ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVES AND SUSTAINED RELEASE PANTOPRAZOLE

Abstract: An oral pharmaceutical composition of pantoprazole in pellet or tablet form, wherein the pantoprazole is at least partly in slow-release form, is distinguished, on combined administration with an antimicrobially-active ingredient, by an enhanced action of rapid onset against disorders caused by Helicobacter.

Description: ORAL PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION CONTAINING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVES AND SUSTAINED RELEASE PANTOPRAZOLE Field of the Invention The present invention relates to oral pharmaceutical compositions in pellet or tablet form for combined use of pantoprazole with an antimicrobially-active ingredient for the treatment of disorders cauεed by Helicobacter. Background Pyridin-2-ylmethylεulfinyl-lH-benzimidazoles, asdisclosed, for example, in EP-A 0005129, EP-A 0166287 and EP-A 0268956 are becoming increasingly important, because of their H + /K τ ATPase- inhibiting action, for the therapy of diseases which originate from increased gastric acid secretion. Examples of active ingredients which are already commercially available from this group are omeprazole (INN) , lansoprazole (INN) and pantoprazole (INN) . These active ingredients are also called irreversible proton pump inhibitors. Control of the microbe, Helicobacter pylori, which is thought to be responsible for certain gastric disorders, by combined use of an antimicrobially-active ingredient which is active against Helicobacter pylori and of an agent which reduces gastric acid has been regarded as the method of choice for some time. EP-A 0519365 proposes (for the active ingredient pantoprazole) a formulation based on the principle of an alkaline core coated with a water-soluble intermediate layer and with an enteric layer, where improved εtability is achieved by using polyvinylpyrrolidone and/or hydroxypropyimethylcellulose as binder for the alkaline core. EP-A 0342522 discloses a formulation for acid-sensitive benzimidazoles, in which an intermediate layer is located between the alkaline core and the enteric coating and is composed of a film-forming material which has only low solubility in water, such as ethylcellulose and polyvinyl acetate, and of a fine- particle inorganic or organic material which is suspended therein and has low solubility in water, such as magnesium oxide, silicon oxide or sucrose fatty acid esters. JP-A 59020219 discloses an enteric composition for acid- labile active ingredients which comprises (under the enteric coating) an intermediate layer of a film-forming material, such as hydroxypropyimethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose and hydroxypropyimethylcellulose phthalate with a content of higher fatty acids. DE-A 3233764 proposes for enteric compositions an intermediate layer which is formed from a water-soluble cellulose ether and a water-soluble mono- or polybasic organic acid, such as citric acid, tartaric acid, and the like. Combined use of irreversible proton pump inhibitors with antimicrobially-active ingredients does indeed show a good effect against Helicobacter in vitro. However, the clinical effect achieved with this combined use is disappointing. Of practical inconvenience is the great delay in the onset of action. Summary of the Invention The action of an antimicrobially-active ingredient on Helicobacter surprisingly is enhanced by administering pantoprazole in slow-release dosage form (extended release form) . It must be regarded as particularly surprising that, in addition, administration of the slow-release pantoprazole results in the onset of action taking place significantly faster than on administration in a form without retarding such release. The duration of treatment until Helicobacter is eradicated is shortened, saving considerable amounts of antibiotic and acid inhibitor. The invention thus relates to an oral pharmaceutical compo¬ sition for treating a disorder caused by Helicobacter comprising pantoprazole in combination with at least one antimicrobially- active ingredient, wherein at least part of the pantoprazole is in slow-release form. Further subject-matters are evident from the claims. Details In connection with the present invention, pantoprazole is the compound, 5-difluoromethoxy-2- [ (3 , 4-dimethoxy-2- pyridinyl)methylsulfinyl]-lH-benzimidazole, its salts and solvates (e.g. hydrates) , in particular the sodium salt with one and a half molecules of water of crystallization (pantoprazole Na x 1.5 H 2 0) . Examples of suitable antimicrobially-active ingredients (active against Helicobacter and, in particular, against Helicobacter pylori) are