Details for Patent: 6,814,978
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Summary for Patent: 6,814,978
| Title: | Process for preparing a soft tablet |
| Abstract: | The invention relates to a process for preparing a soft tablet capable of being chewed or disintegrated in the oral cavity. The tablet is prepared by forming a tablet having a friability of less than about 2% from a mixture comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, an excipient in the form of a hydrate, and a water-swellable excipient, and then applying sufficient energy, preferably in the form of heat, to the tablet for a sufficient time to decrease the hardness of the tablet by at least about 20%. |
| Inventor(s): | Bunick; Frank J. (Randolph, NJ), Luber; Joseph (Quakertown, PA) |
| Assignee: | McNeil-PPC, Inc. (Skillman, NJ) |
| Application Number: | 09/752,601 |
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Patent Claim Types: see list of patent claims | Compound; Dosage form; Composition; Process; |
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