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Solid dosage form containing a taste masked active agent

US8986735B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Novartis AG · CH

Inventors

Alexander Mark Schobel · Whitehouse Station, US
Shyam Vangala · Vandalia, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 15, 2007
Grant date	Mar 24, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 17, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61P29/00
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A solid dosage form containing a taste masked active agent is provided. The solid dosage form may be provided as a water soluble film that is disintegrable in the oral cavity to deliver and release the taste masked active agent. The disintegrable film includes at least one water soluble polymer and a taste masked ketoprofen active. Also provided are methods for preparing the solid dosage form and for using the solid dosage to administer an effective dosage of an active agent, such as ketoprofen, into the oral cavity for absorption.

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