Popping oral pharmaceutical compositions
AssigneeCts Chemical Industries Ltd.
InventorsSigal First, Rina Yamin
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Abstract
Disclosed are popping pharmaceutical compositions, which comprise OTC or prescription drug, and popping material. The popping material includes pressurized gas trapped within cavities of a pharmaceutically acceptable material in a manner that allows the gas to escape from the pharmaceutical composition upon dissolution, contact with saliva or shattering of the popping material. Such an oral pharmaceutical composition may be popular with children that will prefer it on other ones, which do not pop. Methods for preparation of such oral pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed.
Claims11
An oral pharmaceutical composition consisting of:
- one or more active ingredients;
- a popping material;
- and
- an optional flavoring agent;
- said popping material consisting of a pharmaceutically acceptable material consisting of one or more cavities with thermodynamically stable pressurized gas being trapped in cavities thereof in a manner that allows its escape upon dissolution, contact with saliva or shattering of the popping material,
- wherein
- said gas being selected from carbon dioxide, nitrogen, air, helium, argon, and neon, said active ingredient is a prescription drug or a drug sold over the counter and wherein said active ingredient is selected from the group consisting of expectorant, analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-hypertensive, anti-anginal, antiepileptic, anxiolytic, antipsychotic, anti-allergic, antidepressant, anti-histamine, hormone, steroid, hypolipidaemic and diuretic agents and said active ingredient is coated by a coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.