Tablet comprising a first and second region
AssigneeMcNeil-PPC, Inc.
InventorsHarry S. Sowden, Gerard P. McNally, Oliver Anderson, William J. Stuhl, Jen-Chi Chen, Kenneth Day, Christopher E. Szymczak
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AssigneeMcNeil-PPC, Inc.
InventorsHarry S. Sowden, Gerard P. McNally, Oliver Anderson, William J. Stuhl, Jen-Chi Chen, Kenneth Day, Christopher E. Szymczak
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In one aspect, the present invention features a tablet including a first region and a second region, wherein: (i) the first region and the second region each include at least 10%, by volume, of the tablet; (ii) the first region includes a pharmaceutically active agent and the composition of the first region is different from the composition of the second region; (iii) the first region has a density less than about 0.8 g/cc; and (iv) the first region disintegrates in the mouth when placed on the tongue in less than about 30 seconds; wherein the shape of the tablet includes two opposing major faces separated by a side wall, and the interface between the first region and the second region is along at least one major face of the tablet.
A tablet comprising a first region and a second region, wherein:
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