Chewable molded tablet containing medicinally active substances
First Claim
1. A chewable medicinal molding tableting composition comprising, as proportions of the total composition which will further comprise the medicinally active component, as first essential component:
- capric triglyceride;
about 30 to about 95% by weight,as second essential component;
the medicinally active ingredient;
up to 60% by weight andas third essential component, a member of the group consisting of glyceryl monostearate, a mixture of glyceryl monostearate and glyceryl monopalmitate, and a mixture comprising at least about 40-50% by weight of glyceryl monostearate, and glyceryl distearate;
1 to 10% of capric triglyceride by weight.
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There is provided a chewable medicinal tableting composition comprising as proportions of the total composition which will further comprise the medicinally active component, as first essential component: capric triglyceride: about 30 to about 95% by weight, and as second essential component: the medicinally active ingredient: up to 60% by weight. Where the medicinally active ingrdient is less than about 30% by weight the composition further comprises as third essential component, a member of the group consisting of glyceryl monostearate, a mixture of glyceryl monostearate and glyceryl monopalmitate, and a mixture comprising at least about 40-50% by weight of glyceryl monostearate, and glyceryl distearate: up to 10% by weight. There are also disclosed methods of making these compositions.
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12 Claims
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1. A chewable medicinal molding tableting composition comprising, as proportions of the total composition which will further comprise the medicinally active component, as first essential component:
- capric triglyceride;
about 30 to about 95% by weight,as second essential component;
the medicinally active ingredient;
up to 60% by weight andas third essential component, a member of the group consisting of glyceryl monostearate, a mixture of glyceryl monostearate and glyceryl monopalmitate, and a mixture comprising at least about 40-50% by weight of glyceryl monostearate, and glyceryl distearate;
1 to 10% of capric triglyceride by weight. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- capric triglyceride;
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5. A chewable medicinal molded tablet comprising, as proportions of the total composition, as first essential component:
- capric triglyceride;
about 30 to about 95% by weight,as second essential component;
the medicinally active ingredient;
up to 60% by weight, andas third essential component;
a member of the group consisting of glyceryl monostearate, a mixture of glyceryl monostearate and glyceryl monopalmitate, and a mixture comprising at least about 40-50% by weight of glyceryl monostearate and glyceryl distearate;
1 to 10% of capric triglyceride by weight. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
- capric triglyceride;
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8. A method of making a chewable molded medicinal tablet comprising as proportions of the total composition as first essential component:
- capric triglyceride;
about 30 to about 95% by weight,as second essential component;
the medicinally active ingredient;
up to 60% by weight, andas third essential component;
a member of the group consisting of glyceryl monostearate, a mixture of glyceryl monostearate and glyceryl monopalmitate, and a mixture comprising at least about 40-50% by weight of glyceryl monostearate and glyceryl disparate;
1 to 10% of capric triglyceride by weight which comprises heating said first and said second components together to about 60°
to about 70°
C. to melt, mixing to obtain homogeneity and adding said medicinally active component to form a mixed melt, pouring said mix melt into molds and cooling. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
- capric triglyceride;
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