Lozenge or chewable tablet

Abstract

The lozenge or chewable tablet contains, as the base, at least 30, preferably 50 to 70, percent by weight of an alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal salt of at least one edible, organic acid, at least 10, preferably 20 to 40, percent by weight of a mixture of at least one unreacted, edible organic acid with at least one unreacted alkali metal or alkaline earth metal carbonate and/or bicarbonate and, if required, a pharmaceutical active substance and/or other conventional tablet assistants, such as flavors and sweeteners, disintegrants, hydrocolloids, etc. It contains essentially the dibasic alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal salt of a tribasic, edible, organic acid, in particular of citric acid, and preferably an edible, organic acid, which in particular has reacted only partially to give the alkali metal and/or alkaline earth metal salt, in particular malic acid, which is stronger than the tribasic acid, and if required--based on the total tablet weight--1 to 10, preferably 3 to 7, percent by weight of at least one disintegrant, in particular about 3 percent by weight each of starch and crosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone.

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