Granules having core and their production
AssigneeTakeda Chemical Industries, Ltd.
InventorsHiroyoshi Koyama, Shunichi Itoh, Shin-ichiro Hirai
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Abstract
Granules having a core are produced by spraying core granules with a dispersion of a low substituted hydroxypropylcellulose (L-HPC), and, if necessary, simultaneously applying a dusting powder. The granules having a core thus obtained exhibit increased granule strength and improved disintegrating property as compared with those produced by known methods. An active ingredient such as a drug can be contained in the dispersion, dusting powder or core granules.
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A method for producing granules having a core and having an increased granule strength, wherein the method consists essentially of (a) spraying seed granules with a dispersion or solution of low substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, and (b) drying the granulated material to obtain granules containing said low substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose at a proportion of 0.1 to 15 weight percent based on the weight of the granule.
A method for producing granules having a core and having an increased granule size, wherein the method consists essentially of (a) spraying seed granules with a dispersion or solution of low subsitituted hydroxpropyl cellulose, (b) applying a dusting agent in the form of powder while the seed granules are being sprayed with the dispersion or solution, and (c) drying the granulated material.
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