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Process for filling pharmaceutical products highly viscous at room temperature into hard capsules

US4497158A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 2, 1981
Grant dateFeb 5, 1985
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Expiry dateJun 2, 2001

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61J3/074
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention is related to a process for filling pharmaceutical products which are highly viscous at room temperature, into hard capsules by admixing to such products a solvent or mixture of solvents in particular amounts, said solvent or solvent mixture having particular evaporation properties, and ejecting the resulting product from a usual filler nozzle under particular conditions, and closing the filled capsule with its cap.

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