Fast-dissolving comestible units formed under high-speed/high-pressure conditions
US5869098A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 1997 |
| Grant date | Feb 9, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/2081
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to compositions useful for making tablets which can be formed using conventional tableting machines and which disintegrate rapidly when placed in the mouth. The compositions typically include partially hygroscopic shearform matrices which may be recrystallized using crystallization promoters.
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