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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:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 22, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ragab El-Rashidy, Deerfield, IL (US);
Bruce Ronsen, River Forest, IL (US);
Assignee:
Pentech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Wheeling, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424465 ;
Abstract
A direct compression tablet exhibiting relatively low hardness provides a relatively rapid release of fluoxetine. The tablet has a hardness of no more than about 6 kilopascals and a dicalcium phosphate dihydrate-to-disintegrant weight ratio of about 3 to about 7.