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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael Corbo, Flemington, NJ (US);
Jatin Desai, Fairport, NY (US);
Mahesh Patell, Edison, NJ (US);
Ronald Warrick, Sergeantsville, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/28 ; A61K 9/30 ; A61K 9/32 ; A61K 9/16 ; A61K 9/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/28 ; A61K 9/30 ; A61K 9/32 ; A61K 9/16 ; A61K 9/42 ;
Abstract
There is provided a coating composition that masks the undesirable taste of a pharmaceutically active ingredient, i.e. drug or medicine, that is taken orally. The coating composition is comprised of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and neutral methacrylic acid ester, a cellulose ester polymer, and an alkaline modifier.