in a preferred embodiment of the present invention triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide are combined along with suitable non - toxic pharamaceutical carriers to produce the desired pharmaceutical action . a preferred embodiment for the method of manufacturing the pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises the steps of providing respective quantities of triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide at a weight ratio of triamterene to hydrochlorothiazide of about 2 . 00 to 1 . 25 : 1 . the active ingredients ( triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide ) are mixed together with a wicking binding , disintegration agent and then blended , milled and granulated with solvent and acid . this is followed by further milling , drying , mixing with a disintegrant and lubricant , and final blending . the final dosage form may be a tablet by compression or capsule by encapsulation . the quantity of triamterene on w eight basis should bein the range of about 2 . 00 to 1 . 25 times the quantity of hydrochlorothiazide , preferably about 1 . 5 : 1 . the expression &# 34 ; triamterene weight base &# 34 ; shall refer to the ratio of the amount on a weight basis of another component to the amount of triamterene . the active ingredient triamterene , in a milled form , preferably having a particle size specification of not less than 95 % through a 100 mesh screen ; the active ingredient hydrochlorothiazide , in a milled form , preferably having a particle size specification of not less than 95 % through a 100 mesh screen and a suitable wicking , binding , disintegration agent such as microcrystalline cellulose , n . f . ( c 6 h 10 o 5 ) n are blended into a mixture . the ratio of triamterene to hydrochlorothiazide is a ratio of 2 . 00 to 1 . 25 : 1 with a ratio of 1 . 5 : 1 being preferred . the amount of microcrystalline cellulose which functions as a wicking , binding and disintegration agent is that amount which would produce effective dissolution of the active ingredients . a preferred range of microcrystalline cellulose is about 50 to 750 percent ( on a triamterene weight basis ) and preferably about 150 to 400 percent . microcrystalline cellulose is a preferred wicking , binding and disintegration agent ; however , other wicking , binding and disintegration agents which are capable of producing effect dissolution of the actives would also be suitable for the practice of this invention . the resultant mixture is now milled . the milling procedure is preferably accomplished by the passing of the mixture through a mill , such as a comil ® fitted with a 032r screen with an impeller speed of 1000 rpm . the milled mixture should be free of any undispersed aggregate of active ingredients and uniformed . said mixture is now transferred to mixing / granulation type of equipment . it is the purpose of this milling to produce a mixture which is free of any undispersed aggregates of active ingredients . thus it is understood that other commercially available mills fitted with various size screens and run at different impeller speeds would also be suitable for the practice of this invention , provided that the above - defined purpose is accomplished by the equipment . a granulation liquid is prepared by dispersing / dissolving a binder such as povidone ( polyvinylpyrrolidone ) of about 10 to 70 percent on a triamterene weight basis and preferably about 20 to 35 percent and an acid component such as malic acid of about 5 to 45 percent on a triamterene weight basis and preferably about 10 to 25 in a solvent such as purified water of about 50 to 650 percent on a triamterene weight basis and preferably about 150 to 260 . while povidone is a preferred binder , other agents which are capable of imparting cohesive qualities to powdered material may also be suitable for the practice of this invention . the above - described granulation liquid was slowly