A solid dose feeder comprising: a plate member surface having a solid dose retaining portion capable of retaining a plurality of solid doses in an array of rows; a solid dose discharging portion spaced apart from the solid dose retaining portion and configured, in use, to dispense a row of solid doses into a plurality of receptacles; and a gate disposed between the solid dose retaining portion and the solid dose discharging portion, the gate being provided with a plurality of gate channels therein and being moveable between a loading position wherein the gate is positioned to receive a row of solid doses from the solid dose retaining portion into the gate channels and a discharging position wherein the gate is positioned to discharge the received row of solid doses into the solid dose discharging portion.
B65B 35/06 - Separating single articles from loose masses of articles
B65B 5/12 - Introducing successive articles, e.g. confectionery products, of different shape or size in predetermined positions
B65G 47/12 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles
B65G 47/14 - Devices for feeding articles or materials to conveyors for feeding articles from disorderly-arranged article piles or from loose assemblages of articles arranging or orientating the articles by mechanical or pneumatic means during feeding
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a 5-HT1 agonist; b) an NSAID; and c) a disintegrant characterised in that the disintegrant comprises between about 15 to about 50% w/w based on the weight of the composition, said composition optionally comprising one or more other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
A dosage form for administration of two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients to a subject, comprising a first pharmaceutical composition comprising a first active pharmaceutical ingredient and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients in a first physical form selected from the group consisting of powder, granule, pellet, bead or mini-tablet form, and at least a second pharmaceutical composition comprising a second active pharmaceutical ingredient and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients in a second physical form selected from the group consisting of granule, pellet, bead, mini-tablet or tablet form, wherein the composition is characterized in that said first and second physical forms are selected to be different to minimize interactions between said first and second pharmaceutical compositions and to allow separation of said first and second pharmaceutical compositions for analysis on the basis of size difference.
A61K 31/135 - Amines, e.g. amantadine having aromatic rings, e.g. methadone
A61K 31/551 - Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. guanethidine or rifamycins having seven-membered rings, e.g. azelastine, pentylenetetrazole having two nitrogens as ring hetero atoms, e.g. clozapine, dilazep
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ATOVAQUONE WITH A PARTICLE SIZE DIAMETER RANGE (D90) OF GREATER THAN 3 μM TO ABOUT 10 μM
C07C 50/32 - Quinones containing groups having oxygen atoms singly bound to carbon atoms the quinoid structure being part of a condensed ring system having two rings
A61K 31/122 - Ketones having the oxygen atom directly attached to a ring, e.g. quinones, vitamin K1, anthralin
C07C 46/10 - SeparationPurificationStabilisationUse of additives
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a 5-HT1 agonist; b) an NSAID; and c) a disintegrant characterised in that the disintegrant comprises between about 15 to about 50% w/w based on the weight of the composition, said composition optionally comprising one or more other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising: a) a 5-HT1 agonist; b) an NSAID; and c) a disintegrant characterised in that the disintegrant comprises between about 15 to about 50% w/w based on the weight of the composition, said composition optionally comprising one or more other pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
A multi-stage process to control the particle size of a pharmaceutical substance comprising the steps of: passing the pharmaceutical substance through a first stage of a particle size reduction process with a first set of particle size control parameters to obtain a feedstock of reduced median particle size and lesser distribution of median particle size for a second stage of a particle size reduction process; passing the feedstock, through a second stage of a particle size reduction process with a second set of particle size control parameters; optionally, using the product of the second stage or subsequent stages as a feedstock in further stages of a multi-stage particle size reduction process with a set of particle size control parameters for each stage; and collecting a pharmaceutical substance with a median particle size greater than 10 μm and with a narrow, reproducible distribution of median particle sizes.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising duloxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient(s) characterised in that the duloxetine has a D90 particle size of 2 to 40 μm.
A pharmaceutical formulation comprising desvenlafaxine having an MMD of between about 5µm and about 100µm, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and at least one matrix rate-controlling pharmaceutically acceptable polymer, solid unit dosage form containing it, methods for preparing such a formulation and for its use to treat depression and related disorders and diseases.
