A PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A SUSTAINED RELEASE FORMULATION CONTAINING DIPYRIDAMOLE

摘要

This invention relates to a composition for the sustained release of dipyridamole which comprises (i) spheroid particles comprised of dipyridamole or crystallized salts thereof and pharmacologically acceptable acid or acid substance, and (ii) a coating surrounding said spheroid particles, said coating being comprised of from about 50 to 100 percent by weight of acid-insoluble lacquers soluble in intestinal juices and from about 0 to 50 percent by weight of lacquers insoluble in gastric and intestinal juices and said coating being present in an amount of from about 3 to 30 percent by weight, based on the weight of the spheroid particles, and to the preparation of such a composition.