Enteric coated pharmaceutical tablet and method of manufacturing

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 6331316
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09549455

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A high drug load enteric coated pharmaceutical composition is provided which includes a core in the form of a tablet and which is comprised of a medicament which is sensitive to a low pH environment of less than 3, such as ddl, and having an enteric coating formed of methacrylic acid copolymer and a plasticizer. The tablets may be of varying sizes and may be orally ingested individually or a plurality of tablets sufficient to attain a desired dosage may be encapsulated in a dissolvable capsule. The tablets have excellent resistance to disintegration at pH less than 3 but have excellent drug release properties at pH greater than 4.5. A novel method of making said pharmaceutical composition is also disclosed.

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BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANYROUTE 206 & PROVINCE LINE ROAD PRINCETON NJ 08543

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ullah, Ismat Cranbury, NJ 17 425
Wiley, Gary J Jackson, NJ 8 277

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