Water soluble pharmaceutical coating and method for producing coated pharmaceuticals
AssigneePort Systems, L.L.C.
InventorsGordon L. Amidon, John R. Crison
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Abstract
A method of making a pharmaceutical composition is disclosed. The method includes the steps of contacting at least one pharmaceutical ingredient with a mixture consisting essentially of gelatin and lecithin to increase the dissolution rate of water-insoluble pharmaceutical ingredients. A pharmaceutical excipient coating for increasing the dissolution rate of water-insoluble pharmaceutical ingredients is also disclosed. The coating consists essentially of gelatin and lecithin.
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A method of making a pharmaceutical composition by coating at least one pharmaceutical ingredient with a mixture consisting essentially of gelatin, lecithin, and a solvent and drying the coated pharmaceutical ingredient to remove the solvent thereby increasing the dissolution rate of water-insoluble pharmaceutical ingredient over the dissolution rate of the uncoated pharmaceutical ingredient.
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