Process and apparatus for making rapidly dissolving dosage units and product therefrom
AssigneeFuisz Technologies Ltd.
InventorsGarry L. Myers, Gerald E. Battist, Richard C. Fuisz
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Abstract
The present invention is a method of preparing rapidly dissolving comestible units such as tablets. The present invention also includes an apparatus for making the comestible units and the units themselves. The product prepared in accordance with the present invention can include active ingredients and is capable of dissolving in the mouth of the consumer within several seconds. The unit dosage forms prepared in accordance with the present invention are particularly useful as antacids and as a delivery vehicle for biologically active ingredients, especially those which are ideally combined with antacid ingredients in order to ameliorate the effects of antacid environment.
Claims14
A method of preparing quick dissolve comestible units comprising:
- subjecting a feedstock which contains a carrier material to flash flow processing to provide uncured shearform matrix;
- macerating said uncured shearform matrix;
- mixing said macerating uncured shearform matrix and an additive;
- molding the mixture of uncured shearform matrix and additive resulting from the previous step to provide a unit dosage from which has bridging between crystallized matrix material upon curing;
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- curing said shearform matrix to produce a stable structure.
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