HYDROMORPHONE HYDROCHLORIDE-CONTAINING ORAL SUSTAINED-RELEASE PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION

An object is to provide a hydromorphone hydrochloride- or oxycodone hydrochloride hydrate-containing sustained-release pharmaceutical composition for oral administration that reliably exhibits its main pharmacological effect and has excellent formulation stability that avoids dose dumping of the pri...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors YOSHIDA, KAZUHIRO, FUKUI, SACHIKO, YANO, HIDEKI, YADA, SHUICHI
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 15.07.2015
Subjects
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
SPECIFIC THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITY OF CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS ORMEDICINAL PREPARATIONS
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:An object is to provide a hydromorphone hydrochloride- or oxycodone hydrochloride hydrate-containing sustained-release pharmaceutical composition for oral administration that reliably exhibits its main pharmacological effect and has excellent formulation stability that avoids dose dumping of the principal drug, such as alcohol resistance. The present invention provides a sustained-release pharmaceutical composition comprising (A) hydromorphone hydrochloride or oxycodone hydrochloride hydrate, (B) hydroxypropyl methylcellulose acetate succinate having a median size (D 50 ) of 40 µm or smaller, (C) hydroxypropyl cellulose, and (D) a saccharide, wherein the content ratio of the component (C) to the component (B) by weight in the composition, (C)/(B), is 11/3 to 3/11.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130832279