Patent · US Expired

Particulate support matrix for making a rapidly dissolving tablet

US5595761A · kind A · utility

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5References

28Claims

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Assignee

The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma · US

Inventors

Loyd V. Allen, Jr. · Edmond, US
Bingnan Wang · Oklahoma City, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 27, 1994
Grant date	Jan 21, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 27, 2014

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61K9/2063
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention comprises a particulate support matrix for making a solid tablet form, and method for making such, which disintegrates or dissolves in a matter of just a few seconds once placed into the oral cavity. Thee particulate support matrix comprises a first polymeric component which may be a polypeptide, preferably a non-hydrolyzed gelatin, a second polymeric component which may be a different polypeptide which may be a hydrolyzed gelatin and a bulking agent. The porous particulate powder can serve as the tablet support matrix, to which a pharmaceutical, for example an antihistamine, decongestant, or antibiotic is added.

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