enumerated in European Patent Application EP-A 0282131. These active ingredients include, for example, bismuth salts (such as bismuth subcitrate or bismuth subsalicylate), sulfonamides, nitrofurans (such as nitrofurazone, nitrofurantoin or furazolidone) , metronidazole, tinidazole, nimorazole or antibiotics. Examples of antibiotics which may be mentioned in thiε connection are, arranged according to particular classes of active ingredient: aminoglycosides, εuch aε gentamicin, neomycin, kanamycin, amikacin or streptomycin; macrolides, such as erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, clinda ycin ' or rifampicin; penicillins, such as penicillin G, penicillin V, ampicillin, mezlocillin or amoxicillin; polypeptides, εuch as bacitracin or polymyxin; tetracylines, εuch aε tetracyline, chlorotetracycline, oxytetracycline, minocycline or doxycycline; carbapene ε, such aε imipenem, loracarbef, meropenem or panipenem; cephaloεporins, εuch as cefalexin, cefoxitin, cefuroxime axetil, cefotaxime, cefpodoxi proxetil, cefaclor, cefadroxil or cephalothin; gyrase inhibitors, such as ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin or pefloxacin, or other different antibiotics, such as chloramphenicol. Particularly worthy of mention in this connection - A - iε also the conjoint administration of pantoprazole with a plurality of antimicrobially-active ingredients, for example with a combination of bismuth salt and/or tetracycline with metronidazole, or with the combination of amoxicillin or clarithromycin with metronidazole. Antimicrobially-active ingredients which may be emphasized are erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, clindamycin, rifampicin, ampicillin, mezlocillin, amoxicillin, tetracycline, minocycline, doxycycline, imipenem, meropenem, cefalexin, cefuroxime axetil, cefpodoxime proxetil, cefaclor, cefadroxil, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin and pefloxacin. Clarithromycin and amoxicillin may be mentioned as antimicrobially-active ingredients which should be particularly emphasized. Combined administration means, for the purpose of the present invention, fixed and, in particular, free combinations, i.e. either slow-release pantoprazole and the antimicrobially- active ingredient are present together in one dosage unit, or slow-release pantoprazole and antimicrobially-active ingredient, which are present in separate dosage units, are administered in direct succeεsion or at a relatively large time interval; a relatively large time interval means a time span up to a maximum of 24 hours. For use as separate dosage units, these are preferably made available together in one pack. For example, the two dosage units are packed together in blister packε which are deεigned with regard to the relative arrangement of the two dosage units with respect to one another, the inscription and/or coloring in a manner known per se εo that the timeε for taking the individual componentε (dosage regimen) of the two dosage units are evident to a patient. A dosage unit meanε, in particular, a medicinal dosage form in which slowing of pantoprazole release is achieved with as few problems as posεible. Thiε includes, in particular, tablets, coated tablets or pellets, and microtablets in capsules, with the dosage form advantageouεly being designed εo that the two active- ingredient components (pantoprazole on the one hand and antimicrobially-active ingredient on the other hand) are released, or made available effectively for the body, in such aε way that an optimal active ingredient profile, and thus action profile, is achieved. It is possible to use (for retarding release) various types and degreeε of retardation εo that a pantoprazole plasma level, which persists as long as possible and is sufficient for raising pH, iε enεured. The pharmaceutical formulation of the antimicrobially-active ingredient iε carried out as is familiar per se to the skilled worker for the individual active ingredient. Rapid release of part of the pantoprazole and extending release of another part can be achieved, for example, also by layered tablets or multilayer tablets, in which case part of the pantoprazole is present in an outer coating in a form without retarding its release; this is followed by another coating containing the antimicrobially-active ingredient and then the core with the pantoprazole, whose release is extended in a εuitable manner. The details of how to achieve slowing of or extending release are familiar to the skilled worker on the basis of his expert knowledge. The skilled worker is likewiεe familiar with suitable ancillary εubεtances and vehicles for the required dosage forms (pharmaceutical formulations) . Besides