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Taste mask coatings for preparation of chewable pharmaceutical tablets

US5489436A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 1993
Grant dateFeb 6, 1996
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/5026
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Chewable tablets are made from a coated medicament wherein the coating comprises a mixture of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and neutral methacrylic acid ester and a cellulose ester, e.g. cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose triacetate or a combination thereof and optionally polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and a process for making such tablets and a method of providing taste masking and sustained releasing of medicaments utilizing such coatings.

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