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Pharmaceutical formulation with effervescent couple

US5962022A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 30, 1994
Grant dateOct 5, 1999
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Expiry dateNov 30, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K9/0007
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A chewable tablet comprises a medicament dispersed in a chewable base, such as mannitol, together with an effervescent couple, such as citric acid-sodium bicarbonate. The combination of effervescence and chewability with optional flavorings improves the taste characteristics of the medicament in oral administration. A disintegrant such as microcrystalline cellulose may be added to give the patient the option of dispersing the tablet in water.

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