A two pulse gastrointestinal delivery system is provided. The system comprises a desired agent in combination with a swellable core material, the core being surrounded by an inner coat of a water-insoluble or relatively water-insoluble coating material in which particulate water-insoluble material is embedded. The inner coat is additionally surrounded by an outer coat that contains additional amounts of the desired agent. When the delivery device enters the gastrointestinal tract, the outer coat releases the desired agent contained therein and disintegrates, exposing the inner coat. The particulate matter in the inner coat takes up liquid, thus forming channels interconnecting the drug-containing core with the outside of the delivery device. Through these channels liquid enters the core which then swells to the point at which the inner coat is broken. When the integrity of the inner coat is destroyed, the core then disintegrates, immediately releasing all or most of the drug at a specific site. By controlling parameters in the device, such as the core material, carrier material in the coating, and particulate matter, the location of release of both pulses of the drug can be carefully controlled. The invention is also directed to a method of using the device for the treatment of disease by the release of drugs in the gastrointestinal tract in a location- and time-dependent manner.
提供了一种双脉冲胃肠传递系统。该系统包括所需药剂与可膨胀的核心材料相结合,该核心被内层包裹着一层
水不溶性或相对
水不溶性的涂层材料,其中嵌入了颗粒状
水不溶性材料。内层涂层另外被一个包含额外所需药剂的外层包裹。当传递装置进入胃肠道时,外层释放其中所含的所需药剂并分解,暴露内层涂层。内层涂层中的颗粒物质吸收液体,从而形成连接含药核心与传递装置外部的通道。通过这些通道,液体进入核心,然后核心膨胀到内层涂层破裂的程度。当内层涂层的完整性破坏时,核心随后分解,立即在特定部位释放全部或大部分药物。通过控制装置中的参数,如核心材料、涂层中的载体材料和颗粒物质,可以精确控制药物双脉冲释放的位置。该发明还涉及一种利用该装置以位置和时间依赖方式在胃肠道释放药物进行疾病治疗的方法。