Patent · US Expired

Low dose fluoxetine tablet

US5830500A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 22, 1996
Grant dateNov 3, 1998
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/138
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A direct compression tablet exhibiting relatively low hardness provides a relatively rapid release of fluoxetine. The tablet has a hardness of no more than about 6 kilopascals and a dicalcium phosphate dihydrate-to-disintegrant weight ratio of about 3 to about 7.

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