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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 1997
Filed:
Nov. 13, 1995
Howard P Phykitt, Wilson, NC (US);
Health Corporation, Rocky Mount, NC (US);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a stabilized, essentially sodium free, granular aspirin compound mixed with a granular potassium bicarbonate compound comprising the steps of determining a desirable dose size of such aspirin compound which is to be packaged. Weighing out an amount of granular aspirin based on the dose size determined. Placing an amount of such granular potassium bicarbonate compound into a container which is uniformly distributed over a bottom surface of such container to a predetermined depth. Placing such container into a heat treating apparatus. Heat treating the granular potassium bicarbonate compound at a temperature which is at least sufficient to convert an outer surface layer of such granular potassium bicarbonate compound to potassium carbonate and for a time which is at least sufficient to ensure that essentially all of such outer surface layer of the granular potassium bicarbonate compound is converted to such potassium carbonate. Weighing out an amount of such heat treated granular potassium bicarbonate compound based on the dose size determined. Placing the granular aspirin into a package and, thereafter, placing such heat treated granular potassium bicarbonate compound into such package thereby forming the stabilized, essentially sodium free, granular aspirin compound mixed with a granular potassium bicarbonate compound.