C07D 413/14 - Heterocyclic compounds containing two or more hetero rings, at least one ring having nitrogen and oxygen atoms as the only ring hetero atoms containing three or more hetero rings
A61K 31/519 - PyrimidinesHydrogenated pyrimidines, e.g. trimethoprim ortho- or peri-condensed with heterocyclic rings
A61P 25/30 - Drugs for disorders of the nervous system for treating abuse or dependence
A dosage form for administration of two or more active pharmaceutical ingredients to a subject, comprising a first pharmaceutical composition comprising a first active pharmaceutical ingredient and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients in a first physical form selected from the group consisting of powder, granule, pellet, bead or mini-tablet form, and at least a second pharmaceutical composition comprising a second active pharmaceutical ingredient and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients in a second physical form selected from the group consisting of granule, pellet, bead, mini-tablet or tablet form, wherein the composition is characterised in that said first and second physical forms are selected to be different to minimise interactions between said first and second pharmaceutical compositions and to allow separation of said first and second pharmaceutical compositions for analysis on the basis of size difference.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising rosiglitazone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof wherein said rosiglitazone has a median particle size diameter of about 5 microns to about 20 microns.
A pharmaceutical composition comprising eplerenone having a D90 particle size of between 15-25 microns and further comprising one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
A61K 31/569 - Compounds containing cyclopenta[a]hydrophenanthrene ring systemsDerivatives thereof, e.g. steroids not substituted in position 17 beta by a carbon atom, e.g. oestrane, oestradiol substituted in positions 10 and 13 by a chain having at least one carbon atom, e.g. androstane, testosterone substituted in position 17 alpha, e.g. ethisterone
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a) an ACE inhibitor prone to degradation or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof; b) a stabilizing amount of an alkaline stabilizing agent; and c) pharmaceutically acceptable excipients wherein the composition further includes moisture controlling means.
A61K 47/00 - Medicinal preparations characterised by the non-active ingredients used, e.g. carriers or inert additivesTargeting or modifying agents chemically bound to the active ingredient
A61P 9/00 - Drugs for disorders of the cardiovascular system
A61K 31/27 - Esters, e.g. nitroglycerine, selenocyanates of carbamic or thiocarbamic acids, e.g. meprobamate, carbachol, neostigmine
A controlled-release formulation comprising one or more distinct and discrete units located in physical juxtaposition to enable administration to a patient in need of treatment in a single dose, characterised in that the or each unit comprise(s): (i) a unit dose of an active pharmaceutical ingredient or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (ii) one or more extended-release agent(s); and, optionally, (iii) one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, wherein the sum of the unit dose(s) constitutes a pharmaceutically effective amount of the active pharmaceutical ingredient.
A61K 31/55 - Heterocyclic compounds having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. guanethidine or rifamycins having seven-membered rings, e.g. azelastine, pentylenetetrazole
A controlled-release formulation comprising one or more distinct and discrete units located in physical juxtaposition to enable administration to a patient in need of treatment in a single dose, characterised in that the or each unit comprise(s): (i) a unit dose of an active pharmaceutical ingredient or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (ii) one or more extended-release agent(s); and, optionally, (iii) one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, wherein the sum of the unit dose(s) constitutes a pharmaceutically effective amount of the active pharmaceutical ingredient.
A multi-stage process to control the particle size of a pharmaceutical substance comprising the steps of: passing the pharmaceutical substance through a first stage of a particle size reduction process with a first set of particle size control parameters to obtain a feedstock of reduced median particle size and lesser distribution of median particle size for a second stage of a particle size reduction process; passing the feedstock, through a second stage of a particle size reduction process with a second set of particle size control parameters; optionally, using the product of the second stage or subsequent stages as a feedstock in further stages of a multi-stage particle size reduction process with a set of particle size control parameters for each stage; and collecting a pharmaceutical substance with a median particle size greater than 10쎽m and with a narrow, reproducible distribution of median particle sizes.
A61J 3/02 - Devices or methods specially adapted for bringing pharmaceutical products into particular physical or administering forms into the form of powders
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