Inventors:
Chih-Ming Chen - Davie FL
Joseph C. H. Chou - Coral Springs FL
Timothy Weng - Plantation FL
Assignee:
Andrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. - Davie FL
International Classification:
A61K 914
US Classification:
424489, 424400, 424490, 424493, 424494, 424497
Abstract:
A pharmaceutical composition of omeprazole for oral administration is described which consists essentially of: (a) a pellet comprising an inert core component, a therapeutically effective amount of omeprazole, a surface active agent, a filler, a pharmaceutically acceptable alkaline agent and a binder; and (b) a single layer of coating on said pellet which comprises a layer of an enteric coating agent.