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Osmotic device for administering certain drugs

Patent 4765989 Issued on August 23, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject September 2, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 06/902915 filed on 09/02/1986

US Classes:

424/473With porous, perforated, apertured, or sieved layer (e.g., dialyzing layer, microporous layer, etc.)

Examiners

Primary: Michl, Paul R.
Assistant: Wright, Lee C.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

A61K 9/00 (20060101)

Abstract

An osmotic system is disclosed comprising a wall comprising in at least a part of a semipermeable material that surrounds a compartment. The compartment contains an osmotic composition comprising a beneficial drug selected from the group consisting of nifedipine, prazosin and doxazosin, and a second and different osmotic composition. A passageway in the wall connects the first composition with the exterior of the system.

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