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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 1993
Filed:
May. 15, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph J Urban, Richboro, PA (US);
Richard R Makowski, South Plainfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424469 ; 424465 ; 424470 ; 424486 ; 424488 ; 424493 ; 424494 ; 514960 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to an analgesic composition and more particularly, to a directly dry compressible composition comprising at least about 70% by dry weight of the composition of acetaminophen and a metal carboxymethyl starch present in an amount sufficient for it to function both as a binder and as a disintegrating agent.