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Controlled release pharmaceutical preparation and method for producing the same

Assignee: Tanabe Pharma Corp
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Filing: 1989-03-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2009-03-21
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Abstract

Abstract Disclosed is a controlled release pharmaceutical preparation, comprising a core containing a pharmaceutically active ingredient, and a porous film of a hydrophobic polymeric substance or a hydrophobic polymeric substance and a hydrophilic polymeric substance, the core being coated with the porous film. Also disclosed is a method for producing the same.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masayoshi Samejima
  • 👤 Kazuo Noda
  • 👤 Yoshiyuki Hirakawa
  • 👤 Hiroyuki Yoshino

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction EP
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 22:45
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/14; A61K9/16; A61K9/48; A61K9/50; A61K9/5073; A61K9/5078; A61K9/20; A61K9/28; A61K9/2806; A61K9/2833; A61K9/286; A61K9/2866

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim 41 words
A controlled release pharmaceutical preparation characterised by a core containing a pharmaceutically active ingredient, and a porous film of a hydrophobic polymeric substance or a hydrophobic polymeric substance and a hydrophilic polymeric substance, said core being coated with said porous film.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 41 words
A controlled release pharmaceutical preparation characterised by a core containing a pharmaceutically active ingredient, and a porous film of a hydrophobic polymeric substance or a hydrophobic polymeric substance and a hydrophilic polymeric substance, said core being coated with said porous film.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
A preparation according to claim 1, characterised in that the porous film has a porosity of about 0.4 to 0.9.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
A preparation according to claim 2, characterised in that the porous film has a porosity of about 0.5 to 0.85.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 34 words
A preparation according to any of claims 1 to 3, wherein the porous film comprises 0.05 to 0.5 part by weight of hydrophilic polymeric substance per 1 part by weight of hydrophobic polymeric substance.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 44 words
A preparation according to any of claims 1 to 4, characterised in that the hydrophobic polymeric substance is at least one selected from the group consisting of cellulose ether, cellulose ester, polyvinyl ester and an acrylic acid polymer having a quaternary ammonium alkyl group.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 45 words
A preparation according to any of claims 1 to 5, characterised in that the hydrophilic substance is at least one selected from the group consisting of water soluble polymeric substances, enteric polymeric substances, gastric soluble polymeric substances and both gastric soluble and enteric polymeric substances.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 162 words
A preparation according to claim 6, wherein the water-soluble polymeric substance is at least one selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides which optionally having sulfuric acid group, polysaccharides having hydroxyalkyl group, polysaccharides having carboxyalkyl group, methyl cellulose polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol and polyethylene glycol, the enteric polymeric substance is at least one selected from the group consisting of carboxyalkyl cellulose, cellulose derivative having monoester bond of dibasic acid, polyvinyl derivative having monoester bond of dibasic acid, maleic acid-vinyl copolymer and acrylic acid type polymer; the gastric soluble polymeric substance is at least one selected from the group consisting of cellulose derivative having mono- or di-substituted amino group, polyvinyl derivative having mono- or di-substituted amino group and acrylic acid polymer having mono-substituted amino group; and both the gastic soluble and enteric polymeric substance is at least one selected from the group consisting of vinyl pyridine-acrylic acid type copolymer, carboxymethyl polysaccharides having mono- or di-substituted amino group and polyvinyl amino acid type derivative.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 22 words
A preparation according to any of claims 1 to 7, characterised in that the porous film comprises ethyl cellulose and hydroxypropyl cellulose.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 27 words
A preparation according to any of claims 1 to 8, characterised in that an organic acid is contained together with the pharmaceutical active ingredient in the core.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 13 words
A preparation according to claim 9, wherein the organic acid is succinic acid.
Claim 12
Independent Claim 57 words
A method for producing a controlled release pharmaceutical preparation, which comprises spray coating a core containing a pharmaceutically active ingredient with a water-organic solvent mixture containing a hydrophobic polymeric substance of a hydrophobic polymeric substance and a hydrophilic polymeric substance to form a porous film comprising said polymeric substance or substances on the surface of the core.
Claim 13
Independent Claim 57 words
A method for producing a controlled release pharmaceutical preparation, which comprises spray coating a core containing a pharmaceutically active ingredient with a water-organic solvent mixture containing a hydrophobic polymeric substance of a hydrophobic polymeric substance and a hydrophilic polymeric substance to form a porous film comprising said polymeric substance or substances on the surface of the core.

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