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Process for the preparation of a tablet or dragee composition containing a heat-, light- and moisture-sensitive active ingredient having monoclinic crystal structure

US5322698A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 5, 1992
Grant dateJun 21, 1994
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Expiry dateJun 5, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/2054
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a tablet or dragee composition containing a moisture-, heat- and light-sensitive compounds having monoclinic crystalline structure as active ingredients, which comprises homogenizing the active ingredient with 0.2 to 1.5 parts by weight of an anhydrous alkaline earth metal salt and 0.5 to 2.5 parts by weight of microcrystalline cellulose calculated for the active ingredient and optionally with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carrier(s) and/or additive(s) and compressing the homogeneous mixture obtained to tablets in a manner known per se and, if desired, coating the tablet thus obtained in a manner known per se.

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