Process for forming an ingestible thin film with non-self-aggregating uniform heterogeneity
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1. A process for forming an ingestible film having a substantially uniform distribution of components comprising at least one anti-emetic compound, comprising the steps of:
- (a) combining a polymer component, water and at least one anti-emetic compound to form a matrix with a substantially uniform distribution of said components;
(b) forming a film from said matrix;
(c) providing a conveyor surface having top and bottom sides;
(d) feeding said film onto said top side of said surface; and
(e) drying said film within about 10 minutes or fewer by applying hot air currents to said bottom side of said conveyor surface and exposing said film to a temperature above the degradation temperature of said anti-emetic compound, wherein said degradation temperature is 70°
C. or higher.
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Abstract
The invention relates to film products containing desired levels of active components and methods of their preparation. Desirably, the films disintegrate in water and may be formed by a controlled drying process, or other process that maintains the required uniformity of the film. Desirably, the films may be exposed to temperatures above that at which the active components typically degrade without concern for loss of the desired activity.
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1. A process for forming an ingestible film having a substantially uniform distribution of components comprising at least one anti-emetic compound, comprising the steps of:
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(a) combining a polymer component, water and at least one anti-emetic compound to form a matrix with a substantially uniform distribution of said components; (b) forming a film from said matrix; (c) providing a conveyor surface having top and bottom sides; (d) feeding said film onto said top side of said surface; and (e) drying said film within about 10 minutes or fewer by applying hot air currents to said bottom side of said conveyor surface and exposing said film to a temperature above the degradation temperature of said anti-emetic compound, wherein said degradation temperature is 70°
C. or higher. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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2. A process for forming an ingestible film having a substantially uniform distribution of components comprising an active comprising at least one anti-emetic compound, comprising the steps of:
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(a) combining a polymer component, a solvent, and at least one anti-emetic compound to form a matrix with a substantially uniform distribution of said components; (b) forming a film from said matrix; (c) providing a conveyor surface having top and bottom sides; (d) feeding said film onto said top side of said surface; and (e) drying said film within about 10 minutes or fewer using hot air currents to at least said bottom side of said conveyor surface to lock in said substantially uniform distribution of components without degradation of said anti-emetic compound, said air currents having a temperature of at least 60°
C. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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3. A process for forming an ingestible film having a substantially uniform distribution of components comprising at least one anti-emetic compound, comprising the steps of:
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(a) forming a master batch premix of a polymer component and a solvent; (b) feeding a predetermined amount of said premix to at least one mixer; (c) adding at least one anti-emetic compound to said at least one mixer; (d) mixing said anti-emetic compound and said predetermined amount of said premix to form a matrix having a substantially uniform distribution of components; (e) forming a film from said matrix; (f) providing a conveyor surface having top and bottom sides; (g) feeding said film onto said top side of said surface; and (h) drying said film using heat applied to at least said bottom side of said conveyor surface such that the components of said film are heated to a temperature at least 60°
C., without degradation of said anti-emetic compound,wherein said drying step comprises rapidly forming a visco-elastic film within about the first 4.0 minutes by applying hot air currents to at least said bottom side of said surface to lock in said substantially uniform distribution of components; and
drying said visco-elastic film to form a self-supporting ingestible film having a substantially uniform distribution of components. - View Dependent Claims (74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
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