CA2877190A1 — Medicament form for release of active ingredients

USPTO Abstract

This invention is concerned with the provision of medicament forms which enable effective administration of a medicament which is usually taken twice or more daily by way of a single daily dose. This is achieved in accordance with the invention by provision of a medicament form comprising a core, a gastric juice-resistant intermediate layer disposed on the surface of the core, and a shell disposed on the opposite side of the intermediate layer from the core. Both the core and the shell comprise a proportion of an active ingredient. The active ingredient is released in at least biphasic form from the medicament form, the first phase relating to the immediate release of the active ingredient after ingestion into the gastric juice. The present invention additionally relates to a process for producing the medicament form and to uses thereof.