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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 02, 1999
Douglas Willard Danielson, Otsego, MI (US);
Shirish A. Shah, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
L. Perrigo Company, Allegan, MI (US);
Abstract
A chewable dosage form containing a histamine H,-receptor antagonist in an amount which is effective to treat a gastrointestinal disorder is provided in a palatably acceptable form. The dosage form comprises granules containing the histamine H,-receptor antagonist, which are provided with a taste-masking coating comprising a water-insoluble, water-permeable methacrylate ester copolymer in which the coating is applied to the granules in an amount which provides a taste-masking effect for a relatively short period during which the composition is being chewed by a patient, but which allows substantially immediate release of the histamine H,-receptor antagonist after the composition has been chewed and ingested.