System for osmotic delivery of pharmaceutically active agents

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6838093
APP PUB NO 20030003150A1
SERIAL NO

09872173

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An osmotic system for delivering a pharmaceutically active agent which comprises a core portion, a layer portion enclosing the core portion, and a semipermeable wall portion enclosing the core portion and the layer portion. The core portion includes the pharmaceutically active agent at a first concentration. The pharmaceutically active agent is present in the layer portion at a second concentration. The second concentration is greater than the first concentration. Such a system provides for the osmotic release of the pharmaceutically active agent in release profile other than a zero order release profile, and wherein the release profile is similar to or approaches or reaches a first order release profile.

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ENDO PHARMACEUTICALS INC1400 ATWATER DRIVE MALVERN PA 19355

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Burnside, Beth A Bethesda, MD 53 1999
Flanner, Henry H Montgomery Village, MD 39 530
McKnight, Lisa C Fairfax, VA 1 35

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