NOVEL ADMINISTRATION FORM COMPRISING AN ACID-LABILE ACTIVE COMPOUND

Abstract: Novel administration form for acid-labile active compounds are described. The novel administration forms have no enteric layers and are suitable for oral administration.

Description: Novel administration form comprising an acid -labile active compound Technical field The present invention relates to the field of pharmaceutical technology and describes a novel administration form comprising an acid-labile active compound, in particular an acid-labile proton pump inhibitor The novel administration form is suitable for oral administration Furthermore, the invention also relates to a process for the production of the administration form and preparations which can be used for the production of the administration form Prior art It is generally known to coat oral administration forms e g tablets or pellets, which contain an acid- labile active compound, with an enteric coating which is rapidly dissolved in the alkaline medium of the intestine after gastric passage An example of such acid-labile active compounds is acid-labile proton pump inhibitors (HJK * ATPase inhibitors), in particular pyπdιn-2-ylmethylsulfιnyl-1H- benzimidazoles, such as are disclosed, for example, in EP-A-0 005 129, EP-A-0 166 287, EP-A-0 174 726 and EP-A-0 268 956 On account of their H * /K * ATPase-inhibiting action, these are of great importance in the therapy of diseases which result from increased gastric acid secretion Examples of already commercially available active compounds from this group are 5-methoxy- 2-[(4-methoxy-3,5-dιmethyl-2-pyrιdιnyl)-methylsulfιnyl]-1 H-benzιmιdazole (INN omeprazole), 5-dιfluo- romethoxy-2-[(3,4-dιmethoxy-2-pyrιdιnyl)-methylsulfιny]-1 H-benzimidazole (INN pantoprazole), 2-[3-methyl-4-(2,2,2-trιfluoroethoxy)-2-pyndιnyl)-methylsulfιnyl]-1 H-benzιmιdazole (INN lansoprazole) and 2-{[4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyrιdιn-2-yl]-methylsulfιnyl}-1 H-benzιmιdazole (INN rabepra- zole) Because of their strong tendency to decompose in a neutral and, in particular, acidic environment, strongly colored decomposition products also being formed, it is also necessary in this case for oral preparations to protect the active compounds from the action of acids and moisture and destruction by undesired interaction with pharmaceutical auxiliaries In the case of the highly acid-labile pyndin- 2-ylmethylsulfιnyl-1H-benzιmιdazoles, it is moreover necessary to process these in the tablef core or in pellets in the form of their alkaline salts, for example as sodium salts, or together with alkaline substances. Since the substances possible for enteric coatings are those having free carboxyl groups, the problem results that the enteric coating, because of the alkaline medium in the interior, begins to dis- solve or is even dissolved from the inside out and the free carboxyl groups promote the decomposition of the active compounds It is therefore necessary to provide an insulating intermediate layer (subcoating) between the enteric coating and the alkaline tablet core or pellet In EP-A-0 244 380, it is proposed to coat cores which contain the active compound together with alkaline compounds or as an alkaline salt with at least one layer of nonacidic inert pharmaceutically acceptable substances which is soluble in water or rapidly disintegrates in water before the enteric layer is applied The intermediate layer or intermediate layers act as pH-buffenng zones in which the hydrogen ions diffusing in from outside can react with the hydroxyl ions diffusing out of the alkaline core In order to increase the buffer capacity of the intermediate layer it is proposed to incorporate buffer substances into the intermediate Iayer(s) In practice it is possible by this process to obtain preparations which are stable to a certain extent However, relatively thick intermediate layers are needed to avoid the unattractive discolorations which occur even in the case of only slight decomposition Additionally a considerable effort has to be made during preparation to avoid traces of moisture In EP-A-0 519 365 a formulation for the active compound pantoprazole on the principle of the alkaline core coated with a water-soluble intermediate layer and an enteric layer is proposed in which an improved stability is achieved by use of polyvinylpyrro done and/or hydroxypropylmethylcellulose as a binder for the alkaline core In EP-A-0 342 522, a formulation for acid-sensitive benzimidazoles is disclosed in which between the alkaline