PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION CONTAINING GELLING AGENT
First Claim
1. A controlled release oral dosage form comprising:
- a therapeutically effective amount of a drug susceptible to abuse together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients;
said dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid;
said dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours when orally administered to a human patient.
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Abstract
Disclosed in certain embodiments is a controlled release oral dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a drug susceptible to abuse together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; the dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid; the dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours when orally administered to a human patient.
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21 Claims
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1. A controlled release oral dosage form comprising:
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a therapeutically effective amount of a drug susceptible to abuse together with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; said dosage form further including a gelling agent in an effective amount to impart a viscosity unsuitable for administration selected from the group consisting of parenteral and nasal administration to a solubilized mixture formed when the dosage form is crushed and mixed with from about 0.5 to about 10 ml of an aqueous liquid; said dosage form providing a therapeutic effect for at least about 12 hours when orally administered to a human patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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