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High gloss cellulose tablet coating

US4931286A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 1989
Grant dateJun 5, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2009

Classification

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

Abstract

High gloss pharmaceutical tablets have an outer coating of sodium carboxymethylcellulose and polyethylene glycol as 0.1 to 5.0% by weight of the tablet. The sodium carboxymethylcellulose has a D.S. between 0.2 and 1.4 and a D.P. between 100 and 4000. Spraying the coating from a water solution eliminates the need for solvent recovery.

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