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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7338677 | Methods for manufacturing coated confectionary products Methods for manufacturing coated confectionary or chewing gum products are provided. The method of manufacturing a confectionary product comprises the steps of providing a confectionary center, heating at least one polyol to the polyol's melting point to produce a m... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7022663 | Oral, nasal and pulmonary dosage formulations of copolymer 1 Pharmaceutical compositions useful for treating autoimmune diseases in a mammal comprising as an active ingredient a therapeutically effective amount of Copolymer 1, and microcrystalline cellulose are disclosed. Processes for the manufacture of such compositions are... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6723372 | Method for producing encased spherical granular grains A process for the production of encased, spherical granular grains comprising spraying grains which consist of a prostane derivative and a cyclodextrin vehicle, forming together a prostane-cyclodextrine-clathrate, with an aqueous polymer dispersion of ethyl cellulos... | 04/20/2004 |
| 5882715 | Method of preparing an oral preparation provided on the outer side with an enteric coating, as well as an oral preparation obtained by the method A method of preparing an oral preparation, especially in the form of hard gelatin capsules, tablets or pellets, for use by the administration of drugs or supplementary nutrients for human beings or animals, said preparation on its outer side being provide... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5851579 | Aqueous enteric coating compositions The present invention sets forth an enteric coating composition comprising a blend of a) an alkali-soluble acrylic latex polymer and b) an aqueous solution of ammonium or alkaline salts of cellulose polymers. The invention also sets forth a method for preparing an ... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5744164 | Sustained release microparticulate caffeine formulation The present invention relates to compositions and methods for increasing the alertness of an individual through the administration of a stimulant such as xanthine or an xanthine derivative and preferably caffeine. A particular composition has one or more ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5700484 | Sustained release microparticulate caffeine formulation The present invention relates to compositions and methods for increasing the alertness of an individual through the administration of a stimulant such as xanthine or an xanthine derivative and preferably caffeine. A particular composition has one or more ... | 12/23/1997 |
| 5650192 | Method for manufacturing buccal delivery device The invention relates to a muco-adherent, soluble device for administering active ingredients, a method of using said device, and an improved method of manufacturing said device using a continuous, enclosed mixing device capable of operating under pressur... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5641513 | Tablet coating method A method for coating pharmaceutical tablets is disclosed in which polymeric coating ingredients are combined with saccharides in a melt spinning operation to form composite particulates. The particulates are then dispersed in water to form an aqueous poly... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5547683 | Method for producing microgranulated particle The present invention relates to a method for producing a microgranulated particle having particle size of not more than 0.2 mm, wherein a fine powder with the average particle size of not more than 10 .mu.m, which is being agitated, tumbled or fluidized,... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5505983 | Spherical seed cores, spherical granules and process for production thereof Pharmacologically inactive spherical seed cores comprising at least 50% by weight of microcrystalline cellulose having an average degree of polymerization of 60 to 375, wherein the spherical seed cores have an average particle size of 100 to 1000 μm, a t... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5393533 | Pharmaceuticals microencapsulated by vapor deposited polymers and method A microencapsulated pharmaceutical is formed by vapor depositing a polymeric film about an active pharmaceutical agent. The film thickness of the vapor deposited film is controlled to provide effective controlled release of said pharmaceutical agent subse... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5310572 | Process for forming a coated active agent-containing article Aqueous coating compositions for forming elastomeric films around active cores (e.g., drugs) comprising a dispersion of pre-crosslinked polyorganosiloxane latex particles, colloidal silica particles, and a water-dispersible organic material (e.g., polyeth... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5256440 | Process for producing a tablet core aperture Process for preparing and film coating a dosage form. An intagliated dosage form core is produced by inscribing one or more areas on the surface of the dosage form core prior to coating. An aqueous dispersion of a polymeric coating is then applied to the ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5198227 | Dual subcoated simulated capsule medicament A simulated capsule-like medicament comprising a dual subcoating comprising an initial subcoating of a water soluble film forming polymer, e.g. povidone and a secondary subcoating of a mixture of two soluble film forming polymers, e.g. povidone and hydrox... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5194464 | Enteric film and preparatoin thereof An enteric film is produced by spraying on a material a mixed solution of (a) hydroxypropylmethylcellulose phthalate exhibiting a viscosity of about 136 to 204 centistokes as 10% methanol/dichloromethane (1:1 by weight) solution at 20° C., (b) polyethyle... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5178874 | Intermittent release dosage form Veterinary delayed release dosage forms which remain in the rumeno-reticular sac of an animal over an extended period of time and in which the therapeutically active substance has a predictable and delayed release pattern. The compositions comprise a dens... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5112621 | Sustained release pharmaceutical composition of diltiazem A sustained-release pharmaceutical composition which comprises microparticles comprising an active principle, said microparticles being coated with a coating mixture comprising ethyl cellulose and an acrylic resin which is a polymerizate of acrylic and me... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5098715 | Flavored film-coated tablet The invention comprises a flavored thin film coating on solid oral dosage pharmaceutical tablets containing unpleasant tasting ingredients such as triprolidine hydrochloride and pseudoephedrine hydrochloride. The flavored coating of the invention is compr... | 03/24/1992 |
