pills in the carrier, which tiny pills comprise; (i) a drug; and
,(ii) a wall surrounding the drug; (5) means in the lumen for displacing the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier from the lumen; (6) a mouth in the dispenser that connects the lumen with the exterior of the dispenser; (b) letting fluid enter the dispenser to cause the means to displace the carrier through the mouth from the lumen;
thereby,(c) administering the beneficial agent in the tiny pills to the animal to produce a beneficial effect over time.
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Current AssigneeALZA Corporation (Johnson & Johnson)
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Original AssigneeALZA Corporation (Johnson & Johnson)
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InventorsWong, Patrick S.-L., Eckenhoff, James B., Theeuwes, Felix, Cortese, Richard
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Primary Examiner(s)NOT, DEFINED
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Application NumberUS07/312,270Time in Patent Office413 DaysField of Search424/438, 424/464, 424/466, 424/469, 424/473, 424/468, 424/458, 604/892.1US Class Current424/438CPC Class CodesA61K 9/0004 Osmotic delivery systems; S...A61K 9/0068 Rumen, e.g. rumen bolus