solvents, tablet auxiliary εubεtances and other active ingredient excipients it iε posεible to uεe, for example, tablet-coating compoεitionε, plasticizerε, antioxidants, preservatives, dyes, etc. Where incompatibilities between the active ingredients or between the active ingredientε and ancillary εubstances are expected, suitable εeparating layers are provided where appropriate (for example in layered or multi-layer tablets) . The doεage of the active ingredients depends greatly on the nature of the antimicrobially-active ingredients uεed. A typical doεage for pantoprazole can be regarded as being a daily dose of from about 0.01 to about 20, preferably from 0.05 to 5, in particular from 0.1 to 1.5, mg/kg of body weight, where appropriate in the form of a plurality of single doses. Penicillins, such as amoxicillin, are administered in a daily dose of from about 5 to 40, preferably from 10 to 20, mg/kg of body weight. Because of a great tendency to decompose in a neutral and, in particular, acidic environment, which also results in highly colored decomposition products, for oral compositionε, it iε necessary on the one hand to keep pantoprazole in an alkaline environment and, on the other hand, to protect it from exposure to acids. It iε generally known to coat tablets or pellets which contain an acid-labile active ingredient with an enteric coating which, after pasεage through the stomach, rapidly diεεolves in the alkaline medium in the intestine. In the case of pantoprazole, which in very acid-labile, it is neceεsary to process it in the tablet core or in pellets in the form of its alkaline salts, for example as εodium salts, or together with alkaline subεtanceε. Since the εubεtances suitable for enteric coatings contain free carboxyl groups, a problem arises when the enteric coating is partly or even completely dissolved from the inside because of the alkaline medium in the interior, and the free carboxyl groupε promote decompoεition of the active ingredientε. It is therefore neceεεary to provide a sealing intermediate layer (εubcoating) between the enteric coating and the alkaline tablet core. EP-A 0244380 proposes to coat cores which contain the active ingredient together with alkaline compounds or as alkaline salt with at least one layer, which is soluble in water or rapidly disintegrates in water, of nonacidic, inert pharmaceutically-acceptable substance before the enteric layer is applied. The intermediate layer or intermediate layers act as pH-buffering zones in which hydrogen ions, which diffuse in from the outside, are able to react with the hydroxyl ions which diffuse out of the alkaline core. In order to increase the buffer capacity of the intermediate layer, it is propoεed to incorporate buffer substance into the intermediate layer(s) . It iε poεεible in practice by thiε method to obtain rather stable compositions. However, relatively thick intermediate layers are required to prevent the unsightly discoloration which occurs even on only slight decompoεition. In addition, conεiderable effort muεt be made to avoid traceε of moisture during manufacture. It is a further aim within the εcope of the present invention to provide an oral pharmaceutical composition with delayed and controlled release of active ingredients in pellet or tablet form for pantoprazole, which is distinguished by great resistance to decompoεition and diεcoloration of the active ingredient cauεed by moiεture and other effects. Thiε aim is particularly advantageously achieved by providing at least one release-slowing intermediate layer of water-insoluble film former, which at the same time represents a barrier for mutual interactions between the active ingredient with an alkaline reaction and the enteric coating with an acidic reaction. In this connection, film formerε are regarded as insoluble in water when they cannot be dissolved in water without further additions (organic solvents, detergents, alkalizing substances, etc. ) . The invention therefore also relates to an oral pharmaceutical composition in pellet or tablet form for acid- labile irreversible proton pump inhibitorε compriεing an alkaline pellet or tablet core, at leaεt one release-slowing, release- controlling intermediate layer and an outer enteric layer which iε soluble in the small intestine, wherein the intermediate layer for the pharmaceutical composition iε formed from a water- inεoluble film former, the film former being applied from anhydrous solution or aqueous dispersion. The slowing of release can be achieved, for example, by a semipermeable membrane, as diεcloεed in numerous patentε (e.g. EP B 0185331) . The details of how to achieve slowing of release are familiar to the εkilled