core and the enteric coating is situated an intermediate layer which is composed of an only slightly water-soluble film-forming material such as ethylcellulose or polyvinyl acetate and a slightly water-soluble fine-grain inorganic or organic material suspended therein such as for example magnesium oxide, silicon oxide or sucrose fatty acid esters EP-A-0 277 741 describes spherical grains or granules having a core which is coated with spray powder which contains low-substituted hydroxypropyl-cellulose and a benzimidazole compound having antiulcer activity These grains can be coated with an enteric coating agent WO96/01623, WO96/01624 and WO96/01625 describe an administration form for acid-labile HJK * ATPase inhibitors in which active compound pellets together with tablet auxiliaries are compressed to give a tablet The pellets consist of cores which contain the acid-labile HJK * ATPase inhibitor together with alkaline compounds or as an alkaline salt The cores of the pellets are coated with one or more layers, at least one layer having enteric properties The enteric layer must in this case be mechanically constituted such that on compression to give tablets the acid resistance of the pellets is not adversely affected It is mentioned that the preparation of the cores of the pellets can be effected by spray drying WO97/25030 describes the processing of the abovementioned pellets to give an effervescent tablet As the abovementioned prior art shows the preparation of oral administration forms for acid-labile active compounds requires technically complicated processes Description of the invention It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel oral administration form for acid-labile active compounds in which the acid-labile active compound does not have to be protected by an enteric coating and which can be prepared without great technical effort It has now surprisingly been found that this object can be achieved by an administration form which comprises a plurality of individual active compound units The invention relates to an oral administration form comprising an acid-labile active compound and pharmaceutical auxiliaries, wherein the auxiliaries are not suitable for the formation of enteric layers (enteric coating) Preferably the active compound in the oral administration form is present in the form of a plurality of individual active compound units Further subjects follow from the patent claims The plurality of individual active compound units in the sense of the invention is a plurality of individual units (multiple individual units) in which at least one active compound particle is present Preferably in the individual units, the active compound is surrounded by a mixture of at least one sterol and at least one polymer, by at least one fatty alcohol or by a mixture of at least one fatty alcohol and at least one polymer and/or at least one sterol Further subject of the invention is an oral administration form for acid-labile active compounds comprising at least one pharmaceutical auxiliary and a plurality of individual active compound units wherein the acid-labile active compound in the individual active compound units is surrounded by a mixture of at least one sterol and at least one polymer by at least one fatty alcohol or by a mixture of at least one fatty alcohol and at least one polymer and/or at least one sterol A preferred subject of the invention is an oral administration form for acid-labile active compounds comprising at least one pharmaceutical auxiliary and a plurality of individual active compound units wherein the acid-labile active compound in the individual active compound units is surrounded by a mixture of at least one sterol and at least one polymer Further subject of the invention is an active compound unit comprising an acid-labile active compound, wherein the acid-labile active compound is surrounded by a mixture of at least one sterol and at least one polymer, by at least one fatty alcohol or by a mixture of at least one fatty alcohol and at least one polymer and/or at least one sterol The particle size of the individual units is advantageously less than 200 μm, preferably less than 100 μm Preferably, the particle size is in the range from 2 μm to 50 μm, particularly preferably in the range from 4 μm to 20 μm Acid-labile active compounds in the sense of the present invention are in particular acid-labile proton pump inhibitors Acid-labile proton pump inhibitors (H7K * ATPase inhibitors) which may be mentioned in the sense of the present