Smithkline Beecham Corporation

Beecham Group Plc

Paul Laurence Carter

Ian James Bolt

David Roy Merrifield

A chewable tablet comprises a medicament dispersed in a chewable base, such as mannitol, together with an effervescent couple, such as citric acid-sodium bicarbonate. The combination of effervescence and chewability with optional flavorings improves the taste characteristics of the medicament in oral administration. A disintegrant such as microcrystalline cellulose may be added to give the patient the option of dispersing the tablet in water.

Pharmaceutical formulation with effervescent couple

A chewable tablet comprises a medicament dispersed in a chewable base, such as mannitol, together with an effervescent couple, such as citric acid - sodium bicarbonate. The combination of effervescence and chewability with optional flavorings improves the taste characteristics of the medicament in oral adminstration. A disintegrant such as microcrystalline cellulose may be added to give the patient the option of dispersing the tablet in water.

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Ian James Bolt