worker on the basis of his expert knowledge. The skilled worker is likewise famil ar with suitable ancillary substances and vehicles for the required dosage formε (pharmaceutical formulationε) . Beεides solvents, tablet ancillary substanceε and other active ingredient excipientε it is posεible to use, for example, tablet-coating compositionε, plaεticizerε, antioxidants, preservatives, dyes, etc. Where incompatibilities between the active ingredients or between the •active ingredients and ancillary substances are expected, suitable separating layers are provided where appropriate. The oral pharmaceutical compositions according to the invention are distinguished from the prior art by controlled release of active ingredients and increased stability. It is particularly advantageous to keep the intermediate layer (which controls the release of active ingredients) very thin (between 20 and 80, preferably between 40 and 60, μm) , which leads to a considerable saving of material and εhorter processing times. The insolubility of the intermediate layer in water means that the application of the enteric layer in the form of aqueous suspensions is not critical becauεe there can be no diεεolution of the intermediate layer. Furthermore, oral pharmaceutical compositions with a considerably smoother surface are obtained, which not only leadε to a better visual appearance but also technically simplifies an imprinting process for tabletε. For a basic reaction of the pellet or tablet core it is mixed (where required increase in pH is not achieved simply by using an active-ingredient salt) with an inorganic base. Mention may be made in this connection of, for example, the pharmacologically-suitable alkali-metal, alkaline-earth-metal or earth-metal salts of weak acids and the pharmacologically- suitable hydroxides and oxides of alkaline-earth and earth metals. Sodium carbonate may be mentioned as a base to be emphasized by way of example. Besides filler and binder, other ancillary substances, in particular lubricants and nonstick agents, and tablet disintegrants, are used in the manufacture of the tablet cores. A suitable binder is, in particular, polyvinylpyrrolidone in various degrees of polymerization. Examples of lubricants and nonstick agents which may be mentioned are higher f tty acids and their alkali-metal and alkaline-earth-metal salts, such as calcium stearate. Suitable tablet disintegrants are, in particular, chemically inert agentε. Tablet disintegrants which may be mentioned as preferred are crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone, crosslinked εodium carboxymethylcelluloεeε and sodium starch glycolate. Examples of film-forming polymers which can be used in the water-insoluble release-slowing intermediate layer(s) (to be app¬ lied to the pellet or tablet core) include ethylcellulose, poly¬ vinyl acetate, ammonio methacrylate copolymer type A (e.g. Eudra¬ git ® RL) and type B (Eudragit® RS) etc. The release rate can be controlled not only by incorporating therein suitable water-soluble pore formers, such as PEG, lactose, mannitol, sorbitol, HPMC, etc., but also by the thickness of the coating layer applied. The εolvents or dispersants used for the release-controlling polymer dispersion are non-aqueous organic solvents, such aε alcoholε, ketones or halogenated hydrocarbons or mixtures of such solvents. It is possible in a similar way to uεe osmotic εyεtems with semipermeable membranes of cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose acetate propionate, as deεcribed in US-A 3845770, US-A 3916899, US-A 4036227, US-A 4093708, US-A 4096238, US-A 4135514 and US-A 4142526, to control the release of active ingredients. These can be coated with aqueouε dispersions of enteric lacquers without changing release rate. Examples of suitable polymers for the enteric coating are methacrylic acid/methyl methacrylate copolymer or methacrylic acid/ethyl methacrylate copolymer (Eudragit ® L) or celluloεe derivatives, such aε carboxymethylethylcelluloεe (CMEC, Duodcel) , celluloεe acetate phthalate (CAP) , celluloεe acetate tri ellitate (CAT), hydroxypropyimethylcellulose phthalate (HP50, HPSS) , hydroxypropyimethylcellulose acetate succinate (HPMCAS) or polyvinyl acetate phthalate, to which it is also possible to add, if desired, plasticizer (such as propylene glycol) and/or other additives and ancillary subεtances (e.g. buffers, bases, such as, preferably, aluminum hydroxide, or pigments) . The layers are applied in conventional wayε uεing equipment customary for these purposes. Examples The following formulation examples explain the invention in detail without restricting it. Example 1 Tablets: I. Production of uncoated core: a) Pantoprazole