| 摘要 |
<p>A controlled release capsule comprises a male plug (2) formed of a water-swellable hydrogel which is engaged within a neck portion (4) of a female body (6). The capsule is intended to deliver two dosages of pharmaceutically active material at different times. A water soluble cap (8) is fitted over mouth (14) of the body, and defines a first volume (9) containing a first unit dosage (10). A second unit dosage (12) is contained within a second volume (11) defined by the plug and the female body. When the capsule is swallowed by a patient, the cap dissolves quickly in the aqueous medium within the gastro-intestinal tract and releases the first dosage. The aqueous medium then comes into contact with the hydrogel plug which swells and becomes disengaged from the body, usually in the intestine, thereby releasing the second dosage a predetermined time after the first dosage.</p> |
