Patent ID: 6306391
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A61K

Abstract:
A process to provide a stable fixed dose oral pharmaceutical formulation comprising at least one anti-infective agent as a first active ingredient and at least one micro organism susceptible to said anti-infective agent as a second active ingredient, the process consisting essentially of a step of coating at least one of the first and second active ingredients to provide a protective barrier around the active ingredient, and thereafter a step of combining the active ingredients into a single pharmaceutical formulation selected from the group consisting of a tablet and a capsule wherein said tablet or capsule contains both said anti-infective agent and said micro organism, the protective barrier protects the susceptible micro-organism from the effect of the anti-infective agent to maintain the susceptible micro-organism in a viable form for a period of at least three months, said anti-infective agent is selected from the group consisting of Ampicillin, Amoxycillin, Cloxacillin, Clavulanic acid, Sultamicin, Cefuroxime axetil, Cefadroxyl, Cephalexin, Cefixime, Erythromycin, Ciprofloxacin, and combinations thereof, and said micro organism is selected from the group consisting of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus spores, Lactobacillus lactis, Streptococcus thermophilus, Streptococcus lactis, Saccromyces cerevisea, Lactobacilli GG, and combinations thereof.