Na x 1.5 H20 45.1 mg b) Sodium carbonate 10.0 mg c) Mannitol 20.0 mg d) HPMC 2910 3 cpε 25.0 mg e) HPMC 2910 15 cpε 4.0 mg f) Calcium stearate 2.1 mg 106.2 mg a) is mixed with one part of b) , c) and d) . The remainder of b) and c) is added to the clear aqueous solution of e) , and the pH is adjusted to > 10 with b) . This solution is used for fluidized bed granulation. The remainder of d) and f) is added to the dried granuleε, and the granuleε are compreεεed in a suitable tabletting machine. II. Release-slowing layer g) Ethylcellulose 9.85 mg h) Lactose micronized 2.37 mg i) Propylene glycol 0.98 mg j) Ammonia 25% 0.80 mg 14.00 mg g) is disεolved in 165 ml of iεopropanol to prepare solution (A) . A fine suspension of h) in 165 ml of isopropanol is prepared using a rotor-stator agitator, and subsequently i) and j) are εtirred in using a suitable agitator to prepare εuspension (B) . The εolution (A) and the suspension (B) are combined. The tablet cores obtained from I are coated to an adequate layer thickneεε with the εuεpension obtained above in suitable apparatus. III. Enteric coating: 1) Eudragit ® L 13.64 mg m) Triethyl citrate 1.36 mg 15.00 mg 1) is diluted with 140 ml of water, and m) is added. The resulting dispersion iε screened before processing. The disperεion from III is sprayed onto the presealed cores obtained from II in suitable equipment. Example 2 Tablets: I. Production of the uncoated core: Production of the cores took place as in Example I point I. II. Release-slowing layer: g) Polyvinyl acetate 9.15 mg h) Lactose micronized 2.27 mg i) Propylene glycol 0.91 mg j) Ammonia 25% 0.80 mg 13.13 mg g) is dissolved in 150 ml of a 1:1 acetone/chloroform mixture to prepare a solution (A) . A fine dispersion of h) in 150 ml of a 1:1 acetone/choroform mixture iε prepared using a rotor-stator agitator, and subsequently i) and j) are stirred in using a suitable agitator to prepare a εuεpension (B) . Solution (A) and suspension (B) are combined. The tablet cores obtained in I are coated to a εufficient layer thickness with the εuspenεion obtained above in εuitable apparatuε. III . Enteric coating: 1) Eudragit ® L 13.46 mg m) Triethyl citrate l.36mg 15.00 mg Total weight per enteric film-coated tablet 183.50 mg 1) iε diluted with 135 ml of water, and m) is added. The diεpersion is screened before processing. The dispersion from III iε εprayed onto the presealed cores obtained in II in εuitable equipment. Example 3 Pelletε: I. Starter Pelletε a) Sucroεe pelletε (0.7-0.85 mm) 950.0 g b) Hydroxypropylmethylcelluloεe 40.0 g 2910 (USP) c) Propylene glycol 9.9 g d) NaOH 0.1 g a) is sprayed with an aqueous solution of b) , c) and d) in a fluidized bed (Wurster method) . II. Active pellets e) Pantoprazole Na x 1.5 H 403 . 0 g f) Hydroxypropylmethylcelluloεe 403 . 0 g 2910 (USP) g) Propylene glycol 201. 5 g h) NaOH 1 . 0 g f) , g) , h) , e) are εucceεεively dissolved in 4 liters of purified water and sprayed onto 900 g of the pellets obtained in I in a fluidized bed (Wurster method) . III. Presealed pelletε A release-slowing layer iε applied in analogy to the procedure deεcribed for tabletε in a pan or fluidized bed. IV. Enteric-coated pelletε The coating iε applied in analogy to the procedure deεcribed for the tabletε in a pan or fluidized bed. The pelletε are εubεequently packed into capεuleε of εuitable size (e.g. εize 1) . Example 4 Pelletε: I. Active Pelletε c) Pantoprazole Na x 1.5 H 2 0 403.0 g d) Na carbonate 87.3 g e) Microcrystalline cellulose (Avicel PH101) 117.0 g f) Na carboxymethylcellulose 18.0 g c) - f) are premixed dry and subsequently moistened to a paste-like consiεtency with a εolution of Na carbonate and Na carboxymethylcellulose in water in a conventional kneader or high-speed mixer. The resulting composition iε then extruded and shaped into pellets by the extruder/rounder method familiar to the skilled worker. The moistened pellets are dried in εuitable equipment (drying oven, fluidized bed, etc. ) . III. Releaεe-εlowing layer: The releaεe-slowing layer is applied in analogy to the procedure described for tablets in a pan or fluidized bed. IV. Enteric-coated pellets The coating is applied in analogy to the procedure described for tablets in a pan or fluidized bed. The pellets are subεequently packed into capsuleε of suitable size (e.g. size 1). The invention and itε advantageε are readily understood from the foregoing deεcription. As is apparent, variouε changeε can be made in the products and methods without departing fron the spirit and scope of the invention or sacrificing its material advantages. The products and processeε hereinbefore deεcribed are merely illuεtrative of a preferred embodimentε of the invention.