invention are in particular substituted pyπdιn-2-ylmethylsulfιnyl-1 H-benzιmιdazoles such as are disclosed, for example, in EP-A-0 005 129 EP-A-0 166 287 EP-A-0 174 726 EP-A-0 184 322 EP-A-0 261 478 and EP-A-0 268 956 Preferably mention may be made here of 5-methoxy-2- [(4-methoxy-3,5-dιmethyl-2-pyrιdιnyl)methylsulfιnyi]-1 H-benzimidazole (INN omeprazole) 5-dιfluoro- methoxy-2-[(3,4-dιmethoxy-2-pyπdιnyl)methylsulfιnyl]-1 H-benzimidazole (INN pantoprazole) 2-[3- methyl-4-(2,2,2-tπfluoroethoxy)-2-pyπdιnyl)methyl-sulfιnyl]-1 H-benzimidazole (INN lansoprazole) and 2-{[4-(3-methoxypropoxy)-3-methylpyrιdιn-2-yl]methyl-sulfιnyl}-1 H-benzιmιdazole (INN rabeprazole) Further acid-labile proton pump inhibitors for example substituted phenylmethylsulfιnyl-1 H- benzimidazoles, cycloheptapyrιdιn-9-ylsulfιnyl-1 H-benzimidazoles or pyπdιn-2-ylmethylsulfιnylthιeno- imidazoles are disclosed in DE-A-35 31 487, EP-A-0 434 999 or EP-A-0 234 485 Mention may be made by way of example of 2-[2-(N-ιsobutyl-N-methylammo)benzylsulfιnyl]benzιmιdazole (INN lemi- noprazole) and 2-(4-methoxy-6,7,8 9-tetrahydro-5H-cyclohepta[b]pyπdιn-9-ylsulfιnyl)-1 H-benzimida- zole (INN nepaprazole) The acid-labile proton pump inhibitors are chiral compounds The term acid-labile proton pump inhibitor also includes the pure enantiomers of the acid-labile proton pump inhibitors and their mixtures in any mixing ratio including the racemates Enantiomencally pure acid-labile proton pump inhibitors are disclosed, for example, in WO92/08716 Esomeprazole may be mentioned by way of example The acid-labile proton pump inhibitors are present here as such or preferably in the form of their salts with bases Examples of salts with bases which may be mentioned are sodium, potassium magnesium or calcium salts If desired, the salts of the acid-labile proton pump inhibitors with bases can also be present in hydrate form Such a hydrate of the salt of an acid-labile proton pump inhibitor with a base is disclosed, for example, in WO 91/19710 Particularly preferred acid-labile proton pump inhibitors which may be mentioned are pantoprazole sodium and pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate (= pantoprazole sodium * 1 5 H ^ O) The sterol is preferably a phytosterol or a zoosterol Phytosterols which may be mentioned by way of example are ergosterol, stigmasterol sitosterol brassicasterol and campesterol Zoosterols which may be mentioned by way of example are cholesterol and lanosterol If desired mixtures of sterols can also be present The polymer is preferably a polymer having nonacidic groups Polymers which may be mentioned by way of example are polyvidone (e g Kollidon 17 30 and 90 from BASF) vinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer and polyvmyl acetate Cellulose ethers such as for example methylcellulose ethyl- cellulose (Ethocel) and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose and cellulose esters (e g cellulose acetate phthalate) may furthermore be mentioned If desired mixtures of polymers can also be present The fatty alcohol is preferably a linear saturated or uπsaturated primary alcohol having 10-30 carbon atoms Fatty alcohols which may be mentioned by way of example are cetyl alcohol myπstyl alcohol or stearyl alcohol If desired mixtures of fatty alcohols can also be present The amount (in % by weight) of active compound in the individual active compound unit is advantageously 1-90% In case of units in which at least one active compound particle is present surrounded by a mixture of at least one sterol and at least one polymer the amounts of sterol and of polymer are in each case advantageously 5-80% Preferably the amount of active compound is 10-50% the amount of sterol is 10-40% and the amount of polymer is 10-50% In case of units in which at least one active compound particle is present surrounded by at least one fatty alcohol, preferably the amount of active compound is 2-70 % and the amount of fatty alcohol is 30-98 % In case of units in which at least one active compound particle is present surrounded by at least one fatty alcohol and at least one sterol preferably the amount of active compound is 2-70 % the amount of fatty alcohol is 20-90 % and the amount of sterol is 8-50 % In case of units in which at least one active compound particle is present surrounded by at least one fatty alcohol and at least one polymer preferably the amount of active compound is 10-60 % the amount of fatty alcohol is 10-50 % and the amount of polymer is 10-40 % In case of units in which at least one