| ACURA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. Patent applications |
| Patent application number | Title | Published |
| 20120087982 | EXTENDED RELEASE OPIOID ABUSE DETERRENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - This invention relates to an abuse deterrent dosage form of opioid analgesics, wherein an analgesically effective amount of opioid analgesic is combined with a polymer to form a matrix. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120039957 | OPTIMIZED NIACIN COMPOSITIONS IN PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS - The present invention includes compositions and methods related to forms of niacin with enhanced in-vivo absorption and bioavailability. Such enhanced delivery of niacin in the presence of food may be achieved by size reduction of crystalline niacin, use of amorphous forms of niacin, and/or pH modulation in the presence on organic acids. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120009129 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS FOR DETERRING MISUSE, ABUSE, AND DIVERSION - Pharmaceutical compositions to deter misuse, abuse and diversion of pharmaceutical dosage units containing drugs susceptible to abuse with generation of high volume foam upon contact with a suitable media. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20110077238 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETERRING ABUSE - Effective methods and compositions to deter abuse of pharmaceutical products (e.g., orally administered pharmaceutical products) including but not limited to immediate release, sustained or extended release and delayed release formulations for drugs subject to abuse comprising at least 10% by weight hydroxypropylcellulose; polyethylene oxide; and a disintegrant selected from the group consisting of crospovidone, sodium starch glycolate and croscarmellose sodium; wherein the ratio of hydroxypropylcellulose to polyethylene oxide on a weight basis is between about 10:1 and 1:10. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20100216829 | METHOD AND COMPOSITIONS FOR DETERRING ABUSE OF OPIOID CONTAINING DOSAGE FORMS - This invention relates to an abuse deterrent dosage form of opioid analgesics, wherein an analgesically effective amount of opioid analgesic is combined with a polymer to form a matrix. | 08-26-2010 |