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Ethylcellulose-coated, gastric-disintegrable aspirin tablet

US4693896A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 7, 1985
Grant dateSep 15, 1987
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Expiry dateOct 7, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/2866
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A coated aspirin tablet, which is capable of being disintegrated quickly in gastric fluid, containing a thin film of plasticized ethylcellulose. The ethylcellulose thin film coating represents less than about 2 wt % of the coated tablet weight and is the dried residue of an aqueous ethylcellulose dispersion that is spray-coated onto the tablet.

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