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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2016
Capsugel Belgium NV, Bornem, BE;
Tom Huysmans, Sint-Niklaas, BE;
Tarryn Dierckx, Deurne, BE;
Stefaan Jaak Vanquickenborne, Rijmenam, BE;
Capsugel Belgium NV, Bornem, BE;
Abstract
A tamperproof dosage form for oral administration comprising: a caplet comprising first and second ends, a middle region extending between said first and second ends, parallel and oppositely disposed top and bottom faces, and a land interposed between the top and bottom faces and extending along a perimeter of the caplet on a plane parallel to a caplet length axis; and first and second shells, each comprising an open end and a closed dome-shaped end, each fitted over at least a portion of the caplet, the portion comprising at least the first and/or second ends of the caplet and at least part of the middle region. An adhesive substance being arranged between the caplet and the shells at least over a portion of the top and/or bottom faces proximal to the first and second ends of the caplet and a corresponding portion of an inner surface of the closed dome-shaped end of the shells to fixedly join the shells to the caplet.