Claims for Patent: 7,399,485

Summary for Patent: 7,399,485

Title:	Rapidly Disintegrable solid preparation
Abstract:	A rapidly disintegrable solid preparation which comprises (i) a pharmacologically active ingredient, (ii) a sugar and (iii) a low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose having 5% by weight or more to less than 7% by weight of hydroxypropoxyl group. The rapidly disintegrable solid preparation has fast disintegrability, suitable strength and no roughness.
Inventor(s):	Shimizu; Toshihiro (Itami, JP), Sugaya; Masae (Ikeda, JP), Nakano; Yoshinori (Takarazuka, JP)
Assignee:	Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Osaka, JP)
Application Number:	09/403,429
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Patent Claims:	1. A method for preparing a rapidly disintegrable tablet comprising producing fine granules containing lansoprazole, said granules having a core and at least one layer coating said core, blending said fine granules with a sugar and a low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose having 5% to less than 7% by weight of hydroxypropoxyl groups, said sugar is an amount of in an amount of 5 to 97 parts by weigh per 100 parts by weight of the rest of the tablet other than the fine granules and molding to obtain a tablet, wherein said tablet is bucally dissolved in from about 5 to about 50 seconds. 2. A method for improving fast disintegrability of a lansoprazole comprising adding low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose having 5% to less than 7% by weight of hydroxypropoxyl groups and sugar in combination with fine granules containing lansoprazole to obtain an improved tablet; wherein said sugar is added in an amount of 5 to 97 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the rest of the tablet other than said fine granules, and wherein said improved tablet is bucally dissolved in from about 5 to about 50 seconds. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein said tablet is bucally dissolved in from about 5 to about 40 seconds. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein said tablet is bucally dissolved in from about 5 to about 35 seconds. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein said sugar is a sugar alcohol. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein said sugar is mannitol or erythritol. 7. The method of claim 2, wherein said tablet is bucally dissolved in from about 5 to about 40 seconds. 8. The method of claim 2, wherein said tablet is bucally dissolved in from about 5 to about 35 seconds. 9. An orally disintegrabic tablet comprising: fine granules containing lansoprazole, said granules having a core and at least one layer coating said core; a sugar wherein said sugar is in an amount of 5 to 97 parts by weight of the rest of the tablet other than said fine granules; and a low-substituted hydroxypropylcellulose having 5 to 7% by weight of hydroxypropoxyl groups; wherein said low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose is separate from said fine granules in said tablet; wherein said tablet is improved in chalky taste and has no roughness and wherein said tablet is bucally dissolved in from about 5 to about 50 seconds. 10. The tablet of claim 9 wherein said fine granules are enteric-coated fine granules.