Taste masking coating composition
US6663893B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 5, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 5, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/5042
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
There is provided a coating composition that masks the undesirable taste of a pharmaceutically active ingredient, i.e. drug or medicine, that is taken orally. The coating composition is comprised of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and neutral methacrylic acid ester, a cellulose ester polymer, and an alkaline modifier.
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