Global Patent Index - EP 1059918 A1

EP 1059918 A1 20001220 - NOVEL DOSAGE FORM

Title (en)

NOVEL DOSAGE FORM

Title (de)

NEUE DOSIERUNGSFORM

Title (fr)

NOUVELLE FORME POSOLOGIQUE

Publication

EP 1059918 A1 20001220 (EN)

Application

EP 99901758 A 19990120

Priority

  • GB 9900193 W 19990120
  • GB 9801363 A 19980122

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9937290A1] The present invention provides an orally administrable pharmaceutical dose unit of a size greater than 7 mm comprising a drug and an outer coating which is adapted to prevent release of said drug into the stomach or the small intestine when the pharmaceutical dose unit is in the presence of food. The present invention further provides an orally administrable pharmaceutical dose unit of a size greater than 7 mm which comprises a drug and an outer coating wherein the coating is made of a material that is soluble at pH values below 5.0 and is adapted to provide a separation of the pharmaceutical dose unit from co-administered food material. Preferably, the pharmaceutical dose unit is in the form of a coated tablet or capsule. Conveniently, the outer coating is a polymer. In addition, the invention relates to a method for separating an orally administrable pharmaceutical dose unit from co-administered food, and to the use of said pharmaceutical dose units in medicine.

IPC 1-7

A61K 9/28; A61K 9/48

IPC 8 full level

A61K 9/28 (2006.01); A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61K 31/198 (2006.01); A61K 31/34 (2006.01); A61K 31/401 (2006.01); A61K 31/4152 (2006.01); A61K 31/43 (2006.01); A61K 31/496 (2006.01); A61K 31/522 (2006.01); A61K 31/545 (2006.01); A61K 31/65 (2006.01); A61K 31/663 (2006.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01); A61K 47/38 (2006.01); A61K 47/42 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61K 9/2846 (2013.01); A61K 9/4891 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9937290A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9937290 A1 19990729; AR 014467 A1 20010228; AU 2176099 A 19990809; CA 2318257 A1 19990729; EP 1059918 A1 20001220; GB 9801363 D0 19980318; JP 2002501016 A 20020115; NO 20003640 D0 20000714; NO 20003640 L 20000912; ZA 99454 B 20001023

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9900193 W 19990120; AR P990100264 A 19990122; AU 2176099 A 19990120; CA 2318257 A 19990120; EP 99901758 A 19990120; GB 9801363 A 19980122; JP 2000528272 A 19990120; NO 20003640 A 20000714; ZA 99454 A 19990121