Chewable pharmaceutical tablets
AssigneeFMC Corporation
InventorsSheila Ratnaraj, William J. Reilly, Jr.
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Abstract
Formulations of chewable pharmaceutical tablets for delivery of prescription pharmaceutical actives, non-prescription pharmaceutical actives, or over-the-counter actives comprise as an excipient an aggregate of coprocessed microcrystalline cellulose and a galaotomannan. Addition of these excipients imparts improved smell, taste, texture, and mouthfeel to the finished product.
Claims26
A chewable pharmaceutical tablet comprising an active agent and about 2 to about 15 wt % based on the total dry weight of the formulation of coprocessed aggregate particles of 60 to 99 wt % microcrystalline cellulose and the balance to 100 wt % of the aggregate of at least one galactomannan gum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.