GASTRIC RETENTIVE DOSAGE FORMS FOR EXTENDED RELEASE OF ACAMPROSATE INTO THE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT.

摘要

Gastric retentive dosage forms for sustained reiease of acamprosate are described which may allow once- or twice-daily dosing for both acute and long-term treatment of a disorder including alcohol dependence, tinnitus, sleep apnea, Parkinson's disease, levodopa-induced dyskinesias in Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Cortical spreading depression, migraine, schizophrenia, anxiety, tardive dyskinesia, spasticity, multiple sclerosis, various types pain, or binge eating. Methods of treatment using the dosage forms and methods of making the dosage forms are also described.