Fast-Dispersing solid oral dosage form containing coarse particles
US6413549B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 17, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 17, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29K2627/08
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention is directed to an oral solid, rapidly disintegrating, freeze-dried dosage form containing coarse particles of a pharmaceutically active material which are uncoated or coated with a polymer or lipid material. Preferably, the oral dosage form comprises coarse particles having a size in the range of 50 micron to 400 micron. The oral solid rapidly disintegrating dosage form according to the present invention preferably disintegrates in the oral cavity in less than 10 seconds.
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