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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1997
Filed:
May. 23, 1996
Garry L Myers, Reston, VA (US);
Gerald E Battist, Reston, VA (US);
Richard C Fuisz, Great Falls, VA (US);
Fuisz Technologies Ltd., Chantilly, VA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is a method of preparing rapidly dissolving comestible units such as tablets. The present invention also includes an apparatus for making the comestible units and the units themselves. The product prepared in accordance with the present invention can include active ingredients and is capable of dissolving in the mouth of the consumer within several seconds. The unit dosage forms prepared in accordance with the present invention are particularly useful as antacids and as a delivery vehicle for biologically active ingredients, especially those which are ideally combined with antacid ingredients in order to ameliorate the effects of antacid environment.