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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 19, 2005
Applicant:
Tadashi Mukai, Tokushima, JP;
Inventor:
Tadashi Mukai, Tokushima, JP;
Assignee:
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/47 (2006.01); A61K 47/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/62 (2006.01); A61K 9/36 (2006.01); A61K 9/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention provides a solid pharmaceutical formulation having high physical strength and further having excellent drug release properties and digestibility of excipients when administered, which comprises (a) an active medical ingredient and (b) a pre-gelatinized starch in an amount of 10 to 90% by weight, said pre-gelatinized starch being prepared by pre-gelatinizing a cheap and stable usual starch during the procedure for formulation. This invention also provides a method for preparing the solid pharmaceutical formulation.