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Gelatin capsule

Patent 4780316 Issued on October 25, 1988. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject October 1, 2006. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 06/914122 filed on 10/01/1986

US Classes:

424/456, Gelatin424/451, Capsules (e.g., of gelatin, of chocolate, etc.)424/452, With claimed designated perfecting feature in contents (e.g., excipient, lubricant, etc.)424/455Containing emulsions, dispersions, or solutions

Examiners

Primary: Rose, Shep K.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

A61K 9/48 (20060101)

Foreign Application Priority Data

1983-03-02 GB

Abstract

A pharmaceutical dosage unit form comprises one or more pharmaceutically active materials dissolved or suspended in a liquid polyethylene glycol and encapsulated in a soft gelatin capsule shell, in which the capsule shell comprises gelatin, a plasticizer therefor, and an embrittlement inhibiting composition comprising a mixture of sorbitol and at least one sorbitan. Preferably the polyethylene glycol also contains glycerin, sorbitol or propylene glycol.

Other References

  • Johnson et al., "The Comparability of Dosage Regimens of Lanoxin Tablets and Lanoxicaps," British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 4, pp. 209-211 (1977)
  • Ebert, "Soft Elastic Gelatin Capsules: A Unique Dosage Form," reprints from Pharmaceutical Technology (Oct. 1977)
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