| 5047258 | Aqueous spray-coating process A process for spray-coating tablets and the like utilizing only an acrylate enteric polymer and plasticizer in water is disclosed. The process can be practiced on a commercial scale and requires no antiadherent in the coating formulation. The process comp... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5026709 | Method for the preparation of a theophylline sustained release pharmaceutical composition and the composition prepared thereby A method for the preparation of a sustained release pharmaceutical composition comprising forming a fluidized ring of said particles and contacting said particles maintained suspended in said ring with a liquid composition containing a pharmaceutically ac... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5023108 | Aqueous dispersions of waxes and lipids for pharmaceutical coating This invention relates to the coating of pharmaceutically useful solids with an emulsion comprising a wax/lipid, an emulsifying agent and water, which emulsion can be spray dried to form a powder which can subsequently be dispersed in water and coated ont... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4948622 | Method for the preparation of coated solid medicament form Solid medicament forms, such as granules, beads, tablets, are first coated with a hot aqueous dispersion of a cellulose ether, which is soluble in cold water but insoluble in hot water, and then subjected to a wax treatment with heating to form a masking ... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4933186 | Dihydropyridine depot formulation A pharmaceutical formulation tablet with a long-lasting action for 1 to 2 daily doses having a diameter between about 0.5 and 15 mm and comprising (a) a rapid-release core of a dihydropyridine, (b) a coat containing no active compound and formed of a free-flowing ... | 06/12/1990 |
| 4853249 | Method of preparing sustained-release pharmaceutical/preparation A method of preparing a sustained-release pharmaceutical preparation, which comprises applying a solution of a binder in water or an alcohol and a fine powder of a hydrophobic solid material which does not easily dissolve within the stomach and intestines... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4816264 | Sustained release formulations Drug delivery systems which exhibit sustained release properties when administered are produced using a "dual control" system which employs polymeric agents in core and membrane portions.... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4816259 | Process for coating gelatin capsules This invention provides a new gelatin capsule formulation and subcoating for producing soft gelatine capsules having better mechanical strength and an improved capacity for adhering to known coating compositions, particularly enteric coating compositions.... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4800056 | Process for making dispenser with cooperating elements A method of forming a dispenser for delivering a beneficial agent to a biological environment. A beneficial agent and an expandable composition are placed in a capsule made of fluid dissolvable material. The capsule is closed and surrounded by a semiperme... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4775536 | Enteric coated tablet and process for making An enteric coated tablet and process is described in which a core tablet of a pharmaceutically active ingredient is provided with an enteric coating layer of a film forming enteric polymer and an overcoat layer of non-enteric film forming polymer; optiona... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4684516 | Sustained release tablets and method of making same This invention relates to new dosage units of medicinal agents for oral administration in the form of tablets which provide a controlled rate of release of the medicament in the gastrointestinal tract. More particularly, the invention relates to dense com... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4670287 | Method of film-coating hard capsules A method of film-coating hard capsules is provided which comprises subjecting, drug-filled hard capsules to a vacuum to remove air entrapped therein and then coating the evacuated capsules while under a vacuum with a film-forming substance which is select... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4644031 | Coating for pharmaceutical dosage forms Coated pharmaceutical dosage forms which are resistant to gastric juice and release their active ingredient rapidly at a predetermined pH value in the range from pH 5 to pH 8 are obtained in accordance with the invention by coating pharmaceutical dosage f... | 02/17/1987 |
| 4574080 | Combination formulation A pharmaceutical oral controlled release multiple-units formulation is prepared by mixing units containing an active substance and coated with a substantially water-insoluble, but water diffusable controlled release coating with particles of an active sub... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4572833 | Method for preparing a pharmaceutical controlled release composition A pharmaceutical oral multiple-units composition with controlled release, in which the individual units are coated units of an active substance, e.g. potassium chloride, which is subject to controlled release in consequence of the units being coated with ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4533562 | Method of preparing coated solid preparations Solid materials, especially pharmaceutical preparations, are coated, without the use of solvents, with a powdered film-forming polymer and with a liquid plasticizer having an affinity for the polymer.... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4497847 | Process for coating solid pharmaceutical preparations and coated preparations thus obtained A plasticizer for film-forming enteric polymers to be used in coating solid pharmaceutical preparations comprises a monoester or diester or both of glycerol with a saturated aliphatic carboxylic acid having from 6 to 10 carbon atoms. This is particularly ... | 02/05/1985 |
| 4433076 | Coating agent for medicaments and methods for making and using the same What are disclosed are methods for making a suspension suitable for use as a coating agent for medicaments by suspending a powder of certain vinyl copolymers in an aqueous solution or suspension of a plasticizer therefor, methods for converting such a sus... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4367217 | Dipyricamole sustained release forms comprising lacquer-coated particles and the preparation thereof This invention relates to a composition for the sustained release of dipyridamole which comprises (i) spheroid particles comprised of dipyridamole or crystallized salts thereof and pharmacologically acceptable acid or acid substance, and (ii) a coating su... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4226981 | Ether-ester derivatives of cellulose and their applications A novel cellulose derivative provided in this invention is a mixed ester of an alkoxy or hydroxyalkoxy substituted cellulose ether, prepared by the esterification reaction of the ether with succinic anhydride and an anhydride of an aliphatic monocarboxyli... | 10/07/1980 |
| 4218433 | Constant-rate eluting tablet and method of producing same A tablet formed with a hollow or hollows in its surface and containing a water-soluble component is coated with a coating agent which is insoluble in water but has water permeability, thereby to obtain a constant-rate eluting medicinal tablet. A process o... | 08/19/1980 |