added to the milled powder with continuous mixing to form a soft , wet mass . the mixing time should be about 1 to 30 minutes and preferably about 3 - 15 minutes . the wet mass was then milled through a mill such as a comil ® fitted with a 250r screen at an impeller speed of 725 rpm to permit coarse sizing of the mass into what is commonly referred to as granules . it is the purpose of this milling to permit coarse sizing of the wet mass into granules . thus it is understood that other commercially available mills fitted with various size screens and run at different impeller speeds would also be suitable for the practice of this invention provided that the above - defined purpose is accomplished by the equipment . the wet granules were dried in a suitable piece of equipment such as a forced air tray dryer at a temperature range of ambient to 80 ° c . with 60 ° c . being preferred . the granules were kept under these conditions for a period of time necessary to obtain residual moisture levels between 1 / 2 and 11 / 2 %. thus it is understood that other commercially available dryers would also be suitable for the practice of this invention provided that the above identified purpose is accomplished by the equipment . using sieving equipment the dried granules were sized into oversized and undersized granules . the oversized granules were blended with a disintegrant and a lubricant . a disintegrant suitable for the practice of the invention is croscarmellose sodium , n . f . ( a cross - linked sodium carobyxmethyl cellulose material ), in quantities of about 25 to 125 percent on a triamterene weight basis and preferably about 40 to 60 percent . a lubricant suitable for the practice of the invention is magnesium stearate in quantities of about 0 . 5 to 10 percent on a triamterene weight basis and preferably about 2 and 4 percent . the mixture of the oversized granules , disintegrant and lubricant is milled through a suitable piece of equipment such as a comil ® fitted with a 062r screen and impeller speed of 725 rpm . this milling reduces the particle size of the large granules to facilitate more uniform distribution during finished dosage form preparation . it is the purpose of this milling to reduce the particle size of the large granules . thus it is understood that other commecially available mills fitted with various size screens and run at different impeller speeds would also be suitable for the practice of this invention provided that the above - defined purpose is accomplished by the equipment . the milled oversized mixture and the undersized granules were mixed in a suitable piece of equipment such as a twin shell blender for a period of time such as three minutes or until there is distribution of the lubricant and disintegrant throughout all granules . the granular mixture is then ready for final dosage form preparation on equipment such as a tablet press or capsule filling machine . thus it is understood that other commecially available blenders would also be suitable for the practice of this invention provided that the above - identified purpose is accomplished by the equipment . it will be understood that the same technology which has been described above may be followed with alternative active ingredients . thus in place of triamterene other pteridine - structurally related compounds have triamterene activity may be used . further , in place of hydrochlorothiazide other benzothiadiazine - structurally related compounds having hydrochlorothiazide activity may be used . it will be further understood that in a broader aspect the technology which has been described may also be followed for combining active ingredients wherein one active ingredient is relatively hydrophobic in character and the other active ingredient is relatively hydrophilic in character . the problems of incorporating hydrochlorothiazide and triamterene in a solid dosage form have been recognized as