Process for producing suppositories by compression and suppositories obtained by the process
AssigneeFarmaceutisk Laboratorium Ferring A/S
InventorS.o slashed.ren Halskov
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Abstract
Suppositories, produced by a process in which a suppository basic mass is produced containing (a) 50-75% of 5-aminosalicylic acid as an active ingredient, (b) 2-5% talc, magnesium stearate and/or polyvinyl pyrrolidone and (c) 20-48% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of at least 4000, and the produced mass is compressed to suppositories in a tabletting machine.
Claims3
A suppository produced by a process comprising forming a granulate consisting essentially of (a) 50-75% of 5-aminosalicylic acid as an active ingredient, (b) 2-5% talc, magnesium stearate and polyvinyl pyrrolidone and (c) 20 4-48% by weight of a polyethylene glycol having an average molecular weight of at least 4000, and compressing the granulate to the suppository in a tabletting machine.
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