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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1980
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1976
Henry J Izzo, Naperville, IL (US);
Martin J Moran, Oak Lawn, IL (US);
Frederick G Wheeler, Poplarville, MS (US);
Armour-Dial, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
An antacid tablet is prepared which contains a combination of an antacid ingredient, sugar, and fat and which has a hardness requiring no more than 9 pounds peak force to cause a blunt probe to penetrate its surface. Included also are processes for preparing such a tablet in which an antacid ingredient, sugar, and melted fat are mixed, cooled and milled to produce a powdered mixture, and the mixture formed into tablets. Further improvements include using a fine sugar, 90% of which will pass a 200 mesh screen; maintaining the plungers and dies of the tableting machine above the melting point of the fat; and utilizing a limited pressure (50 to 600 pounds per square inch) in the compressing of the tablets. Another feature involves controlling the moisture to within 3 to 10% based on the weight of the tablet.