triamterene relative hydrophobic characteristic and its adverse effects on the relatively hydrophilic hydrochlorothiazide . the final result is a decrease in the dissolution rate in physiological fluids of both drug actives and consequently the bioavailability . the problem of controlling the dissolution rate of a drug can be addressed in one of two ways ( 1 ) changes in drug solubility or ( 2 ) changes in the drug surface area . the prior art of blume and bomer has addressed the problem by changing the drug surface area of the drugs thereby reducing the contact surface area between the two actives . the present invention has addressed the problem by changing the triamterene solubility thus making it less hydrophobic . this alteration in triamterene solubility minimizes its adverse effects on the hydrophilic hydrochlorothiazide . for the combination products of triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide the triamterene dissolution process was found to be the rate - controlling factor in both the disintegration of the tablet into granules and the dissolution of both drugs . consequently the present invention is based on those factors which affect primarily the solubility term rather than the drug surface area for the triamterene . in the present invention , changing the solubility properties of triamterene caused the dissolution of hydrochlorothiazide to become an independently controlled process from triamterene dissolution . subsequently , increasing the drug surface area of hydrochlorothiazide was sufficient to increase its dissolution rate . the present invention possesses two primary features which improve the solubility of triamterene resulting in the combination of triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide having increased in vitro dissolution the acid component and the solvent . the acid component must be present in order to form an acid - triamterene interaction . the solvent must be present to allow this interaction to occur . the acid used in the practice of this invention can be selected from acids either from organic or mineral origins ( in very dilute forms ) which are capable of forming an acid - triamterene interaction and are nontoxic when taken internally . malic acid is the preferred acid . it should also be appreciated that other acids such as citric , tartaric , fumaric , acetic , aminoacetic , lactic , and hydrocloric , would also be suitable for the practice of this invention . while a single acid is preferred , it should also be appreciated that various ratios of acid entities could be used . it is normally appropriate in tablets , capsules and granules to use acid : trimaterene ratios such that the amount of acid to triamterene preferred is between 0 . 10 and 0 . 25 . the solvent used in the present invention can be a non - toxic liquid which allows an acid - trimaterene interaction to form . water is the preferred solvent . however it should also be appreciated that solvents such as ethanol and isopropyl alcohol would also be suitable . the amount of the solvent used will depend upon the amount of evaporation during processing , the amount of acid , the intensity of agitation and the scale of operation . as an example of the amount of solvent , it is normally appropriate in tablets , capsules and granules to use solvent ; tiamterene ratios such that the amount of solvent to triamterene preferred is between 1 . 50 and 2 . 60 . generally , the amount of solvent will have a range such that the amount used will ensure an acid - triamterene interaction does form . a secondary feature of the present invention is the mixing time at the point in the process where the granulation liquid is added to the milled powder to form a wet mass . this time feature will be dependent on the acid selected and the solvent as well as the quantities of each . the invention is more fully described in the following examples . the exmaples are not intended to limit the invention in spirit or scope . the combination product of traimtereme ( trm ) and hydrochlorothiazide ( hct ) with ratio of 1 . 