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Patent: 5,489,436

Summary for Patent: 5,489,436

Title: Taste mask coatings for preparation of chewable pharmaceutical tablets
Abstract:Chewable tablets are made from a coated medicament wherein the coating comprises a mixture of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and neutral methacrylic acid ester and a cellulose ester, e.g. cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose triacetate or a combination thereof and optionally polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and a process for making such tablets and a method of providing taste masking and sustained releasing of medicaments utilizing such coatings.
Inventor(s): Hoy; Michael R. (Sellersville, PA), Roche; Edward J. (Paoli, PA)
Assignee: McNeil-PPC, Inc. (Milltown, NJ)
Application Number:08/166,111
Patent Claim Types:
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Composition; Compound; Dosage form; Process; Use;
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Glossary
Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date Type RLD Patent No. Product Substance Delist_Flag Patent Expiration Patented / Exclusive Use
Mcneil
IMODIUM MULTI-SYMPTOM RELIEF
loperamide hydrochloride; simethicone
TABLET, CHEWABLE; ORAL020606Jun 26, 1996OTCYes5,489,436<disabled>
Mcneil
IMODIUM A-D EZ CHEWS
loperamide hydrochloride
TABLET, CHEWABLE; ORAL020448Jul 24, 1997OTCYes5,489,436Y<disabled>
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International Patent Family for Patent: 5,489,436

Country Document Number Publication Date
Spain2089403Oct 01, 1996
European Patent Office0523847Jan 20, 1993
Germany69210124May 30, 1996
Canada2068402Dec 15, 1992
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