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Pharmaceutical formulation

US5225197A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 27, 1990
Grant dateJul 6, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 27, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/0007
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A chewable tablet comprises a medicament dispersed in a chewable base, such as mannitol, together with an effervescent couple, such as citric acid - sodium bicarbonate. The combination of effervescence and chewability with optional flavorings improves the taste characteristics of the medicament in oral adminstration. A disintegrant such as microcrystalline cellulose may be added to give the patient the option of dispersing the tablet in water.

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