active compound particle is present surrounded by at least one fatty alcohol, at least one polymer and at least one sterol preferaoly the amount of active ingredient is 2-70 %, the amount of fatty alcohol is 20-85 %, the amount of polymer is 2-25 % and the amount of sterol is 10-50 % It is possible for the person skilled in the art on account of his/her expert knowledge to select the best suited sterols and polymers depending on the active compound The individual active compound units can be prepared for example, by spray-congealing (spray solidification) or preferably by spray-drying Preferably spray-drying is used for the preparation of individual active compound units in which the active compound is surrounded by a mixture of at least one sterol and at least one polymer Spray-drying takes place from a suitable solvent Suitable solvents for the spray drying are preferably those in which the sterol and the polymer are soluble while the active compound is insoluble Suitable solvents can also be solvent mixtures If an acid-labile proton pump inhibitor in particular a substituted pyπdιn-2-ylmethylsulfιnyl-1 H- benzimidazole, is employed as an active compound the suitable solvents are for example hydrocarbons, chlorinated hydrocarbons and ethyl acetate Hydrocarbons which may be mentioned are, in particular, linear or branched alka es or alternatively cycloalkanes Examples of linear alkanes are pentane, hexane and heptane Examples of branched alkanes which may be mentioned are 2-methyl- pentane and 3-methylpentane Examples of cycloalkanes which may be mentioned are cyclohexane and cyclopentane If desired mixtures of the hydrocarbons such as for example petroleum ether can also be employed As a chlorinated hydrocarbon chloroform and preferably dichloromethane may be mentioned On account of his/her expert knowledge in the field of spray drying and if necessary by means of customary tests, it is possible for the person skilled in the art depending on the active compound employed, to select the best suited sterols polymers and solvents For spray-drying, the sterol and the polymer are dissolved in the suitable solvent and the active compound is suspended therein If desired the active compound can also be suspended first and the sterol and polymer then dissolved The suspension obtained is then sprayed in a spray drier Spray drying is carried out in a manner known per se A detailed presentation of this technique is found in K Masters, Spray Drying Handbook 5th edition 1991 and J Broadhead S K Edmond Ronan, C T Rhodes The Spray Drying of Pharmaceuticals Drug Dev Ind Pharm 18 1169 (1992) The principle of spray drying consists in breaking down a solution or suspension of the product to be dπed into fine droplets and drying it using a hot stream of gas The solid components remaining after evaporation of the solvent are separated off from the stream of gas by means of a cyclone and/or by a filter unit and collected Possible drying gases are, in particular, air and preferably nitrogen The gas inlet temperature depends on the solvent Further subject of the invention is a preparation comprising an acid-labile active compound, at least one sterol and at least one polymer obtainable by spray-drying of a suspension of the acid-labile active compound in a solution of the sterol and the polymer in a suitable solvent Preferably spray-congealing is used for the preparation of individual active compound units in which the active compound is surrounded by at least one fatty alcohol or by a mixture of at least one fatty alcohol and at least one polymer and/or at least one sterol For spray-congealing the fatty alcohol is fused and if desired the polymer and/or the sterol are dissolved therein to give a homogeneous solution The active compound is then suspended in the solution The suspension obtained is then sprayed in a spray-dryer Spray-congealing is carried out in a manner known per se A detailed presentation of this technique is found for example in P B Deasy Microencapsulation and Related Drug Process (1984) Further subject of the invention is a preparation comprising an acid-labile active compound at least one fatty alcohol or a mixture of at least one fatty alcohol and at least one polymer and/or sterol obtainable by spray-congealing of a suspension of the acid-labile compound in a solution, if desired, of the polymer and/or sterol in the fatty alcohol The particle size of the active compound used in the spray-drying or spray-congealing process is advantageously less than 100 μm preferably less