Patent ReferencesControlled release dosage form Sustained release pharmaceutical composition Enteric formulations of physiologically active peptides and proteins Patent #: 5350741 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 224340 filed on 04/07/1994US Classes:424/490, Coated (e.g., microcapsules)424/463, Coated capsules424/469, Discrete particles in supporting matrix424/476, Containing waxes, higher fatty acids, higher fatty alcohols, or derivatives thereof (e.g., chocolate)424/489Particulate form (e.g., powders, granules, beads, microcapsules, and pellets)ExaminersPrimary: Page, Thurman K.Assistant: Benston, William E. Jr. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61K 009/16AbstractA pharmaceutical preparation including a pharmaceutical agent incorporated into particles comprising (i) a core formed from a hydrophilic material, a hydrophobic material or a hydrophobic emulsion or dispersion and (ii) an alternating sequence of hydrophilic/hydrophobic layers thereon such that there is a hydrophilic/hydrophobic interface between the core and each succeeding layer. | |