Patent ID: 8460710

Claim:
A once-a-day antibiotic product comprising: first, second, and third dosage forms, each of said antibiotic dosage forms comprising at least one antibiotic and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, said first and second antibiotic dosage forms being a delayed release dosage forms, said third antibiotic dosage form being a delayed sustained release dosage form, wherein said third dosage form initiates release of antibiotic at about the same time as said second dosage form initiates release of antibiotic or wherein said third dosage form initiates release of antibiotic after said second dosage form initiates release of antibiotic, and wherein said second dosage form initiates release of antibiotic after said first dosage form initiates release of antibiotic, Cmax of the total antibiotic release from said antibiotic product is achieved in less than 12 hours from initial release of antibiotic, said once-a-day antibiotic product contains the total dosage of the at least one antibiotic for a twenty-four hour period, wherein said at least one antibiotic has a half life of 2-10 hours, and said once-a-day product is an oral dosage form and is free of immediate release dosage forms.