than 40 μm Preferably, the particle size is in the range from 1-20 μm, particularly preferably in the range from 3-15 μm Such particle size of the active compound for example can be achieved by milling the active compound in a suitable mill The individual active compound units subsequently also designated as preparations, can then serve as a base for the production of the oral administration forms according to the invention Examples of oral administration forms according to the invention to which the preparations can be processed are solutions, suspensions, emulsions gels tablets effervescent tablets, powder in sachets, coated tablets or capsules The person skilled in the art is familiar on the basis of his/her expert knowledge with auxiliaries which are suitable for the desired administration form For the administration forms, it is surprisingly possible to dispense with the enteric coating and in spite of this to achieve a therapeutic action on oral administration The oral administration forms according to the invention contain the acid-labile active compound in a dose customary for the treatment of the appropriate disorder The oral administration forms according to the invention comprising acid-labile proton pump inhibitors are suitable for the treatment and prevention of all diseases for the treatment or prevention of which pyπdιn-2ylmethylsulfιnyl-1 H- benzimidazoles are employed In particular the oral administration forms according to the invention can be employed in the treatment of diseases of the stomach Thus, the oral administration forms according to the invention contain between 1 and 500 mg preferably between 5 and 60 mg, of an acid-labile proton pump inhibitor Examples which may be mentioned are tablets or capsules which contain 10, 20 40 or 50 mg of pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate The daily dose (e g 40 mg of active compound) can in this case be administered in the form of a single administration or in several administrations using the oral administration forms according to the invention The oral administration forms comprising acid labile compounds according to the invention can also be combined with other active compounds either in fixed or in free combination Fixed combination in this connection relates to an administration form wherein all active compounds are present in a single dosage unit Free combination in this connection relates to an administration form wherein the active compounds are present in separated dosage units In connection with oral administration forms comprising acid-labile proton pump inhibitors a combination with antimicrobially active compounds or NSAIDs (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) may be mentioned Particularly mention may be made of a combination with antimicrobially active compounds which can be used in the control of Helico- bacter pylori (H pylori) Examples of suitable antimicrobially-active ingredients (active against Helicobacter pylori) are enumerated in European Patent Application EP-A-282131 These active ingredients include for example bismuth salts (such as bismuth subcitrate or bismuth subsalicylate), sulfonamides nitrofurans (such as nitrofurazone, nitrofurantoin or furazo done) metronidazole tinidazole nimorazole or antibiotics Examples of antibiotics which may be mentioned in this connection are arranged according to particular classes of active ingredient aminoglycosides such as gentamicin neomycin kanamycin ami- kacin or streptomycin macrolides such as erythromycin azithromycin clarithromycin clindamycin or rifampicm, penicillins, such as penicillin G penicillin V ampicillin mezlocillin or amoxicillin polypep- tides such as bacitracm or polymyxm tetracyc nes such as tetracycline chlorotetracycline oxytetra- cycline, minocychne or doxycycline carbapenems such as imipenem loracarbef meropenem or panipenem, cephalosponns such as cefalexin cefoxitin cefuroxime axetil cefotaxime cefpodoxime proxetil, cefaclor, cefadroxil or cephalothin gyrase inhibitors such as ciprofloxacin norfloxacin oflox- acin or pefloxacin or other different antibiotics such as chloramphenicol Particularly worthy of men- tion in this connection is also the combination of a plurality of antimicrobially-active ingredients, for example the combination of a bismuth salt and/or tetracycline with metronidazole or the combination of amoxicillin or claπthromycin with metronidazole and amoxicillin with claπthromycin Particularly worthy of mention in this connection is also administration of a proton