Fine-particle crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone as tablet disintegrant

US8597679B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BASF SE

Inventors

• Karl Kolter · Ludwigshafen am Rhein, DE
• Bernhard Fussnegger · Edenkoben, DE
• Michael Kerber · Cleveland Heights, US
• Harald Armbruster · Schifferstadt, DE
• Hubertus Folttmann · Heidelberg, DE
• Ralf Widmaier · Mannheim, DE
• Marianna Pierobon · Ludwigshafen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Dec 11, 2006
• Grant date: Dec 3, 2013
• Expiry date: Nov 7, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K31/00
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Use of crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone with an average particle size of 5-60 μm and a hydration capacity of greater than 7 g/g as tablet disintegrant.