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Last Updated: November 22, 2024

Details for Patent: 6,489,346


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Summary for Patent: 6,489,346
Title: Substituted benzimidazole dosage forms and method of using same
Abstract:There is provided a solid pharmaceutical composition in a dosage form that is not enteric-coated, having active ingredients including a non-enteric coated proton pump inhibitor and at least one buffering agent. The proton pump inhibitor is omeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, esomeprazole, pantoprazole, pariprazole, and leminoprazole, or an enantiomer, isomer, derivative, free base, or salt thereof, in an amount of approximately 5 mg to approximately 300 mg; and the buffering agent is in an amount of approximately 0.1 mEq to approximately 2.5 mEq per mg of proton pump inhibitor. The dosage form includes a suspension tablet, a chewable tablet, an effervescent powder, or an effervescent tablet. Also provided is a method for treating an acid-related gastrointestinal disorder in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a solid pharmaceutical composition.
Inventor(s): Phillips; Jeffrey Owen (Ashland, MO)
Assignee: The Curators of the University of Missouri (Columbia, MO)
Application Number:09/481,207
Patent Claim Types:
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Composition; Dosage form; Use; Formulation; Device;

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