SUSPENSION VEHICLE FOR COATED DRUG PARTICLES

摘要

The present invention is directed to a suspension vehicle for coated drug particles. The coated drug particles are suitable for use in taste masking. The suspension vehicle disclosed enables the maintenance of coated drug particles with an average particle size of about 50 µm to about 600 µm in suspension for an extended period of time, without sedimentation or floating, even after shaking in the presence of air. The suspension vehicle of the present invention makes it possible to produce multidose oral suspensions of coated drugs, from which consistent dosages can be dispensed over time. The dry formulations, methods, and suspension vehicles of the present invention are particularly well suited for the delivery of objectionable tasting drugs, such as linezolid.