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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1995
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1994
Robert J Bequette, Evansville, IN (US);
Bruce A Bonenberger, Evansville, IN (US);
Claude E Gallian, Newburgh, IN (US);
John R Reckelhoff, Evansville, IN (US);
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A directly compressed cholestyramine tablet with a solvent-free coating is disclosed. The inner core of the tablet is made up of cholestyramine agglomerates consisting of numerous small, irregularly-shaped, jagged-edged fragments having relatively few smooth or flat surfaces with a moisture content ranging from about 8 to 14 percent by weight. A process is also disclosed for preparing cholestyramine agglomerates of the invention. The solvent-free coating comprises from about 60 percent to about 95 percent by weight of stearic acid and from about 5 percent to about 40 percent of polyethylene glycol.