CPC A61K 31/165 (2013.01) [A61K 9/2009 (2013.01); A61K 9/2013 (2013.01); A61K 9/2027 (2013.01); A61K 9/205 (2013.01); A61K 9/2054 (2013.01); A61K 9/2081 (2013.01); A61K 9/209 (2013.01); A61K 31/137 (2013.01); A61K 31/573 (2013.01); A61K 38/12 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising:
a first release portion comprising an active agent in a range of about 20% to about 40% (w/w) of a total amount of the active agent in the composition;
a second release portion comprising the active agent in a range of about 60% to about 80% (w/w) of the total amount of the active agent in the composition; and
a rate controlling agent, wherein the rate controlling agent is selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble excipient, a water-insoluble excipient, a water permeable excipient, and a combination thereof, and wherein the rate controlling agent is present in a weight ratio of the active agent in the second release portion of the composition to the rate controlling agent of about 1:1 to about 1:30 (w/w);
wherein the in vitro release rate of the active agent, measured by an in vitro dissolution test comprises (i) a first release that is relatively fast and (ii) a second release, wherein the second release does not include a second rise in release rate that takes place about 5 hours to about 10 hours after start of the in vitro dissolution test,
wherein the active agent is selected from the group consisting of midodrine, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of midodrine, desglymidodrine, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of desglymidodrine, and any combination thereof; and
wherein the second release comprises a second rise in release rate that takes place about 2 to about 4.5 hours after start of the in vitro dissolution test.
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