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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 30, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ian James Bolt, Worthing, GB;
David Roy Merrifield, Worthing, GB;
Paul Laurence Carter, Worthing, GB;
Assignee:
SmithKline Beecham plc, Brentford, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424466 ; 424441 ;
Abstract
A chewable tablet comprises a medicament dispersed in a chewable base, such as mannitol, together with an effervescent couple, such as citric acid-sodium bicarbonate. The combination of effervescence and chewability with optional flavorings improves the taste characteristics of the medicament in oral administration. A disintegrant such as microcrystalline cellulose may be added to give the patient the option of dispersing the tablet in water.