Patent ID: 8246996

Claim:
A once-a-day antibiotic product comprising: first, second, and third antibiotic dosage forms, each of said antibiotic dosage forms comprising at least one antibiotic and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, said first and third antibiotic dosage forms being a delayed release dosage forms, said second antibiotic dosage form being a delayed sustained release dosage form, wherein the antibiotic released from the first dosage form reaches a C max within from about 0.5 hours to about 2 hours after initial release of antibiotic, wherein said second dosage form initiates release of antibiotic at about the same time as said first dosage form initiates release of antibiotic, and C max of the antibiotic released from the second dosage form is achieved no earlier than 2 hours after initiation of release of antibiotic from the first dosage form and wherein said third dosage form initiates release of antibiotic after said second dosage form initiates release of antibiotic, and C max of the total antibiotic released from said antibiotic product is achieved in less than about 12 hours from initial release of antibiotic and said once-a-day antibiotic product contains the total dosage of the at least one antibiotic for a twenty-four hour period, wherein the antibiotic product does not contain an immediate release dosage form, wherein the antibiotic product is an oral dosage form, and wherein the first dosage form contains about 20-70% of the total dosage of antibiotic, the second dosage form contains about 10-70% of the total dosage of antibiotic, and the third dosage form contains about 10-70% of the total dosage of antibiotic.