Patent ID: 6565882
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
An antibiotic composition comprising:a mixture of at least four dosage forms, said first dosage form comprising at least one antibiotic with a beta-lactam ring or portion thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; the second dosage form comprising at least one beta-lactamase inhibitor and a pharmaceutical carrier; the third dosage form comprising at least one antibiotic including a beta-lactam ring or portion thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; the fourth dosage form comprising at least one beta-lactamase inhibitor and a pharmaceutical carrier, said first dosage form and said second dosage form having release profiles whereby the maximum serum concentration of the inhibitor released from the second dosage form is reached at a time after the maximum serum concentration is reached for the antibiotic released from the first dosage form, the third dosage form having a release profile such that maximum serum concentration of the antibiotic released from the third dosage form is reached at a time after the time at which the maximum serum concentration for the inhibitor released from the second dosage form is achieved, and the fourth dosage form having a release profile whereby the inhibitor released from the fourth dosage form achieves a maximum serum concentration at a time that is after the time at which the maximum serum concentration of the antibiotic released from the third dosage form is achieved.