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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 16, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rainer Alex, Weil am Rhein, DE;
Jürgen Gerhards, Arlesheim, CH;
Ingeborg Kraemer-Pittrof, Rheinfelden, DE;
Richard Oeschger, Rheinsulz, CH;
Thomas Rades, Dunedin, NZ;
Assignee:
Hoffman-La Roche Inc., Nutley, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 ; A61K 9/66 ; A61K 9/64 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 ; A61K 9/66 ; A61K 9/64 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a process for encapsulating a shear sensitive fill mass which contains a pharmaceutical active agent or nutrient, characterized in that said fill mass is heated and subsequently cooled, prior to the encapsulation. The invention also provides capsules comprising shear sensitive fill material obtained by the said process which have a high and constant dissolution rate.