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Last Updated: December 11, 2025

Claims for Patent: 5,098,715

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Summary for Patent: 5,098,715

Title:	Flavored film-coated tablet
Abstract:	The invention comprises a flavored thin film coating on solid oral dosage pharmaceutical tablets containing unpleasant tasting ingredients such as triprolidine hydrochloride and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride. The flavored coating of the invention is comprised of a film-forming substance such as a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and a polyethylene glycol, a sweetening agent and a flavoring agent. The method of the invention comprises aqueous spray-coating of the flavored sweetened coating onto the pharmaceutical tablets.
Inventor(s):	Terrance T. McCabe, Robert A. Stagner, Joel E. Sutton, Jr.
Assignee:	Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc
Application Number:	US07/631,741
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