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US 4,935,243 AGranted
Chewable, edible soft gelatin capsule
AssigneePharmacaps, Inc.
InventorsLionel Borkan, Ira R. Berry, Dilip Shah
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a chewable, edible soft gelatin capsule which comprises a shell comprising water, gelatin, plasticizer, and an amount of hydrogenated starch hydrolysate effective to render said shell dispersible and soluble in the mouth of the user; and a soft gelatin capsule fill material in which an active ingredient, preferably a biologically-active agent, is dispersed or dissolved.
Claims19
A chewable, edible soft gelatin capsule which comprises:
- (a) a soft gelatin shell which comprises:
- about 20-45% gelatin;
- about 15-30% water;
- about 17.5-35% plasticizer;
- and
- about 5-25% hydrogenated starch hydrolysate;
- and wherein said shell encloses
- (b) a soft gelatin capsule fill material.
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