Controlled release azithromycin solid dosages forms
View Patent ↗A solid dosage form for oral administration comprising azithromycin in an amount below that which causes gastrointestinal side effects, which dosage form is a controlled release dosage form.
1. A controlled release solid oral dosage form comprising azithromycin in an amount that is 150 mg or less.
2. The oral dosage form of claim 1 which is a tablet.
3. The oral dosage form of claim 1 which is a capsule.
4. The oral dosage form of claim 1 wherein the amount is 100 mg or less.
5. The oral dosage form of claim 4 wherein the amount is 80 mg or less.
6. The oral dosage form of claim 1 wherein the dosage form is coated with an enteric coating.
7. The oral dosage form of claim 6 wherein the enteric coating includes a methacrylic copolymer.
8. The oral dosage form of claim 1 wherein the dosage form comprises a multiplicity of particles that are individually coated.
9. The oral dosage form of claim 8 wherein the coated particles have been formed into a solid that forms a part of or all of a tablet.
10. The oral dosage form of claim 8 wherein the coated particles are contained within a capsule shell.
11. The oral dosage form of claim 2 that comprises azithromycin, a disintegrating agent, a filler, and binding agent.
12. The oral dosage form of claim 11 which comprises dibasic calcium phosphate, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, and polyethylene glycol.
13. A controlled release solid oral dosage form comprising azithromycin in an amount of 150 mg or less from which dosage form not more than 50% of the azithromycin is released at pH 1 within one hour.
14. The solid oral dosage form of claim 13 from which not more than 25% of the azithromycin is released at pH 1 within one hour.
15. The solid oral dosage form of claim 13 from which not more than 10% of the azithromycin is released at pH 1 within one hour.
16. The solid dosage form of claim 13 which is a tablet.
17. The solid dosage form of claim 13 which is a capsule.
18. The oral dosage form of claim 13 wherein the amount is 100 mg or less.
19. The oral dosage form of claim 18 wherein the amount is 80 mg or less.
20. The oral dosage form of claim 16 that comprises azithromycin, a disintegrating agent, a filler, and binding agent.
21. The oral dosage form of claim 20 which comprises dibasic calcium phosphate, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, and polyethylene glycol.
22. A method for making a solid dosage form for oral administration containing azithromycin comprising combining azithromycin in an amount of 150 mg or less and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients in a solid form and applying an enteric coating to the dosage form.
23. The method of claim 22 wherein the enteric coating is applied to the outer surface of the solid dosage form.
24. The method of claim 23 wherein the enteric coating is applied to individual particles containing azithromycin and the one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients within the solid oral dosage form.
25. The method of claim 22 wherein the solid dosage form is a tablet.
26. The method of claim 22 wherein the solid dosage form is a capsule.
27. A method for increasing the bioavailability of azithromycin from an oral solid dosage form containing azithromycin in an amount of 150 mg or less comprising providing said oral dosage form as a controlled release form.
28. The method of claim 27 wherein the oral dosage form is a tablet.
29. The method of claim 27 wherein the oral dosage form is a capsule.
30. The method of claim 27 wherein the amount is 100 mg or less.
31. The method of claim 30 wherein the amount is 80 mg or less.
32. The method of claim 27 wherein the dosage form is coated with an enteric coating.
33. The method of claim 32 wherein the enteric coating includes a methacrylic copolymer.
34. The method of claim 27 wherein the dosage form comprises a multiplicity of particles that are individually coated.
35. The method of claim 34 wherein the coated particles have been formed into a solid that forms a part of or all of a tablet.
36. The method of claim 34 wherein the coated particles are contained within a capsule shell.
37. The method of claim 28 wherein the dosage form comprises azithromycin, a disintegrating agent, a filler, and binding agent.
38. The method of claim 37 wherein the dosage form comprises dibasic calcium phosphate, croscarmellose sodium, hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose, and polyethylene glycol.
39. The oral dosage form of claim 5 wherein the amount is 60 mg.
40. The oral dosage form of claim 19 wherein the amount is 60 mg.
41. The method of claim 22 wherein 100 mg of azithromycin or less is combined.
42. The method of claim 41 wherein 80 mg of azithromycin or less is combined.
43. The method of claim 42 wherein 60 mg of azithromycin is combined.
44. The method of claim 31 wherein the amount is 60 mg.
45. The oral dosage form of claim 5 wherein the amount is 30 mg.
46. The oral dosage form of claim 19 wherein the amount is 30 mg.
47. The method of claim 42 wherein 30 mg of azithromycin is combined.
48. The method of claim 31 wherein the amount is 30 mg.