Patent ID: 7670624

Claim:
An oral multiple drug release composition, said composition comprising: (a) a drug core comprising a first drug and a saccharide, wherein said first drug is coated by said saccharide; (b) a water-permeable, release-controlling polymer as a layer in between said first drug and said saccharide; (c) an organic acid-soluble polymer, wherein said drug core is coated by said organic acid-soluble polymer; (d) a water-permeable, release-controlling polymer, wherein said organic acid-soluble polymer is coated by said water-permeable, release-controlling polymer; and (e) an enteric coat comprising a mixture of an enteric coating polymer and a second drug, wherein said water-permeable, release-controlling polymer is coated by said enteric coat, wherein said composition releases said second drug in the small intestine and said first drug in the colon.