pump inhibitor together with a plurality of antimicrobiaily-active ingredients, for example with the combination of a bismuth salt and/or tetracycline with metronidazole or with the combination of amoxicillin or claπthromycin or with metronidazole The preparation of administration forms according to the invention is described by way of example below The examples below illustrate the invention in greater detail without restricting it Prodυction of the preparations by spray-drying Example 1 7 0 g of cholesterol and 5 0 g of Ethocel are dissolved in 100 ml of dichloromethane 5 0 g of pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate are suspended in the solution The suspension is spray-dried in a laboratory spray-dryer (Buchi Mini Spray Dryer B191) Spray conditions drying gas nitrogen inlet temperature 51 °C, pump output 10% A white free-flowing powder is obtained Example 2 5 0 g of cholesterol and 5 0 g of Kollidon 17 are dissolved in 80 ml of dichloromethane 5 0 g of omep- razole magnesium are suspended in the solution The suspension is spray-dried in a laboratory spray- dryer (Buchi Mini Spray Dryer B191 ) Spray conditions drying gas nitrogen inlet temperature 51 °C pump output 10% A white, free-flowing powder is obtained Example 3 5 0 g of cholesterol and 8 0 g of polyvidone 17 PF are dissolved in 60 ml of dichloromethane 5 0 g of pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate are suspended in the solution The suspension is spray-dried in a laboratory spray-dryer (Buchi Mini Spray Dryer B191) Spray conditions drying gas nitrogen inlet temperature 52°C, pump output 12% A white free-flowing powder is obtained Example 4 5 0 g of cholesterol and 8 0 g of polyvidone 17 PF and 2 0 g of ethylcellulose are dissolved in 60 ml of dichloromethane 5 0 g of pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate are suspended in the solution The suspension is spray-dried in a laboratory spray-dryer (Buchi Mini Spray Dryer B191) Spray conditions drying gas nitrogen, inlet temperature 52°C pump output 12% A white, free-flowing powder is obtained Example 5 5 0 g of β-sitosterol, 8 0 g of polyvidone 17 PF and 1 0 g of ethylcellulose are dissolved in 60 ml of dichloromethane 5 0 g of pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate are suspended in the solution The suspension is spray-dried in a laboratory spray-dryer (Buchi Mini Spray Dryer B191) Spray conditions drying gas nitrogen, inlet temperature 52°C, pump output 12% A white free-flowing powder is obtained The preparations obtained according to Examples 1 to 5 have a particle size in the range 10-40 μm By variation of the spraying conditions, it is possible, for example to obtain larger or smaller particles Production of the preparations by spray-congealing Example 6 100 g of cetyl alcohol are heated to 65°C 50 g of pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate are slowly added The mixture is stirred until a homogeneous suspension is obtained and subsequently sprayed through a nozzle in a spray dryer Example 7 80 g of stearyl alcohol and 10 g of ethylcellulose are heated to 70°C and stirred until a clear solution is obtained 40 g of pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate are added and stirred The homogeneous suspension is spray-congealed in a spray dryer Preparation of the administration forms Example A (Granules) 134 7 g of mannitol, 30 g of Kollidon 30 and 20 g of xanthan are mixed dry The mixture is granulated with water in a fluidized bed granulator Granules having a particle size of 0 8-1 5 mm are obtained which are mixed with the preparation (15 3 g) obtained according to Example 1 The mixture thus obtained is filled into sachets or compressed to give tablets - if desired together with further tablet auxiliaries - in a manner known to the person skilled in the art Example B An amount corresponding to 22 6 mg pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate of the powder formulation as described in Example 5 is mixed with appropriate amounts of lactose This mixture is flavoured according to individual taste and filled into mmibags (Sachets) each containing one individual dose The contents of one minibag are dispersed in a glass of tap water under stirring to obtain a suspension for oral intake Example C An amount corresponding to 45 2 mg pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate of the powder formulation as described in Example 1 is mixed with appropriate amounts of lactose This mixture is combined with a mixture of citric acid and sodium