Multiphase soft gelatin dosage form
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1. A pharmaceutical dosage form, comprising:
- a gelatin capsule shell;
a first phase comprising a first semi-solid containing a polyalkylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 600 or less and a cellulose ether in an amount effective to thicken the polyalkylene glycol, a therapeutically effective amount of a first pharmaceutical dissolved or suspended in said first semi-solid and said first semi-solid having a turbidity less than about 1300 NTU;
a second phase comprising a second semi-solid fill containing a polyalkylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 400 to about 20,000 and a therapeutically effective amount of a second pharmaceutical disposed in said semi-solid; and
said first and second phases each disposed in discrete regions of said shell and in contact with each other at at least one interface.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a dosage form containing a common enclosure of polymeric material. The enclosure contains multiple phases of semi-solid fill materials containing active ingredients.
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1. A pharmaceutical dosage form, comprising:
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a gelatin capsule shell; a first phase comprising a first semi-solid containing a polyalkylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 600 or less and a cellulose ether in an amount effective to thicken the polyalkylene glycol, a therapeutically effective amount of a first pharmaceutical dissolved or suspended in said first semi-solid and said first semi-solid having a turbidity less than about 1300 NTU; a second phase comprising a second semi-solid fill containing a polyalkylene glycol having an average molecular weight of about 400 to about 20,000 and a therapeutically effective amount of a second pharmaceutical disposed in said semi-solid; and said first and second phases each disposed in discrete regions of said shell and in contact with each other at at least one interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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