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US 5,223,264 AGranted
Pediatric effervescent dosage form
AssigneeCima Labs Inc.
InventorsFred Wehling, Steve Schuehle, Navayanarao Madamala
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Abstract
The present invention relates to oral effervescent dosage forms for the administrations of an intended ingredient to children, and processes for their administration.
Claims9
An oral pediatric vitamin supplement comprising:
- a mixture of at least one effervescent disintegration agent, and a pediatrically effective amount of at least one intended ingredient selected from the group consisting of vitamins and minerals and mixtures thereof, wherein said mixture is present in the form of a compressed tablet of a size and shape adapted for direct oral administration to children and which will rapidly and completely disintegrate when administered;
- and wherein said effervescent disintegration agent is present in a amount which is effective to both aid in rapid disintegration of said tablet and to provide a positive organoleptic sensation to children.
A process of administering an intended ingredient to a child comprising the step of:
- providing a tablet including at least one effervescent disintegration agent, and a pediatrically effective amount of at least one intended ingredient;
- directly administering said tablet to a child so that said tablet disintegrates in the child's mouth, and promoting disintegration of said tablet and providing a positive organoleptic sensation in the mouth by operation of said effervescent disintegration agent, wherein said intended ingredient is selected from the group consisting of vitamins and minerals and mixtures thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.