Combination osmotic and bulk forming laxatives
US5651988A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 18, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jul 29, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P1/10
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A combination bulk-forming and osmotic laxative is provided by combining a bulk-forming laxative in the form of psyllium hydrophilic mucilloid with an osmotic laxative such as lactitol. The addition of the osmotic laxative to the bulk-forming laxative with a binder solution and subsequent drying produces an improved laxative in granulate form which is directly compressible into tablets.
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