Patent ID: 7635490
Filing Date: 2009-12-22
Classification: A23G,A23L,A61J,A61K,A61P,B30B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A dosage form comprising a first core containing a first active ingredient, and a second core containing a second active ingredient, said first and second cores being surrounded by and separated by a shell consisting of a first shell portion and a second shell portion, said dosage form providing a delay of at least one hour between the initial release of the first active ingredient from said first core and the initial release of the second active ingredient from said second core after contacting of the dosage form with a liquid medium, wherein said delay is provided by breach of a portion of the shell in contact with said first core before breach of the shell portion in contact with said second core, and wherein the shell is substantially free of pores having a diameter from about 0.5 to about 5.0 microns.