5 to 1 on a weight basis was prepared using the present technology . the material and amounts are listed in table 1 . table 1______________________________________ mg per kg peringredient tablet lot % ______________________________________triamterene 75 . 0 1 . 275 25 . 0hydrochlorothiazide 50 . 0 . 850 16 . 7microcrystalline 120 . 0 2 . 040 40 . 0cellulosemalic acid 10 . 0 . 170 3 . 3povidone 15 . 0 . 255 5 . 0crosscarmelose sodium 28 . 5 . 485 9 . 5magnesium stearate 1 . 5 . 026 0 . 5water * ( 117 . 0 ) ( 1 . 989 ) total 300 . 0 mg 5 . 100 100 . 0______________________________________ * removed during drying in a typical practice of the present invention the trm , hct and a suitable binder - disintegrant agent such as microcrystalline cellulose were blended into a mixture . the mixture should be relatively uniform prior to milling . passing the mixture through a mill , such as comil ® fitted with an 032r screen with an impeller speed oof 1000 rpm , dispersed aggregates of actives . the milled mixture was transferred to a suitable mixing / granulation type of equipment such as a hobart ® planetary mixer , speed 43 rpm . a granulation liquid was prepared by dispersing / dissolving a binder such as providone and an acid component such as malic acid , in a solvent such as water , suing a suitable mixer like an overhead mixer with impeller . the granulation liquid was slowly added to the milled powder with continuous mixing for 5 to 10 minutes to form a soft , wet mass . the wet mass was milled through comil ® mill fitted with a 250r screen and an impeller speed of 725 rpm to permit coarse sizing of the mass into what is commonly referred to as granules . the wet granules were dried in a forced air tray dryer at 60 ° c . the granules were kept under these conditions for a period of time such as 8 hours unitl the residual moisture is between 1 / 2 and 11 / 2 %. ( residual moisture specifications will change according to the type of analytical equipment used .) the dried granules were sized through a sieve such as 20 mesh into oversized and undersized granules . the oversized granules were blended with crosscarmelose sodium and magnesium stearate . the mixture of oversized granules , disintegrant and lubricant was milled through a comil ® mill fitted with an 062r screen and impeller speed of 725 rpm . this milling reduced the particle size of the large granules to facilitate more uniform distribution during the finished dosage form preparation . the milled oversized mixture and the undersized granules were then mixed in a suitable piece of equipment such as a twin shell blender for a period of time such as three minutes or until there is distribution of the lubricant and disintegrant throughout all granules . the granular mixture is then ready for final dosage form preparation on equipment such as a tablet press ( tablet weight of 300 mg and tablet hardness of 7 to 9 kg ). the present invention was expected to accommodate a range of trm to hct ratios . the following table shows selected ratios tested using the procedure of example 1 . table 2______________________________________ % dissolvedtime 1 . 5 : 1 2 . 0 : 1 ( min ) trm hct trm hct______________________________________30 96 . 3 95 . 8 92 . 4 86 . 560 101 . 5 97 . 3 97 . 4 94 . 5______________________________________ a series of experiments comparing the present invention to the previous method of blume and bonner were conducted . in particular , relative standrad deviation ( rsd ) for the dissolution of the finished product was chosen for comparison . from the results in table 3 the present invention demonstrated significant improvements over the prior art . table 3______________________________________ % dissolved presenttime prior art invention ( min ) trm hct trm hct______________________________________15 ( x of 6 ) 82 . 