PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION D'UNE COMPOSITION PHARMACEUTIQUE SOUS FORME DE COMPRIMÉS À LIBÉRATION PROLONGÉE CONTENANT DE LA PIRFÉNIDONE ET LEUR UTILISATION DANS LA RÉGRESSION DE L'INSUFFISANCE RÉNALE CHRONIQUE, LA CONTRACTURE CAPSULAIRE DU SEIN ET DE LA FIBROSE HÉPATIQUE CHEZ L'HOMME
The instant invention relates to a process for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition in sustained-release tablet form comprising from 600 milligrams to 2400 milligrams of Pirfenidone (PFD), in such a way that the drug is bioavailable during an extended period of time of 12 hours from its administration. In this way, the anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory action of the drug Pirfenidone is optimized. Moreover, the instant invention offers advantages and a higher therapeutic efficacy compared to other pharmaceutical forms of Pirfenidone for oral administration and its therapeutic application in the regression of chronic renal failure secondary to primary glomerulosclerosis; it shows a better activity with regard to the reduction and/or regression of deleterious effects in breast capsular contracture observed after the surgical implantation of breast implants in humans and has an important anti-TNF-a and anti-TGF-β1 action for the treatment of hepatic fibrosis.