US 2006/0153909 A1 · Hard capsule

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a hard capsule filled with a solution containing an active ingredient, characterized in that the solution contains an inorganic chloride and has a water content (w) of 10<w≦80% and a water activity (a) of 0.50≦a≦0.90, and that the capsule is made of a base material containing a cellulose derivative. According to the present invention, a solution having high water content can be encapsulated, with its solution form being maintained. Thus, the present invention enables provision of a product which does not impair properties and stability of a drug or a similar substance, and does not impair sensation upon intake or eating sensation.

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Dependent claims

A hard capsule filled with a solution containing an active ingredient, characterized in that the solution contains an inorganic chloride and has a water content (w) of 10<w≦80% and a water activity (a) of 0.50≦a≦0.90, and that the capsule is made of a base material containing a cellulose derivative.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/559,519Filed 25 Jun 2004

Priority

JP 2003-18486627 Jun 2003

Published

13 Jul 2006

Term ends

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Classification9 codes

A61K 9/4816
Preparations in capsules, e.g. of gelatin, of chocolate: wall or shell material
A23L 29/262
Of vegetable origin: cellulose; Derivatives thereof, e.g. ethers
A23P 10/30
Shaping or working of foodstuffs characterised by the products: encapsulation of particles, e.g. foodstuff additives
A23P 20/105
Coating with edible coatings, e.g. with oils or fats: coating with compositions containing vegetable or microbial fermentation gums, e.g.…

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Abstract

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