Patent ID: 7387792
Filing Date: 2008-06-17
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A pharmaceutical composition which comprises: (a) an intraorally first releasing portion, in the form of a tablet comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient capable of intraoral administration having a molecular weight of less than 350 Daltons, in a dosage of no more than 50 mg, wherein the tablet comprises an excipient and disintegrates or dissolves within 10 minutes permitting rapid release and uptake of the pharmaceutically active ingredient within the oral region; and (b) a second releasing portion located around the first portion, comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient capable of oral administration and which is releasable and orally ingestible by the patient after the tablet of (a) has disintegrated or has dissolved intraorally wherein it is absorbed after swallowing.