Self-binding shearform compositions

US5840334A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Fuisz Technologies Ltd. · US

Inventors

• Michael G. Raiden · Fairfax, US
• Pradeepkumar P. Sanghvi · Herndon, US
• Tushar Misra · Norfolk, US
• Jeffery W. Currington · Winchester, US
• Satish Kamath · Hackettstown, US
• Mahendra G. Pankhania · Nottingham, GB

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 20, 1997
• Grant date: Nov 24, 1998
• Expiry date: Aug 20, 2017

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K9/0056
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Shearform compositions made without added glycerine are disclosed. The compositions are self-binding and exhibit excellent cohesivity when used in tableting compositions. Typically, xylitol is incorporated into a feedstock which is flash-flow processed to form a self-binding shearform matrix.