Pharmaceutical tablet designed for easier breaking
US6161260A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1999 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/2072
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pharmaceutical tablet, with a break line aligned along a long dimension of the tablet, such that a twisting action, in which parts of the tablets on opposite sides if the break line are subjected to a rotational twisting force in respectively opposite senses, causes the tablet to break into two or more parts. The tablet is of the type which may be broken into two or more parts in order to ease swallowing or to allow administration of a partial dose.
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