EP Patent

EP1299104A1 — Tamper-resistant oral opioid agonist formulations

Assigned to Euro Celtique SA · Expires 2003-04-09 · 23y expired

What this patent protects

Disclosed is an oral dosage form comprising (i) an opioid agonist in releasable form and (ii) a sequestered opioid antagonist which is substantially not released when the dosage form is administered intact, such that the ratio of the amount of antagonist released from said dosage…

USPTO Abstract

Disclosed is an oral dosage form comprising (i) an opioid agonist in releasable form and (ii) a sequestered opioid antagonist which is substantially not released when the dosage form is administered intact, such that the ratio of the amount of antagonist released from said dosage form after tampering to the amount of said antagonist released from said intact dosage form is about 4:1 or greater, based on the in-vitro dissolution at 1 hour of said dosage form in 900 ml of Simulated Gastric Fluid using a USP Type II (paddle) apparatus at 75 rpm at 37 degrees C wherein said agonist and antagonist are interdispersed and are not isolated from each other in two distinct layers.

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
EP1299104A1
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
—
Expires
2003-04-09
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Euro Celtique SA
Source
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