PCT No. PCT/GB93/00055 Sec. 371 Date Jul. 11, 1994 Sec. 102(e) Date Jul. 11, 1994 PCT Filed Jan. 12, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO93/13773 PCT Pub. Date Jul. 22, 1993This invention relates to a slow release nifedipine-containing pharmaceutical compositions and methods of making such compositions. The compositions of the inventions comprise a soluble carrier coated with nifedipine and polyvinylpyrrolidone and an acrylic based polymer. Nifedipine is present, in amorphous form, in excess amounts to polyviny...

Compositions and processes for their preparation are provided in which nifedipine is coated onto a water soluble carrier in a mixture with polyvinylpyrrolidone or a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone and vinyl acetate and a pharmaceutically acceptable acrylic based polymer. The ratio of the polyvinylpyrrolidone or N-vinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer to the content of nifedipine is in the range of from to 1:11:10 and the ratio of the acrylic based polymer to the content of nifedipine is in th...

Compositions and processes for their preparation are provided in which nifedipine is coated onto a water soluble carrier in a mixture with polyvinylpyrrolidone or a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone and vinyl acetate and a pharmaceutically acceptable acrylic based polymer. The ratio of the polyvinylpyrrolidone or N-vinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer to the content of nifedipine is in the range of from 1:1 to 1:10 and the ratio of the acrylic based polymer to the content of nifedipine is in t...

2126864 9313773 PCTABS00024 Compositions and processes for their preparation are provided in which nifedipine is coated onto a water soluble carrier in a mixture with polyvinylpyrrolidone or a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone and vinyl acetate and a pharmaceutically acceptable acrylic based polymer. The ratio of the polyvinylpyrrolidone or N-vinylpyrrolidone/vinyl acetate copolymer to the content of nifedipine is in the range of from 1:1 to 1:10 and the ratio of the acrylic based polymer to the c...

A pharmaceutical composition which comprises particles of a finely divided pharmaceutically acceptable water soluble diluent coated with microcrystalline particles of nifedipine, the majority of which have a particle size of 100 micrometres or less in the presence of polyvinylpyrrolidone, the polyvinylpyrrolidone being present in an amount of from 10 to 90% by weight based on the weight of the nifedipine. The incorporation of polyvinylpyrrolidone in an amount of less than the amount of nifedipin...