| 摘要 |
Propranolol is delivered orally in a sustained release dosage form. The dosage form is for oral administration and comprises a core containing the drug and a coating of an expandable lattice, said expandable lattice permitting the passage of water therethrough but which under conditions of high pressure is expanded to a state whereby molecules of the drug are permitted to pass therethrough, said expandable lattice retaining its structural integrity, said dosage form when contacted with the aqueous medium of the gastrointestinal tract taking up water in said core through passage of water through said expandable lattice, whereby an osmotic pressure is built up causing said expandable lattice to expand responsive to said osmotic pressure, the drug being permitted to escape through the resultant expanded lattice structure of said expandable lattice.
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