Patent References 2921883 3926817 Process for encapsulation of medicaments Easily-swallowed, powder-free and gastric-disintegrable aspirin tablet thinly-coated with hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and aqueous spray-coating preparation thereof Pharmaceutical compositions for storage in plastic containers and process therefor New pharmaceutical forms for administration of medicaments by oral route, with programmed release Granule containing physiologically-active substance, method for preparing same and use thereof Sachet drug delivery system Patent #: 4764375 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 07/193784 filed on 05/13/1988US Classes:424/498, Containing waxes, higher fatty acids, higher fatty alcohols, or derivatives thereof424/493, Containing polysaccharides (e.g., sugars)424/494, Cellulose derivatives424/495, Ethyl cellulose424/497Containing solid synthetic polymersExaminersPrimary: Page, Thurman K.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61K 9/16 (20060101)A61K 9/00 (20060101) A61K 9/50 (20060101) A61K 31/545 (20060101) Foreign Application Priority Data1987-05-14 GBAbstractCefuroxime axetil in particulate form is coated with an integral coating of a lipid or mixture of lipids which serves to mask the bitter taste of cefuroxime axetil but disperses or dissolves on contact with gastrointestinal fluid. The resulting particles may be incorporated into pharmaceutical compositions for oral administration, for instance aqueous suspensions. | |