Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Preparations characterized by special physical form – Tablets – lozenges – or pills
Patent
1987-11-05
1989-05-09
Griffin, Ronald W.
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Preparations characterized by special physical form
Tablets, lozenges, or pills
106205, 106208, 106210, 106213, 427 3, C08L 300, C08L 500, C09D 320
Patent
active
048288411
ABSTRACT:
A pharmaceutical, confectionery or food tablet coated on all its exterior surfaces with maltodextrin, which masks the characteristic taste of the tablet ingredients and does not have a slimy taste, with the coating composition comprising maltodextrin, an effective amount of a plasticizer to make the maltodextrin non-brittle and non-cracking when coated onto a tablet, an effective amount of a detackifier for making the maltodextrin and plasticizer non-tacky, a secondary film former to impart gloss and strength to the maltodextrin film coating, and a colorant for imparting color. A method of making tablets coated with maltodextrin.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3751277 (1973-08-01), Small et al.
patent: 4725441 (1988-02-01), Porter et al.
Porter Stuart C.
Woznicki Edward J.
A. Earley John F.
A. Earley III John F.
Colorcon, Inc.
Griffin Ronald W.
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