Controlled release of steroids from sugar coatings
AssigneeAmerican Home Products Corporation
InventorReginald J. Barcomb
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Abstract
A sugar coating composition for application to a compressed medicinal tablet comprising a sugar, a dose of a hormonal steroid and a steroid release rate controlling amount of microcrystalline cellulose.
Claims6
A compressed tablet comprising a tablet core containing conjugated estrogens and a sugar coating in which said sugar coating incorporates a hormonal steroid and a release rate controlling amount of microcrystalline cellulose.
A compressed tablet comprising a tablet core containing conjugated estrogens and a sugar coating in which said sugar coating incorporates with the sugar sucrose, the hormonal steroid medroxyprogesterone acetate and asteroid release rate controlling amount of microcrystalline cellulose.
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