0 97 . 6 87 . 1 90 . 7 ( rsd ) 1 . 4 7 . 3 2 . 2 2 . 330 ( x of 6 ) 88 . 0 100 . 0 92 . 8 93 . 4 ( rsd ) 2 . 4 3 . 9 1 . 1 2 . 045 ( x of 6 ) 89 . 6 100 . 3 94 . 7 94 . 7 ( rsd ) 3 . 6 3 . 6 1 . 1 1 . 360 ( x of 6 ) 91 . 2 99 . 7 94 . 2 94 . 3 ( rsd ) 2 . 3 5 . 0 1 . 6 1 . 3______________________________________ upon examination of rsd figures in table 3 , all values , except trm ( at 15 minutes ) for the present invention , were smaller in magnitude than those of the prior art . it is evident that the present technology demonstrated significant improvements in the uniform dissolution control of the combination product of trm and hct . the bioavailability of tablets containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide and 75 mg triamterene manufactured by searle ( s ) was compared to a currently marketed preparation , maxzide ( m ). thirty - five healthy non - smoking male volunteers participated in this open labeled , single dose , two period , four sequence , randomized , crossover study . pre and post study evaluation included history , physical exam , ecg , hematology , biochemistry , and urinalysis . all subjects completed both periods of the study . no subject experienced any severe adverse events , and none of the events required that the subject leave the study or other action be taken . triamterene ( trm ) and the active metabolite ( trm - o - so 4 ) plasma was measured in 15 samples drawn during the 48 hours after each dose . urine hydrochlorothiazide ( hct ) excretion was measured over 10 collection periods up to 36 hours after the dose . the results are presented in tables 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 and 8 . measures of bioavailability for trm and trm - o - so 4 were calculated for each subject including : area under the plasma concentration - time curve using the trapezoidal rule during the 48 hour sampling interval , auc ; and elimination rate constant from the least squares linear regression of the terminal portion of the plasma , concentration time curve ( t = 4 to 48 ), beta cumulative excretion at the end of each sampling interval , e 1 . . . e 36 ; including elimination rate constant from the least squares linear regression of the terminal portion of the urine elimination rate time curve ( t = 6 - 8 to t = 24 - 36 ), beta , time for the rate , r , was taken as the midpoint at the collection interval ; plasma trm and trm - o - so 2 c max ; urine r max ; and t max , auc beta and half - life for both plasma and urine were compared . the results are presented in table 8 . no significant differences ( p & lt ; 0 . 05 ) were noted for trm at any sampling time after 40 minutes and for each pharmacokinetic parameter ( table 4 ). auc and c max for s were approximately 20 % higher than m . auc and c max confidence intervals were outside ± 20 % ( table 8 ). differences between m and s mean values were appreciably less for trm - o - so 4 . auc and c max for s were about 12 % higher than m . the 90 % confidence interval for auc was within ± 20 % and c max was within ± 25 % ( table 8 ). no significant differences at any time point were noted for hct elimination rate ( table 6 ) or cumulative elimination data . ( table 7 ) mean cumulative elimination time points for s were all within 7 % for m except at one hour . mean hct ratios for auc , r max , t max l and 36 hour cumulative elimination were all within 4 % with 90 % confidence intervals between ± 16 % ( table 8 ). these results provide sufficient evidence to conclude that trm - o - so 4 and hct , the principal active ingredients present after s administration , are bioequivalent to that provided by m . the difference in trm observed would not be expected to be clinically significant . thus , the two formulations can be considered bioequivalent to each other . table 4__________________________________________________________________________plasma triamterene concentration by time ( ng / ml after single 75 mg oral dose ) direct effectssample formulation diff ( s - m ) expressed as % of mtime s m mean st dev 90 % ci 95 % ci s % 90 % ratio ci 95 % ratio__________________________________________________________________________ ci20 min 58 . 