| abstract |
In a first aspect of the invention there is provided a dosage form for delivery of a fixed amount of a drug to provide a sustained release of said drug to a patient which comprises: n (a) a graduated container for accepting a liquid oral sustained release medicament, said graduated container being calibrated in units to permit an accurate total dosage of said drug; and n (b) a liquid oral sustained release medicament capable of providing even blood levels of a drug in the bloodstream of a patient over a prolonged period of time, which comprises a suspension comprising microcapsules of said drug suspended in a saturated solution of said drug, the saturated level of said drug being maintained over a prolonged period of time for sustained release to the bloodstream and at a substantially constant level by means of the dissolution of the microcapsules into solution to replace the drug that leaves said solution, thereby maintaining the saturated level of drug in solution. |