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Last Updated: April 26, 2024

Details 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): McCabe; Terrance T. (Durham, NC), Stagner; Robert A. (Greenville, NC), Sutton, Jr.; Joel E. (Greenville, NC)
Assignee: Burroughs Wellcome Co. (Research Triangle Park, NC)
Application Number:07/631,741
Patent Claim Types:
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Dosage form; Process; Use;

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