A sustained-release pharmaceutical composition in a form of an orally
deliverable tablet comprises as active pharmaceutical agent a compound of formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are the same or different and are H, C1-6
alkyl (optionally phenyl substituted), C3-5 alkenyl or alkynyl or C3-10 cycloalkyl, or where R3 is as above and R1 and R2 are cyclized with the attached N atom to form pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, morpholinyl, 4-methylpiperazinyl or imidazolyl groups; X is H, F, Cl, Br, I, OH, C1-6
alkyl or alkoxy, CN,
carboxamide, carboxyl or (C1-6
alkyl)carbonyl; A is CH, CH2, CHF, CHCl, CHBr, CHI, CHCH3, C═O, C═S, CSCH3, C═NH, CNH2, CNHCH3, CNHCOOCH3, CNHCN, SO2 or N; B is CH, CH2, CHF, CHCl, CHBr, CHI, C═O, N, NH or NCH3, and n is 0 or 1; and D is CH, CH2, CHF, CHCl, CHBr, CHI, C═O, O, N, NH or NCH3. The agent is. dispersed in a matrix comprising a hydrophilic
polymer and a
starch having a tensile strength of at least about 0.15 kN cm−2 at a
solid fraction representative of the tablet. The composition exhibits sustained-release properties effective for treatment of Parkinson's
disease. The tablet is optionally coated. Tablets of the invention have improved resistance to attrition or
erosion during manufacture, packaging and handling.