Controlled Release and Taste Masking Oral Pharmaceutical Compositions
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Abstract
The invention relates to tablet comprising granules dispersed in at least one hydrophilic compound or matrix. The granules contain an active agent, at least one amphiphilic compound and at least one lipophilic compound. The tablet may include a gastro-resistant film coating.
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59 Claims
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1-40. -40. (canceled)
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41. A controlled release oral pharmaceutical composition in the form of a tablet comprising:
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(1) a tablet core comprising; (i) budesonide in an amount effective to treat intestinal inflammatory disease; and (ii) a macroscopically homogenous structure comprising; (a) at least one lipophilic compound; and (b) at least one hydrophilic compound; and (2) a gastro-resistant coating applied directly to the tablet core that prevents release of budesonide in the stomach, wherein the budesonide is dispersed in the macroscopically homogenous structure and wherein the macroscopically homogenous structure controls the release kinetics of the budesonide from the tablet in the gastrointestinal tract. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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56. A controlled release oral pharmaceutical composition in the form of a tablet comprising:
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(1) a tablet core comprising; (i) 9 mg budesonide; and (ii) a macroscopically homogenous structure comprising; (a) stearic acid; (b) lecithin; (c) hydroxypropyl cellulose; and (2) a gastro-resistant coating, comprising at least one methacrylic acid polymer, applied directly to the tablet core that prevents release of budesonide in the stomach, wherein the budesonide is dispersed in the macroscopically homogenous structure and wherein the macroscopically homogenous structure controls the release kinetics of the budesonide from the tablet in the gastrointestinal tract. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59)
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