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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank J. Bunick, Randolph, NJ (US);
Joseph Luber, Quakertown, PA (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/20 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/20 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a process for preparing a soft tablet capable of being chewed or disintegrated in the oral cavity. The tablet is prepared by forming a tablet having a friability of less than about 2% from a mixture comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, an excipient in the form of a hydrate, and a water-swellable excipient, and then applying sufficient energy, preferably in the form of heat, to the tablet for a sufficient time to decrease the hardness of the tablet by at least about 20%.