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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2006
Applicants:
Neema Kulkarni, Randolph, NJ (US);
Kanji Meghpara, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Neema Kulkarni, Randolph, NJ (US);
Kanji Meghpara, Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc., New Brunswick, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In various embodiments of the present invention, a capsule is provided including a hydrophobic inner layer and at least one hydrophilic outer layer. The hydrophobic layer may include a hydrophilic component such as an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) which may be fully encapsulated, partially encapsulated or part of an adsorption complex. Such capsules experience no or minimal cracking or breaking in the outer layer.