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Sustained-release formulation and production thereof

Assignee: Shionogi and Co Ltd
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Filing: 1987-06-26
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Granted: 1989-05-09
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Expires: 2007-06-26
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Abstract

Abstract Sustained-release formulations which can release a water-soluble active ingredient or ingredients at the zero-order over a long period of time, comprising: a. an inert core, b. a powder-coating layer containing a water-soluble active ingredient or ingredients, c. a powder-coating layer of practically water-repellent material, and d. a film-coating layer composed of practically pH-independent and water-insoluble film-coating material.

Inventors

  • 👤 Teruo Sakamoto
  • 👤 Toyohiko Takeda
  • 👤 Yusuke Suzuki
  • 👤 Kinzaburo Noda
  • 👤 Toshiro Fujii

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 20:49
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K9/00; A61K9/20; A61K9/48; A61K9/50; A61K9/5073; A61K9/5078

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 123 words
A sustained-release formulation of a water-soluble active ingredient or ingredients comprising: (a) an inert core, (b) a powder-coating layer containing an effective amount of a water-soluble active ingredient or effective amounts of said ingredients surrounding the core (a), (c) a powder-coating layer of a practically water-repellent material surrounding the layer (b), and (d) a film-coating layer composed of a practically pH-independent and water-insoluble film-coating material surrounding the layer (c), wherein the powder-coating layer (c) is present in an amount of about 10% to 80% by weight based upon the amount of bare granules in layers (a) plus (b), and the film-coating layer (d) is present in an amount of about 20% to 60% by weight based on the weight of said bare granules.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 123 words
A sustained-release formulation of a water-soluble active ingredient or ingredients comprising: (a) an inert core, (b) a powder-coating layer containing an effective amount of a water-soluble active ingredient or effective amounts of said ingredients surrounding the core (a), (c) a powder-coating layer of a practically water-repellent material surrounding the layer (b), and (d) a film-coating layer composed of a practically pH-independent and water-insoluble film-coating material surrounding the layer (c), wherein the powder-coating layer (c) is present in an amount of about 10% to 80% by weight based upon the amount of bare granules in layers (a) plus (b), and the film-coating layer (d) is present in an amount of about 20% to 60% by weight based on the weight of said bare granules.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 130 words
A sustained release formulation according to claim 1 in which the inert core comprises a material selected from the group consisting of sucrose, lactose, manitol, xylitol and starch; the water-repellant material in coating layer (c) is selected from the group consisting of hardened castor oil, hardened beef tallow, stearic acid, magnesium stearate, calcium stearate, stearyl alcohol, cetanol, carnauba wax and beeswax, and the pH-independent and water-insoluble film coating material in coating layer (d) is selected from the group consisting of ethylcellulose, a copolymer of ethyl meythacrylate and trimethylammoniumethyl chloride methylacrylate, shellac, a highly polymerized polyvinyl alcohol, a water-insoluble polyvinyl pyrrolidone, polyvinyl chloride, cellulose acetate, polyurethane, tetrafluoroethylene, polystyrene, polypropylene, a lactic acid polymer, hydroxyethyl methacrylate, a glycol acid polymer, polyethylene terephtalate, polyethylene, polyamide, polyacrylonitrile, polycarboxylic acid and a cyanoacrylic acid polymer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 130 words
A process for production of sustained-release formulations of a water-soluble active ingredient or ingredients comprising coating powder which contains an effective amount or effective amounts of a water-soluble active ingredient or ingredients in the presence of a water-insoluble or very slightly soluble binding agent onto core materials to make bare granules, further coating a powder of a water-repellent material onto said bare granules at a rate of about 10 to 80% by weight to said bare granules, and then after a drying step, coating a practically pH-independent and water-insoluble film-coating material thereon, if desired, together with an enteric-coating material, a lubricant, a plasticizer, and the like, at a rate of about 20 to 60%, more preferably at about 35 to 45% by weight to said bare granules, and then drying.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 130 words
A process for production of sustained-release formulations of a water-soluble active ingredient or ingredients comprising coating powder which contains an effective amount or effective amounts of a water-soluble active ingredient or ingredients in the presence of a water-insoluble or very slightly soluble binding agent onto core materials to make bare granules, further coating a powder of a water-repellent material onto said bare granules at a rate of about 10 to 80% by weight to said bare granules, and then after a drying step, coating a practically pH-independent and water-insoluble film-coating material thereon, if desired, together with an enteric-coating material, a lubricant, a plasticizer, and the like, at a rate of about 20 to 60%, more preferably at about 35 to 45% by weight to said bare granules, and then drying.

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