71 30 . 18 28 . 52 7 . 68 15 . 66 41 . 39 . sup .˜ 13 . 13 43 . 92 * 194 . 5 151 . 9 237 . 1 . sup .˜ 143 . 5 245 . 5 * 40 min 133 . 21 101 . 12 31 . 08 13 . 64 8 . 22 53 . 95 . sup .˜ 3 . 73 58 . 44 * 130 . 4 108 . 0 152 . 8 . sup .˜ 103 . 6 157 . 2 * 1 hr 124 . 88 107 . 71 17 . 17 13 . 51 - 5 . 51 39 . 86 - 9 . 99 44 . 34 115 . 9 94 . 9 137 . 0 90 . 7 141 . 21 . 5 hrs 114 . 12 96 . 05 18 . 07 11 . 02 - 0 . 42 36 . 55 - 4 . 06 40 . 20 118 . 8 99 . 6 138 . 1 95 . 8 141 . 82 hrs 96 . 61 80 . 36 16 . 25 9 . 61 0 . 13 32 . 36 . sup .˜ - 3 . 04 35 . 53 120 . 2 100 . 2 140 . 3 . sup .˜ 96 . 2 144 . 22 . 5 hrs 79 . 47 65 . 75 13 . 72 8 . 34 - 0 . 26 27 . 70 - 3 . 01 30 . 45 120 . 9 99 . 6 142 . 1 95 . 4 146 . 33 hrs 65 . 15 54 . 75 10 . 41 7 . 01 - 1 . 33 22 . 14 - 3 . 64 24 . 46 119 . 0 97 . 6 140 . 5 93 . 4 144 . 74 hrs 45 . 15 37 . 91 7 . 24 4 . 90 - 0 . 98 15 . 47 - 2 . 60 17 . 09 119 . 1 97 . 4 140 . 8 93 . 2 145 . 16 hrs 19 . 11 16 . 44 2 . 67 2 . 11 - 0 . 87 6 . 22 - 1 . 57 6 . 92 116 . 3 94 . 7 137 . 8 90 . 4 142 . 18 hrs 10 . 36 8 . 28 2 . 08 1 . 19 0 . 08 4 . 07 . sup .˜ - 0 . 32 4 . 47 125 . 1 100 . 9 149 . 2 . sup .˜ 96 . 1 154 . 012 hrs 3 . 38 3 . 20 0 . 18 0 . 67 - 0 . 94 1 . 31 - 1 . 17 1 . 53 105 . 7 70 . 5 140 . 9 63 . 6 147 . 824 hrs 0 . 31 0 . 55 - 0 . 24 0 . 30 - 0 . 76 0 . 28 - 0 . 86 0 . 39 56 . 9 - 38 . 3 152 . 0 - 57 . 7 171 . 436 hrs 0 . 13 0 . 06 0 . 08 0 . 15 - 0 . 19 0 . 34 - 0 . 25 0 . 40 228 . 6 - 224 . 0 681 . 1 - 327 . 0 783 . 948 hrs 0 . 09 0 . 06 0 . 03 0 . 10 - 0 . 16 0 . 21 - 0 . 20 0 . 25 147 . 6 - 167 . 0 461 . 9 - 234 . 0 529 . 7__________________________________________________________________________ s = searle tablets containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide and 75 mg triamterene m = maxzide tablets containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide and 75 mg triamterene s % = 100 % × s / m ci = confidence interval including the preceding mean . sup .˜ statistically different at p & lt ; 0 . 1 level . * statistically different at p & lt ; 0 . 05 level . table 5__________________________________________________________________________plasma trm - o -- so . sub . 4 concentration by time ( ng / ml after single 75 mg oral dose ) direct effectssample formulation diff ( s - m ) expressed as % of mtime s m mean st dev 90 % ci 95 % ci s % 90 % ratio ci 95 % ratio__________________________________________________________________________ ci20 min 224 . 36 118 . 67 105 . 69 33 . 38 49 . 38 162 . 01 . sup .˜ 38 . 18 173 . 21 * 189 . 1 141 . 6 236 . 5 . sup .˜ 132 . 2 246 . 0 * 40 min 1004 . 06 770 . 70 233 . 36 87 . 19 85 . 57 381 . 14 . sup .˜ 55 . 90 410 . 81 * 130 . 3 111 . 1 149 . 5 . sup .˜ 107 . 3 153 . 3 * 1 hr 1170 . 53 1058 . 55 111 . 98 87 . 42 - 34 . 67 258 . 64 - 63 . 55 287 . 51 110 . 6 96 . 7 124 . 4 94 . 0 127 . 21 . 5 hrs 998 . 77 949 . 59 49 . 18 65 . 48 - 60 . 57 158 . 94 - 82 . 15 180 . 52 105 . 2 93 . 6 116 . 7 91 . 3 119 . 02 hrs 818 . 37 731 . 19 87 . 18 49 . 82 3 . 69 170 . 66 . sup .˜ - 12 . 71 187 . 06 111 . 9 100 . 5 123 . 3 . sup .˜ 98 . 3 125 . 62 . 5 hrs 629 . 93 557 . 04 72 . 89 44 . 34 - 1 . 52 147 . 30 - 16 . 18 161 . 96 113 . 1 99 . 7 126 . 4 97 . 1 129 . 13 hrs 498 . 87 435 . 31 63 . 56 42 . 31 - 7 . 87 134 . 99 - 22 . 10 149 . 22 114 . 6 98 . 2 131 . 0 94 . 9 134 . 34 hrs 300 . 46 267 . 12 33 . 34 27 . 17 - 12 . 47 79 . 14 - 21 . 57 88 . 24 112 . 5 95 . 3 129 . 6 91 . 9 133 . 06 hrs 147 . 14 133 . 49 13 . 66 13 . 16 - 8 . 56 35 . 87 - 12 . 98 40 . 29 110 . 2 93 . 6 126 . 9 90 . 3 130 . 28 hrs 75 . 84 66 . 69 9 . 15 6 . 54 - 2 . 07 20 . 36 - 4 . 37 22 . 66 113 . 7 96 . 9 130 . 5 93 . 4 134 . 012 hrs 31 . 88 30 . 