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Chewable antacid tablets

  • US 4,446,135 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1982
  • Issued: 05/01/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. In a method of imparting good "mouthfeel" in chewable antacid tablets, said good "mouthfeel" being characterized by a non-chalky, non-gritty texture, said tablets being prepared from a primary granulation of tablet ingredients comprising from 45 to 50 weight percent of calcium carbonate and from 8 to 11 weight percent of magnesium hydroxide, as the effective antacid ingredients, along with from 30 to 40 weight percent of sucrose and from 8 to 11 weight percent of mannitol, said primary granulation, together with a flavoring agent and a tablet lubricating agent, being pressed into said chewable tablets, the improvement which comprises use of calcium carbonate having an average particle diameter from 5 to 50 microns to impart said good "mouthfeel" to said chewable tablets.

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