The present invention chiefly aims to provide a new API particle in which a metal or the like is coated on the API itself of a pharmaceutical solid dosage form.

The present invention includes, for example, a coated API particle, wherein the surface of an API particle is coated with a metal or a metal oxide (e.g., iron oxide) by sputter deposition, and a process for manufacturing a pharmaceutical solid dosage form (e.g., tablet) using the coated API particles.

According to the present invention, for example, it is possible to improve the photostability of an API itself or of pharmaceutical solid dosage forms produced with the API.

The present invention relates to a controlled release formulation comprising the active compounds tesofensine and a beta blocker, such as metoprolol or carvedilol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention further relates to use of the controlled release formulation in a method of treatment of diabetes, obesity, or an obesity associated disorder.

A unit dosage of an oral composition of an extract of Withania somnifera is disclosed. The extract of Withania somnifera includes total withanolides. The total withanolides includes withanolide glycosides and withanolide aglycones. The extract of Withania somnifera includes about 32% to about 38% by weight of the withanolide glycosides. Methods of preparing the extract of Withania somnifera are disclosed. Methods of treatment by administering the extract of Withania somnifera are disclosed.

The present invention relates to a new formulation of specific nutritional ingredients (nutraceuticals) and/or pharmaceutical compounds.

Provided herewith is a pharmaceutical composition comprising, separately or together, a pulsatile release component comprising levodopa and a DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor for the management of OFF-time episodes in patients with Parkinson's disease.

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 product and process of manufacturing an edible soft-chewable dosage form for the delivery of pharmaceutically active ingredients or nutritional agents orally to an animal or human subject, by forming a granulated soft-chew mass by appropriate mixing and sifting steps, and forming tablets with a compression press. Such soft-chew dosage forms have hardness of less than about two kilopond (2 kp) and friability of less than about one percent (1%) at three-hundred (300) rotations when measured according to the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) test. The process for manufacturing such compressed soft-chew tablets employs compression (tablet) pressing equipment to produce soft-chew tablets of consistent weight and texture.

The present invention pertains to the field of nutrition and medicine, and relates to a drug combination for anti-aging and its use. Specifically, the present invention relates to a drug combination comprising: 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of NR or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, 0.5 to 30 parts by weight of NMN, and 0.01 to 35 parts by weight of mineral. The drug combination of the present invention has good anti-oxidative or anti-aging effects, and has excellent stability.

The present invention relates to a granular pharmaceutical composition obtained by coating a nucleus with: (1) a layer containing a material having a damp-proofing function, and (2) a drug layer containing linaclotide, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a hydrate thereof, and (3) a layer containing a material having a damp-proofing function. Also, the present invention relates to a method for manufacturing the granular pharmaceutical composition obtained by coating the nucleus with (1) the layer containing the material having a damp-proofing function, (2) the drug layer containing the linaclotide, the pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or the hydrate thereof, and (3) the layer containing the material having a damp-proofing function.

A method of treatment or prevention of HIV and other viral infection comprising the administration of a biopolymer-based hydrogel nanoparticles and/or microparticles. In preferred embodiments, the particles comprise chitosan, hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), and linseed oil polyol. These biopolymer-based hydrogel nanoparticles and/or microparticles are antiviral agents that can be employed alone or in combination with other drugs for treatment of the viral infection. Further, the pre-treatment with the particles is highly effective at inhibiting viruses. Therefore, this antiviral biopolymer-based hydrogel nanoparticles and/or microparticles may also be employed as a prophylactic.