Oral fixed-dose niacin extended release/simvastatin is associated with clinically relevant improvements in plasma lipid profiles, including lowering of non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, relative to simvastatin monotherapy in patients with mixed dyslipidemias who had not responded fully to simvastatin monotherapy, and is generally well tolerated.

InnoPran XL (propranolol hydrochloride) is a nonselective, beta-adrenergic receptorblocking agent for oral administration, available as an extended release product. InnoPran XL is available as 80 mg and 120 mg capsules which contain sustained-release beads. Each of the beads contains propranolol hydrochloride and is coated with dual membranes. These membranes are designed to retard release of p...

      Extended release formulation of alfuzosin, an a-antagonist used for prostatic hypertrophy, is available in market. It is convenient for older patients to take only one tablet a day. Marketed alfuzosin formulation is three layered geomatrix tablet that requires special facilities, high cost, more time and complex operation than normal direct compression formulation. Therefore, a less compl...

We report on a case of a patient with schizophrenia who was taking 700 mg extended release quetiapine fumarate during her entire pregnancy to prevent relapse. At week 41 she gave birth to a healthy boy. The newborn's weight was 3410 gramms, his height was 49 cm, his Apgar score in the first minute was 9, and at 5 minutes, it was 10.