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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Augello, Marlboro, NJ (US);
George E Reier, Somerset, NJ (US);
Assignee:
FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424464 ; 424465 ; 424489 ; 514779 ; 514781 ;
Abstract
The present invention discloses an improved excipient composition for use as an excipient/binder for wet granulation of pharmaceuticals, a process for preparing the excipient composition, its use in granular pharmaceutical compositions, and compressed pharmaceutical tablets made from the granular pharmaceutical compositions. The excipient composition comprises a dried aqueous slurry of microcrystalline cellulose wetcake and a low viscosity alginate.