Gastric resistant pharmaceutical or nutraceutical formulation comprising one or more salts of alginic acid

摘要

The invention relates to a gastric resistant pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition, comprising a core, comprising a pharmaceutical or nutraceutical active ingredient and a gastric resistant coating layer onto the core, wherein the release of the pharmaceutical or nutraceutical active ingredient is not more than 15 % under in-vitro conditions at pH 1.2 for 2 hours in medium according to USP with and without the addition of 40 % (v/v) ethanol, wherein the gastric resistant coating layer comprises 10 to 100 % by weight of one or more salts of alginic acid with a viscosity of 30 to 720 cP of a 1 % aqueous solution.