97 0 . 91 3 . 42 - 4 . 85 6 . 68 - 6 . 00 7 . 82 102 . 9 84 . 3 121 . 6 80 . 6 125 . 324 hrs 5 . 92 8 . 68 - 2 . 76 2 . 63 - 7 . 20 1 . 69 - 8 . 09 2 . 58 68 . 2 17 . 0 119 . 5 6 . 8 129 . 736 hrs 1 . 58 1 . 56 0 . 02 1 . 14 - 1 . 96 2 . 00 - 2 . 38 2 . 41 101 . 1 - 26 . 1 228 . 2 - 52 . 7 254 . 848 hrs 0 . 36 0 . 36 0 . 00 0 . 50 - 0 . 88 0 . 89 - 1 . 07 1 . 08 100 . 8 - 148 . 0 349 . 8 - 202 . 0 403 . 1__________________________________________________________________________ s = searle tablets containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide and 75 mg triamterene m = maxzide tablets containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide and 75 mg triamterene ci = confidence interval including the preceding mean s % = 100 % × s / m * statistically different at p & lt ; 0 . 05 level . . sup .˜ statistically different at p & lt ; 0 . 1 level . table 6__________________________________________________________________________urine hct elimination rate ( mcg / hr after single 50 mg oral dose ) sampleformulation diff ( s - m ) expressed as % of mtime s m mean st dev 90 % ci 95 % ci s % 90 % ratio 95 % ratio__________________________________________________________________________ ci - 30 min 15 . 38 0 . 00 15 . 38 11 . 39 - 4 . 94 35 . 69 - 9 . 42 40 . 17 + 30 min 798 . 46 668 . 04 130 . 42 134 . 97 - 96 . 49 357 . 33 - 141 . 35 402 . 19 119 . 5 85 . 6 153 . 5 78 . 8 160 . 21 . 5 hrs5516 . 01 5525 . 58 - 9 . 58 536 . 94 - 912 . 75 893 . 59 - 1091 . 5 1072 . 32 99 . 8 83 . 5 116 . 2 80 . 2 119 . 42 . 5 hrs5685 . 71 5161 . 70 524 . 01 448 . 03 - 290 . 59 1338 . 60 - 451 . 92 1499 . 94 110 . 2 94 . 4 125 . 9 91 . 2 129 . 13 . 5 hrs3878 . 18 3520 . 52 357 . 65 405 . 93 - 327 . 14 1042 . 45 - 463 . 39 1178 . 70 110 . 2 90 . 7 129 . 6 86 . 8 133 . 55 hrs2119 . 76 2143 . 46 - 23 . 70 242 . 27 - 429 . 52 382 . 13 - 509 . 21 461 . 82 98 . 9 80 . 0 117 . 8 76 . 2 121 . 57 hrs1271 . 85 1174 . 08 97 . 77 102 . 58 - 74 . 97 270 . 50 - 109 . 22 304 . 76 108 . 3 93 . 6 123 . 0 90 . 7 126 . 010 hrs 742 . 72 744 . 93 - 2 . 21 78 . 38 - 133 . 46 129 . 04 - 159 . 22 154 . 79 99 . 7 82 . 1 117 . 3 78 . 6 120 . 818 hrs 335 . 16 327 . 54 7 . 61 25 . 32 - 34 . 93 50 . 16 - 43 . 34 58 . 56 102 . 3 89 . 3 115 . 3 86 . 8 117 . 930 hrs 163 . 96 176 . 69 - 12 . 72 13 . 02 - 34 . 63 9 . 18 - 38 . 97 13 . 52 92 . 8 80 . 4 105 . 2 77 . 9 107 . 7__________________________________________________________________________ s = searle tablets containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide and 75 mg triamterene m = maxzide tablets containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide and 75 mg triamterene ci = confidence interval including the preceding mean s % = 100 % × s / m table 7__________________________________________________________________________hct cumulative elimination by time ( micrograms after single 50 mg oral dose ) direct effectssample formulation diff ( s - m ) expressed as % of mtime s m mean st dev 90 % ci 95 % ci s % 90 % ratio 95 % ratio__________________________________________________________________________ ci0 hr 15 . 38 0 . 00 15 . 38 11 . 39 - 4 . 94 35 . 69 - 9 . 42 40 . 171 hr 813 . 83 668 . 04 145 . 80 134 . 82 - 80 . 87 372 . 46 - 125 . 67 417 . 27 121 . 8 87 . 9 155 . 8 81 . 2 162 . 52 hrs6329 . 84 6193 . 62 136 . 22 620 . 82 - 907 . 52 1179 . 96 - 1113 . 8 1386 . 28 102 . 2 85 . 3 119 . 1 82 . 0 122 . 43 hrs 12015 . 5 11355 . 3 660 . 23 918 . 50 - 885 . 57 2206 . 03 - 1191 . 7 2512 . 18 105 . 8 92 . 2 119 . 4 89 . 5 122 . 14 hrs 15893 . 7 14875 . 8 1017 . 88 1120 . 44 - 872 . 27 2908 . 03 - 1248 . 3 3284 . 10 106 . 8 94 . 1 119 . 5 91 . 6 122 . 16 hrs 20133 . 2 19162 . 8 970 . 49 1405 . 36 - 1401 . 9 3342 . 91 - 1874 . 5 3815 . 48 105 . 1 92 . 7 117 . 4 90 . 2 119 . 98 hrs 22676 . 9 21510 . 9 1166 . 03 1532 . 82 - 1421 . 6 3753 . 62 - 1937 4269 . 05 105 . 4 93 . 4 117 . 4 91 . 0 119 . 812 hrs 25647 . 8 24490 . 6 1157 . 18 1746 . 73 - 1787 . 