Intrabuccally rapidly disintegrating tablet and a production method of the tablets
US8071128B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 20, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 25, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/2027
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An intrabuccally rapidly disintegrating tablet which is manufactured by a simple method, has an enough practical hardness and is rapidly disintegrated in the buccal cavity and its production method. The intrabuccally rapidly disintegrating tablet is produced by growing a powder material into a granulated material with a fixed particle diameter, the powder material including a sugar alcohol or a saccharide as main ingredient, each of which is first particle having an average particle diameter of not more than 30 μm, by mixing thus obtained granulated material with an active ingredient and a disintegrant, and by compressing the mixture into a predetermined shape.
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