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Title:
CONTROLLED-RELEASE HYDROCODONE FORMULATION
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2008231110
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a solid controlled-release oral formulation suitable for administration of every 24 hours to a human patient.

The solid controlled-release oral formulation includes, (a) a pharmaceutically acceptable matrix including an analgesically effective amount of hydrocodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and controlled release material or (b) an analgesically effective amount of hydrocodone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof coated onto a plurality of inert pharmaceutically acceptable beads and overcoated with a controlled-release material, and provides a C24/Cmax ratio of 0.55 to about 0.85 after administration, and provides a therapeutic effect for at least about 24 hours dosing in a human patient.


Inventors:
BENJAMIN OSHLACK
HUANG HUA-PIN
TONELLI ALFRED P
MASSELINK JOHN
Application Number:
JP2008100149A
Publication Date:
October 02, 2008
Filing Date:
April 08, 2008
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
EURO CELTIQUE SA
International Classes:
A61K31/485; A61K9/00; C07D489/02; A61K9/20; A61K9/22; A61K9/24; A61K9/26; A61K9/36; A61K9/52; A61K9/54; A61K47/32; A61K47/46; A61P25/04
Domestic Patent References:
JPH10508608A1998-08-25
JPH09505602A1997-06-03
JPH07206679A1995-08-08
JPH032114A1991-01-08
JPH09136845A1997-05-27
Foreign References:
AU4449399A1999-10-14
WO1998041194A11998-09-24
WO1999032120A11999-07-01
WO1999044591A11999-09-10
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hiroshi Kobayashi
Eiji Katayama
Junko Kobayashi
Norio Omori
Yasuhito Suzuki