Multi-scored pharmaceutical tablets

Details Multi-scored pharmaceutical tablets Multi-scored pharmaceutical tablets

1996-08-09

1998-05-26

Page, Thurman K.

Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

Preparations characterized by special physical form

Tablets, lozenges, or pills

424464, 424474, A61K 944

Patent

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057561249

ABSTRACT:
A solid pharmaceutical tablet having a predetermined dosage that can be divided into a plurality of sub-dosage units by applying a minimal amount of force to the tablet. The tablet comprises a solid body having a top surface, a bottom surface, an outer surface, and an inner surface. The inner surface defines an aperture having a shape corresponding to the shape of the tablet. The area of the aperture is at least 15% of the area of the tablet. Impressed within the top surface of the tablet are a first plurality of symmetrical score lines and impressed within the bottom surface of the tablet are a second plurality of symmetrical score lines. The score lines extend from the aperture to the outer surface of the tablet. Finally, each of the sub-dosage units has a dosage that is a fraction of the predetermined dosage of the tablet.

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patent: D229049 (1973-11-01), Roberts
patent: D334420 (1993-03-01), Gladfather et al.
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patent: 4353887 (1982-10-01), Hess et al.
patent: 5520929 (1996-05-01), Makino et al.

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