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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1994
Loyd V Allen, Jr, Edmond, OK (US);
Bingnan Wang, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
The Board of Regents of the University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK (US);
Abstract
The present invention comprises a particulate support matrix for making a solid tablet form, and method for making such, which disintegrates or dissolves in a matter of just a few seconds once placed into the oral cavity. Thee particulate support matrix comprises a first polymeric component which may be a polypeptide, preferably a non-hydrolyzed gelatin, a second polymeric component which may be a different polypeptide which may be a hydrolyzed gelatin and a bulking agent. The porous particulate powder can serve as the tablet support matrix, to which a pharmaceutical, for example an antihistamine, decongestant, or antibiotic is added.