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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2007
Kazuhiro Okochi, Osaka, JP;
Arisa Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Kazuhiro Okochi, Osaka, JP;
Arisa Maeda, Osaka, JP;
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A solid preparation sufficiently masking the unpleasant taste of pioglitazone or a salt thereof; a solid preparation sufficiently masking the unpleasant taste of pioglitazone or a salt thereof and having superior properties of superior disintegration property in the oral cavity, appropriate preparation strength, long-term preservation stability and the like is provided. The present invention provides a solid preparation comprising particles comprising (i) core particles comprising an excipient, and (ii) pioglitazone or a salt thereof and an acid-soluble polymer both coating the core particles.