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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2010
Filed:
May. 05, 2006
Applicants:
William S. Bess, Edison, NJ (US);
Neema Kulkarni, Randolph, NJ (US);
Suhas H. Ambike, West Hill, CA;
Michael P. Ramsay, Ajax, CA;
Inventors:
William S. Bess, Edison, NJ (US);
Neema Kulkarni, Randolph, NJ (US);
Suhas H. Ambike, West Hill, CA;
Michael P. Ramsay, Ajax, CA;
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc., Skillman, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 25/24 (2006.01); A61K 31/74 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Physiologically acceptable films, including edible films, are disclosed. The films include a water soluble film-forming polymer, such as pullulan, and a taste masked pharmaceutically active agent, such as dextromethorphan. The taste masking agent is preferably a sulfonated polymer ion exchange resin comprising polystyrene cross-linked with divinylbenzene, such as AMBERLITE. Methods for producing the films are also disclosed.