US 7,579,380 B2
Modified release formulations of a bupropion salt
Werner Oberegger, Mississauga (Canada); Fang Zhou, Davie, Fla. (US); Paul Maes, Toronto (Canada); Stefano Turchetta, Rome (Italy); Graham Jackson, Co. Kildare (Ireland); Pietro Massardo, Rome (Italy); and Mohammad Ashty Saleh, Oakville (Canada)
Assigned to Biovail Laboratories International S.R.L., St. Michael (Barbados)
Filed on Jul. 06, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/774,109.
Application 11/774109 is a continuation of application No. 11/751768, filed on May 22, 2007.
Application 11/751768 is a continuation of application No. 11/475252, filed on Jun. 27, 2006, granted, now 7,241,805.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/693906, filed on Jun. 27, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2008/0038345 A1, Feb. 14, 2008
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61K 31/12 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 514—688 20 Claims
 
1. A pharmaceutical composition, comprising:
at least one microparticle comprising at least one core which is surrounded by at least one osmotic subcoat, and at least one control-releasing coat which surrounds the at least one osmotic subcoat, wherein
said at least one core comprises bupropion hydrobromide and at least one excipient, and said at least one osmotic subcoat comprises at least one osmotic agent and at least one osmotic deposition vehicle.