carbonate After addition of a suitable lubricant (e g sodium stearyl fumarate) and appropriate flavouring the mixture is directly (without further granulation) compressed to effervescent tablets One tablet is to be thrown into a glass of a water to obtain a drinking suspension after tablet disintegration Example D An amount corresponding to 45 2 mg pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate of the powder formulation as described in Example 4 is mixed with appropriate amounts of (fast flowing) lactose for improvement of powder flow properties This mixture is filled into appropriately sized hard gelatine capsules together with suitable concomitant medication like antibiotics (e g amoxicillin for Helicobacter pylori eradication) or NSAIDs (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs) in available dosage forms

Claims: Patent Claims 1. An oral administration form for acid-labile active compounds comprising an acid-labile active compound and pharmaceutical auxiliaries wherein the auxiliaries are not suitable for the formation of enteric layers 2. An oral administration form as claimed in claim 1 wherein the active compound is present in the form of a plurality of individual active compound units the units having a particle size less than 200 μm 3. An oral administration form as claimed in claim 1 v/herein the active compound is present in the form of a plurality of individual active compound units the units having a particle size less than 100 μm 4. An oral administration form as claimed in claim 1 wherein the active compound is present in the form of a plurality of individual active compound units the units having a particle size in the range from 4-20 μm 5. An oral administration form for acid-labile active compounds comprising pharmaceutical auxiliaries and a plurality of individual active compound units wherein the acid-labile active compound in the individual active compound units is surrounded by a mixture of at least one sterol and at least one polymer, by at least one fatty alcohol or by a mixture of at least one fatty alcohol and at least one polymer and/or at least one sterol 6. An oral administration form as claimed in claim 5 wherein the acid-labile active compound in the individual active compound units is surrounded by a mixture of at least one sterol and at least one polymer 7. An administration form as claimed in claim 1 and 5 wherein the acid-labile active compound is an acid-labile proton pump inhibitor 8. An administration form as claimed in claim 1 and 5 wherein the acid-labile proton pump inhibitor is pantoprazole, omeprazole, esomeprazole lansoprazole or rabeprazole 9. An administration form as claimed in claim 1 and 5 wherein the acid-labile proton pump inhibitor is pantoprazole sodium sesquihydrate 10. An administration form as claimed in claim 5 wherein the sterol is cholesterol, lanosterol, er- gosterol, stigmasterol, sitosterol, brassicasterol, campesterol or mixtures thereof 11. An administration form as claimed in claim 5 wherein the polymer is polyvidone, vinylpyrro- lidone/vinyl acetate copolymer, polyvinyl acetate, methylcellulose, ethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellu- lose, cellulose ester or mixtures thereof 12. An administration form as claimed in claim 5, wherein the fatty alcohol is cetyl alcohol, myπstyl alcohol, stearyl alcohol or mixtures thereof 13. Use of an active compound unit comprising an acid-labile active compound, wherein the acid- labile active compound is surrounded by a mixture of at least one sterol and at least one polymer, by at least one fatty alcohol or by a mixture of at least one fatty alcohol and at least one polymer and/or at least one sterol for the manufacture of an oral administration form 14. Process for the production of an oral administration form according to claim 1 and 5, characterized in that preparations comprising an acid-labile active compound, wherein the acid-labile active compound is surrounded by a mixture of at least one sterol and at least one polymer, by at least one fatty alcohol or by a mixture of at least one fatty alcohol and at least one polymer and/or at least one sterol are mixed with suitable pharmaceutical auxiliaries

Inventors: DIETRICH RANGO, LINDER RUDOLF, DIETRICH, RANGO, LINDER, RUDOLF
Applicants: BYK GULDEN LOMBERG CHEM FAB, DIETRICH RANGO, LINDER RUDOLF, BYK GULDEN LOMBERG CHEMISCHE FABRIK GMBH, DIETRICH, RANGO, LINDER, RUDOLF
Application year: 1998
Main classification: A61K31
IPC codes: A61K9, A61K31, A61K47, A61P1, A61P43, C07D401