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Dosage form providing immediate therapy followed by prolonged therapy

Patent 5204116 Issued on April 20, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject May 1, 2011. 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. 694173 filed on 05/01/1991

US Classes:

424/473, With porous, perforated, apertured, or sieved layer (e.g., dialyzing layer, microporous layer, etc.)424/468, Sustained or differential release type424/472Layered unitary dosage forms

Examiners

Primary: Page, Thurman K.
Assistant: Horne, Leon R.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

A61K 009/24

Abstract

A dosage form is disclosed comprising a first layer and a second layer. The first layer provides immediate therapy and comprises a drug stereoisomer and the second layer provides prolonged therapy and comprises a drug racemate.

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