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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon L Amidon, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John R Crison, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Port Systems, L.L.C., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08H / ; C08L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1061481 ; 1061244 ; 1061601 ; 424439 ; 424456 ; 424492 ; 427-222 ;
Abstract
A method of making a pharmaceutical composition is disclosed. The method includes the steps of contacting at least one pharmaceutical ingredient with a mixture consisting essentially of gelatin and lecithin to increase the dissolution rate of water-insoluble pharmaceutical ingredients. A pharmaceutical excipient coating for increasing the dissolution rate of water-insoluble pharmaceutical ingredients is also disclosed. The coating consists essentially of gelatin and lecithin.