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US 5,401,513 AGranted
Magnesium carbonate and oil tableting aid and flavoring additive
AssigneeCima Labs Inc.
InventorsFred Wehling, Steve Schuehle, Navayanarao Madamala
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Abstract
A tableting aid including magnesium carbonate and an oil adsorbed thereon provides useful lubricating and disintegration properties. A free-flowing particulate flavoring additive including magnesium carbonate and a flavor oil adsorbed thereon, is also described.
Claims11
A composition of matter comprising:
- a particular tableting aid which comprises particulate magnesium carbonate having adsorbed thereon at least one oil in an amount effective to produce a dry, free-flowing, particulate tableting aid;
- and an effective amount of at least one active ingredient, wherein said particulate tableting aid is present in an amount greater than zero and less than about 20 percent by weight of the total composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.