Claims: WHAT IS CLAIMED IS: 1. An oral pharmaceutical composition for treating a dis ¬ order caused by Helicobacter comprising pantoprazole in combina ¬ tion with at least one antimicrobially-active ingredient, wherein at least part of the pantoprazole is in slow-release form. 2. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pantoprazole, which is wholly or partly in slow- release form is in fixed combination with at least one antimicrobially-active ingredient in a single dosage unit. 3. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pantoprazole is in pellet form together with at least one antimicrobially-active ingredient in a capsule as a dosage unit. 4. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 2, wherein the pantoprazole, which is wholly or partly in slow- release form is together with at least one antimicrobially-active ingredient in a multilayer tablet. 5. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the pantoprazole and at least one antimicrobially- active ingredient are in separate dosage units in a single packa¬ ge. 6. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim ' 5, wherein the single package is a blister pack which is designed by the relative arrangement of individual components of the dosage units, by inscription and/or by coloring to communicate the dosage regimen to a patient. 7. An oral pharmaceutical compoεition as claimed in claim 1, wherein the εlow-releaεe form of pantoprazole has an alkaline pellet or tablet core, at least one intermediate layer controlling release of active ingredient, and an outer enteric layer which is εoluble in the small intestine. 8. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 7, wherein at leaεt one intermediate layer iε formed from a water-inεoluble, releaεe-εlowing film former. 9. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 8, wherein the film former haε been applied from a εolution or dispersion. 10. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 8, wherein the intermediate layer contains, as water-insoluble, release-εlowing film former, water-inεoluble cellulose ether and/or polyvinyl acetate. 11. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 8, wherein the intermediate layer contains, as water- insoluble, release-slowing film former, ethylcellulose, ammonio methacrylate copolymer (Eudragit® RS, Eudragit® RL) or polyvinyl alcohol. 12. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 11, wherein the outer enteric layer, which iε soluble in the small intestine, comprises methacrylic acid/methyl methacrylate copolymer or methacrylic acid/ethyl methacrylate copolymer (Eudragit ® L) . 13. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 7, wherein the outer enteric layer compriεeε a celluloεe- derivative coating. 14. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 13, wherein the cellulose derivative is a member selected from the group conεiεting of a carboxymethylethylcelluloεe, cellulose acetate phthalate, cellulose acetate trimellitate, hydroxy¬ propyimethylcellulose phthalate and hydroxypropyimethylcellulose acetate succinate. 15. An oral pharmaceutical composition as claimed in claim 7, wherein a member εelected from the group consisting of a pore former, plasticizer, buffer, base and pigment iε additionally preεent in the intermediate layer. 16. A pharmaceutical as claimed in claim 1, wherein the antimicrobially-active ingredient is a member selected from the group consisting of bismuth subcitrate, bismuth subsalicylate, nitrofurazone, nitrofurantoin, furazolidone, metronidazole, tinidazole, nimorazole, gentamicin, neomycin, kanamycin, a ikacin, streptomycin, erythromycin, azithromycin, clarithromycin, clindamycin, rifampicin, penicillin G, penicillin V, ampicillin, mezlocillin, amoxicillin, bacitracin, polymyxin, tetracyline, chlorotetracycline, oxytetracycline, minocycline, doxycycline, imipenem, loracarbef, meropenem, panipenem, cefalexin, cefoxitin, cefuroxime axetil, cefotaxime, cefpodoxime proxetil, cefaclor, cefadroxil, cephalothin, ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin, ofloxacin, pefloxacin and chloramphenicol. 17. The use of pantoprazole in combination with at least one antimicrobially-active ingredient for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of disorders caused by Helicobacter wherein at least part of pantoprazole is in slow- release form. 18. A process for producing an oral pharmaceutical compo¬ sition in pellet or tablet form for pantoprazole, as active ingre¬ dient, or for combined use thereof with at least one antimicrobially-active ingredient for treating a disorder caused by Helicobacter, which comprises a) incorporating the active ingredient as an alkaline salt and/or with addition of an alkaline substance in a pellet or tablet core, b) applying thereto at least one release-slowing intermediate layer essentially comprising a water-insoluble, release-slowing acidic film former and c) subsequently applying an outer enteric layer which is soluble in the small intestine.

Inventors: BENEDIKT GERALD, DIETRICH RANGO, NEY HARTMUT, SACHS GEORGE, BENEDIKT, GERALD, DIETRICH, RANGO, NEY, HARTMUT, SACHS, GEORGE
Applicants: BYK GULDEN LOMBERG CHEM FAB, BYK GULDEN LOMBERG CHEMISCHE FABRIK GMBH
Application year: 1996
Main classification: A61K9
IPC codes: A61K9, A61K31, A61K45, A61P1, A61P31, C07D401