Novel pharmaceutical dosage forms and method for producing same
CA 2471948 A1 · Owner: Smithkline Beecham Corporation · Inventors: Clarke, Allan J.
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Pharmaceutical dosage forms are produced by injection molding a mixture of an active agent and a polymer under pressure in the presence of a gas or , supercritical fluid. Rapid release of the pressure causes the mixture to form a microcellular or supermicrocellular solid. The release of pressure takes place in the mold. The process is especially useful for producing durable flash-dissolve and gastro-retentive tablets.
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- Filed January 3, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 3, 2023.
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