6 4101 . 98 - 2372 . 7 4687 . 07 104 . 7 92 . 7 116 . 7 90 . 3 119 . 124 hrs 29669 . 7 28421 . 1 1248 . 53 1967 . 79 - 2066 . 9 4564 . 00 - 2725 5222 . 06 104 . 4 92 . 7 116 . 1 90 . 4 118 . 436 hrs 31637 . 2 30541 . 4 1095 . 84 2054 . 23 - 2365 . 3 4556 . 94 - 3052 . 2 5243 . 91 103 . 6 92 . 3 114 . 9 90 . 0 117 . 2__________________________________________________________________________ s = searle tablets containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide and 75 mg triamterene m = maxzide tablets containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide and 75 mg triamterene ci = confidence interval including the preceding mean s % = 100 % × s / m table 8__________________________________________________________________________bioavailability comparison direct effects formulation diff ( s - m ) expressed as % of m s m mean st . dev 90 % ci 95 % ci s % 90 % ci 95 % __________________________________________________________________________ citri - amtereneauc 480 . 04 398 . 98 81 . 06 42 . 77 9 . 31 152 . 81 . sup .˜ - 4 . 82 166 . 94 120 . 3 102 . 3 138 . 3 . sup .˜ 98 . 8 141 . 8 ( hr . ng / ml ) cmax ( ng / ml ) 144 . 58 118 . 62 25 . 96 13 . 31 3 . 62 48 . 29 . sup .˜ - 0 . 77 52 . 69 121 . 9 103 . 1 140 . 7 . sup .˜ 99 . 3 144 . 4tmax ( hour ) 0 . 93 1 . 02 - 0 . 09 0 . 11 - 0 . 27 0 . 09 - 0 . 31 0 . 12 91 . 0 73 . 4 108 . 5 69 . 9 112 . 0beta (/ hour ) 0 . 14 0 . 13 0 . 01 0 . 01 - 0 . 01 0 . 02 - 0 . 01 0 . 03 104 . 9 91 . 2 118 . 5 88 . 5 121 . 2t - half ( hour ) 6 . 45 7 . 13 - 0 . 69 1 . 36 - 3 . 02 1 . 65 - 3 . 50 2 . 13 90 . 4 57 . 6 123 . 2 50 . 9 129 . 9trm - o -- so . sub . 4auc 3814 . 62 3423 . 08 391 . 54 160 . 41 122 . 66 660 . 43 . sup .˜ 69 . 79 713 . 30 * 111 . 4 103 . 6 119 . 3 . sup .˜ 102 . 0 120 . 8 *( hr . ng / ml ) cmax ( ng / ml ) 1252 . 91 1117 . 20 135 . 72 83 . 53 - 4 . 78 276 . 22 - 32 . 59 304 . 03 112 . 1 99 . 6 124 . 7 97 . 1 127 . 2tmax ( hour ) 1 . 10 1 . 15 - 0 . 05 0 . 08 - 0 . 19 0 . 09 - 0 . 22 0 . 12 95 . 5 83 . 3 107 . 7 80 . 9 110 . 2beta (/ hour ) 0 . 10 0 . 10 0 . 01 0 . 01 - 0 . 01 0 . 02 - 0 . 02 0 . 03 105 . 8 88 . 0 123 . 7 84 . 5 127 . 1t - half ( hour ) 8 . 77 9 . 92 - 1 . 15 1 . 46 - 3 . 63 1 . 32 - 4 . 12 1 . 82 88 . 4 63 . 4 113 . 3 58 . 4 118 . 3hydro - chloro - thiazideauc ( mcg ) 32165 . 0 30874 . 9 1290 . 17 2126 . 85 - 2293 . 3 4873 . 62 - 3004 . 5 5584 . 87 104 . 2 92 . 6 115 . 8 90 . 3 118 . 1rmax ( mcg / hr ) 6444 . 71 6325 . 57 119 . 15 508 . 99 - 740 . 09 978 . 38 - 911 . 24 1149 . 54 101 . 9 88 . 3 115 . 5 85 . 6 118 . 2tmax ( hour ) 2 . 16 2 . 10 0 . 06 0 . 16 - 0 . 21 0 . 33 - 0 . 27 0 . 39 102 . 8 89 . 7 115 . 9 87 . 2 118 . 4beta (/ hour ) 0 . 04 0 . 03 0 . 00 0 . 00 0 . 00 0 . 01 - 0 . 00 0 . 01 108 . 6 100 . 2 117 . 0 . sup .˜ 98 . 6 118 . 6t - half ( hour ) 19 . 52 22 . 00 - 2 . 48 1 . 38 - 4 . 84 - 0 . 12 . sup .˜ - 5 . 32 0 . 36 88 . 7 78 . 0 99 . 5 . sup .˜ 75 . 8 101 . 7elim 36 hour 63 . 3 61 . 1 2 . 2 4 . 1 - 2365 . 3 4556 . 94 - 2 . 0 10 . 5 103 . 6 92 . 3 114 . 9 90 . 0 117 . 2 (%) __________________________________________________________________________ s = searle tablets containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide and 75 mg triamterene m = maxzide tablets containing 50 mg hydrochlorothiazide and 75 mg triamterene ci = confidence interval including the preceding mean elim 36 hour = cumulative elimination at 36 hours . sup .˜ statistically different at p & lt ; 0 . 1 level . * statistically different at p & lt ; 0 . 05 level
a combination pharmaceutical composition is described , together with the process for manufacturing said pharmaceutical composition wherein the active ingredients , namely triamterene and hydrochlorothiazide , are incorporated into a solid dosage form via a single wet granulation process utilizing an acid component . said process simplifies the formulation and manufacturing , permits greater uniformity , and increases in vitro dissolution .