Patent ID: 9498446
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A61K

Claim Text:
1. An abuse resistant pharmaceutical composition, comprising a shell resistant to physical tampering and a matrix composition, wherein the matrix composition is at least partly contained within the shell and comprises an opioid drug substance, wherein the shell comprises an outer shell wall having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface being a double curved surface, wherein the shell extends from a first end to a second end, the shell having a length in a range of from 4 mm to 20 mm, wherein the outer shell wall has a first opening at the first end and a second opening at the second end, the first opening and the second opening having an area in a range of from about 1 mm 2 to about 100 mm 2 , and wherein the outer shell wall is of varying thickness and has a maximum thickness in a range of from 1.0 mm to about 10 mm, the outer shell wall being impermeable to water.