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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Luca Dobetti, Trieste, IT;
Assignee:
Eurand International S.p.A., , IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/20 ; A61K 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/20 ; A61K 9/00 ;
Abstract
This invention provides a formulation for preparing a fast disintegrating tablet comprising a drug in multiparticulate form, one or more water insoluble inorganic excipients, one or more disintegrants, and optionally one or more substantially water soluble excipients, the amounts of said ingredients being such as to provide a disintegration time for the tablet in the order of 75 seconds or less, typically 30 seconds or less.