FIELD: medicine, pharmacy. SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the dosed composition of prolonged release for 24 h and a single dosed form of this composition. Composition is made as capsule including spheroids containing venlafaxine hydrochloride, microcrystalline cellulose and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose. Invention relates to also film coating for particles containing ethylcellulose with 44.0-51.0% of ethoxy-groups and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose with 28.0-30.0% of methoxy-groups and 7.0-12% of hydroxypropoxy-groups. Composition provides the improved control of blood plasma drug levels as compared with usual tableted compositions being the latters must be intaken twice or more per a day. Proposed composition decreases amount of cases of nausea and vomiting as compared with usual tablets. EFFECT: enhanced effectiveness and improved properties of composition. 14 cl, 3 tbl, 4 ex
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2001-12-20—Published
1997-03-13—Filed