Pharmaceutical excipient having improved compressibility
US5866166A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 10, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/915
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A composition, comprising (a) microcrystalline cellulose; and (b) a compressibility augmenting agent which (i) physically restricts the proximity of the interface between adjacent cellulose surfaces; or (ii) inhibits interactions between adjacent cellulose surfaces; or (iii) accomplishes both (i) and (ii) above, is disclosed. The composition is in the form of agglomerated particles of microcrystalline cellulose and the compressibility augmenting agent in intimate association with each other.
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