Process for the preparation of medication in the form of pearls
US5380532A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 21, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 21, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/1694
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Process for the preparation of pearls based on a pharmaceutical active substance exhibiting an indefinite crystallization point. The said active substance is mixed in molten form with a pharmaceutical excipient promoting the solidification of the active substance, the melt is forced to pass through a nozzle which is subjected to a vibration, the pearls formed are allowed to fall in a tower countercurrentwise to a gas, and the pearls formed are collected in the bottom of the tower.
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