EP Patent

EP0344939B1 — Gastric retention system for controlled drug release

Assigned to Pfizer Inc · Expires 1993-01-27 · 33y expired

What this patent protects

An oral drug delivery system having delayed gastrointestinal transit comprising a non-continuous compressible element and an attached controlled release device and which in the expanded form resists gastrointestinal transit; and a modular system for use therein comprising a non-c…

USPTO Abstract

An oral drug delivery system having delayed gastrointestinal transit comprising a non-continuous compressible element and an attached controlled release device and which in the expanded form resists gastrointestinal transit; and a modular system for use therein comprising a non-continuous compressible element and an attached receptacle means for receiving and holding a drug-containing orally administrable controlled release device and which in the expanded form resists gastric transit.

Drugs covered by this patent

Patent Metadata

Patent number
EP0344939B1
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
—
Expires
1993-01-27
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Pfizer Inc
Source
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