Abstract:
A sustained-release pharmaceutical composition which comprises microparticles comprising an active principle, said microparticles being coated with a coating mixture comprising ethyl cellulose and an acrylic resin which is a polymerizate of acrylic and methacrylic ester, having a molecular weight of at least 100,000 and comprising units of formula: ##STR1## wherein: R.sub.1 is hydrogen or methyl,R.sub.2 is methyl or ethyl,R.sub.3 is methyl; andR.sub.4 is --CH.sub.2 --CH.sub.2 N(CH.sub.3).sub.3 Clthe resin containing 5% of trimethylammonium methacrylate chloride units by weight.