Granular material for orally fast disintegrating tablets
AssigneeTeika Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakao Shimatani, Takahiro Kawagishi
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Abstract
The use of a granular material which is for orally fast disintegrating tablets and comprises at least one kind of water soluble polymer and tannic acid allows production of tablets that can be produced by a simple process with simple production equipment, disintegrate fast in the mouth, and have a proper level of moldability for practical use. The at least one kind of water soluble polymer is preferably selected from the group consisting of povidone, hydroxypropyl cellulose, pullulan, a polyvinyl alcohol-polyethylene glycol graft copolymer and copolyvidone.
Claims18
An orally fast disintegrating tablet containing a granular material which comprises (a) at least one kind of water soluble polymer and (b) tannic acid.
A method for producing an orally fast disintegrating tablet, comprising compression molding of
- (A) a granular material which comprises (a) at least one kind of water soluble polymer and (b) tannic acid, or
- (B) a mixture of a granular material which comprises (a) at least one kind of water soluble polymer and (b) tannic acid, and an additive and/or a pharmaceutically active ingredient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.