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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2004
Yeli Zhang, Somerville, NJ (US);
Chaodong Xiao, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Wolfgang Bindzus, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Vincent Green, Plainfield, NJ (US);
Yeli Zhang, Somerville, NJ (US);
Chaodong Xiao, East Hanover, NJ (US);
Wolfgang Bindzus, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Vincent Green, Plainfield, NJ (US);
Corn Products Development, Inc, Jabaquara, Sao Paulo, BR;
Abstract
This invention relates to a composition comprising physically modified, partially pregelatinized starch, which is useful as a multi-functional excipient for solid dosage forms, a method of making such composition, and solid dosage forms prepared using the composition. Such composition is characterized by a predominance of particles having both birefringent and non-birefringent portions, a sedimentation volume of between 1.5 and 9 ml/g, and a cold water solubility of between 1 and 8%. This free-flowing starch may have an average particle size greater than 30 μm, and a moisture content of between 5 and 12% by weight. The 500 mg placebo tablet prepared from such composition at 13 kN using a manual tablet press equipped with a 1.11 cm ( 7/16″) standard concave punches has a crushing strength of at least 160 Newtons, and a disintegration time of no more than 10 minutes.