Patent ID: 6391335
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A61K,Y10S

Abstract:
A dosage form for delivery of a therapeutically effective amount of a drug to a target area in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammal; comprising:(a) a therapeutically effective amount of a drug; (b) at least one effervescent penetration enhancer; wherein said at least one effervescent penetration enhancer is present in an amount sufficient to increase the penetration of said drug across said target area of said gastrointestinal tract to permit delivery of a therapeutically effective amount of said drug; and (c) an enteric coating maintained over said drug and said at least one effervescent penetration enhancer; wherein said enteric coating prevents the release of said drug and said at least one effervescent penetration enhancer until a time at which said dosage form reaches said target area in said gastrointestinal tract.