Apparatus for making rapidly-dissolving dosage units
US5871781A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 19, 1996 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 19, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2013/0296
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention involves an apparatus for making comestible units. The comestible units made in accordance with the present invention can include active ingredients and are capable of dissolving in the mouth of the consumer within several seconds. They are particularly useful as antacids and as delivery vehicles for biologically active ingredients, especially those which are ideally combined with antacid ingredients.
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