Patent ID: 9351937
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A method of reducing one or more side-effects associated with treatment with nitazoxanide or tizoxanide in a patient, the method comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition in the form of a solid dosage form, the composition comprising (a) a first portion comprising a first quantity of nitazoxanide, tizoxanide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof in a controlled release formulation; and (b) a second portion comprising a second quantity of nitazoxanide, tizoxanide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof in an immediate release formulation, wherein the one or more side effects is selected from abdominal pain, diarrhea, flatulence and nausea.