Provided are pharmaceutical compositions and methods for preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising Ibuprofen using solventless mixing methods. Excess coating material that is not bound to coated Ibuprofen may be removed by a sieving process. Coating and dosing ratios can also be optimized to minimize the amount of excess unbound coating material. Additionally, the compositions can be formulated to preserve the functional coating of coated Ibuprofen and to minimize aeration of Ibuprofen when mixed into suspension.

The invention relates to a tamper-resistant tablet comprising (i) a matrix material in an amount of more than one third of the total weight of the tablet; and (ii) a plurality of coated particulates in an amount of less than two thirds of the total weight of the tablet; wherein said particulates comprise a pharmacologically active compound and a physiologically acceptable polymer, preferably a polyalkylene oxide; and form a discontinuous phase within the matrix material;
which preferably provides under in vitro conditions immediate release of the pharmacologically active compound in accordance with Ph. Eur.;
and method of using said tablet to treat pain and other conditions.

A method of treatment for HIV or other viral infection involves the administration of a biopolymer based hydrogel nanoparticles and/or microparticles that are comprised of chitosan, hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), and linseed oil polyol. These biopolymer based hydrogel nanoparticles and/or microparticles are the antiviral agent that can be employed alone or in combination with other drugs for treatment of the viral infection. Evidence demonstrates the pre-treatment with nanogels is highly effective at lowering HIV growth. Therefore, this antiviral biopolymer based hydrogel nanoparticles and/or microparticles may also be employed as a prophylactic.

An oral methylphenidate extended release tablet is described, which can be scored and still retain its extended release profile. The tablet contains a combination of an uncoated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex, a barrier coated methylphenidate-ion exchange resin complex-matrix, and an uncomplexed methylphenidate active component. Following administration of a single dose of the extended release methylphenidate chewable tablet, a therapeutically effective amount of methylphenidate is reached in less than about 20 minutes and the composition provides a twelve-hour extended release profile.

A method for preventing and/or treating vitamin B12 deficiency is taught. The method comprises administering a composition comprising pseudovitamin B12-producing bacteria, optionally in conjunction with mucin-degrading and/or propionate-producing bacteria, to a subject in need thereof. The method is particularly suitable for administration to subjects suffering from vitamin B12 deficiency due to metformin treatment for type-2 diabetes, and to subjects having undergone bariatric surgery.

Described herein are alcohol-resistant oral pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms that exhibit reduced drug release in the presence of alcohol. The compositions comprise a substrate comprising a controlled release formulation of lorazepam and an alcohol-resistant coating surrounding the substrate.

An object of the present invention is to provide a solid pharmaceutical composition which suppresses the characteristic bitter taste of 1-(3-(2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof and has a good storage stability of the-aforementioned compound or a salt thereof. The present invention provides a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising 1-(3-(2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof and a carboxylic acid whose solubility in water at 25 C. is 50 g/100 g H.sub.2O or less, wherein pH of a solution obtained when the solid pharmaceutical composition is dissolved or suspended in a 10 mmol/L KCl solution such that 1-(3-(2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or the salt thereof is 1 mg/mL or 8.96 mg/mL is 4.8 or less.

Disclosed are therapeutic oral formulations comprising particular substituted pyridine based compounds, their manufacture, and methods and uses of the formulations in treating substance P mediated pathways in the brain such as elevated intracranial pressure or the modification of expression of (hyper)-phosphorylated tau protein () in the brain for indications such as, but not limited to concussion, post-concussive (or post-concussion) syndrome (PCS), chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke.

Described herein are stable orally disintegrating tablets containing a proton pump inhibitor, methods for making the same, and methods for treating subjects in need thereof. In particular, the orally disintegrating tablets are composed of a plurality of coated units admixed with a disintegrant that demonstrate decreased friability and increased hardness.

Controlled release and taste masking compositions containing one or more active principles inglobated in a three-component matrix structure, i.e. a structure formed by successive amphiphilic, lipophilic or inert matrices and finally inglobated or dispersed in hydrophilic matrices. The use of a plurality of systems for the control of the dissolution of the active ingredient modulates the dissolution rate of the active ingredient in aqueous and/or biological fluids, thereby controlling the release kinetics in the gastrointestinal tract.