Printed dosage forms
AssigneeÅbo Akademi University
InventorsNiklas SANDLER, Natalja GENINA, Jouko PELTONEN, Petri IHALAINEN
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Abstract
The present invention relates to oral dosage forms of vitamin(s) and/or dietary mineral(s) or nicotine produced by printing techniques. The present invention also relates to a method of producing an oral dosage form of vitamin(s) and/or dietary mineral(s) or nicotine by printing technique(s).
Claims13
1-25. (canceled)
A printed oral dosage form of vitamin(s) and/or dietary mineral(s), comprising at least two of vitamin(s) and/or mineral(s), wherein at least one vitamin and/or dietary mineral is included in the substrate material and at least one vitamin and/or dietary mineral is printed on the substrate.
A method for manufacturing a printed oral dosage form of a vitamin and/or mineral supplement, wherein the method comprises the steps of
- a) providing a substrate or a carrier material, optionally comprising at least one vitamin and/or dietary mineral or a taste masking ingredient,
- b) providing at least one ink solution comprising vitamin(s) and/or dietary mineral(s),
- c) printing the ink solution(s) on the substrate,
- d) optionally adding protecting and/or functional layer(s) onto the printed dosage form produced in step (c),
- e) recovering the final printed dosage from.
A method of personalizing a printed oral dosage form of vitamin(s) and/or mineral(s) comprising at least one vitamin and/or dietary mineral included in the substrate material and at least one vitamin and/or dietary mineral printed on the substrate, wherein the method comprises the steps of determining the vitamin and/or dietary mineral deficiencies of an individual, and manufacturing the dosage form containing the vitamins and/or minerals needed by the individual by a printing technology.
A method for optimizing the dose of vitamin(s) and/or dietary mineral(s) in a dosage form comprising at least one vitamin and/or dietary mineral included in the substrate material and at least one vitamin and/or dietary mineral printed on the substrate wherein the method comprises the steps of determining the required vitamin and/or dietary mineral doses of an individual, and manufacturing the dosage form containing the vitamins and/or minerals in the required doses by a printing technology.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.