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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Bruce Daggy, Pine Brook, NJ (US);
Naresh I Mehta, Ledgewood, NJ (US);
Priyashri Nayak, Randolph, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Daggy, Pine Brook, NJ (US);
Naresh I Mehta, Ledgewood, NJ (US);
Priyashri Nayak, Randolph, NJ (US);
Assignee:
SmithKline Beecham Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61K 9/26 (2006.01); A61K 47/30 (2006.01); A61K 47/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a rapidly disintegrating tablet for oral administration. The tablet has a first phase and a second phase blended with the first phase. The first phase has a compacted mixture of methylcellulose having a viscosity of >1000 centipoise and a diluent. The methylcellulose is the sole active ingredient in the first phase. There is also a process for preparing a rapidly disintegrating tablet.