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Details for Patent: 6,352,717


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Summary for Patent: 6,352,717
Title: Process for encapsulating shear sensitive fill masses into capsules and capsules containing shear sensitive fill masses
Abstract:The present invention provides a process for encapsulating a shear sensitive fill mass which contains a pharmaceutical active agent or nutrient, characterized in that said fill mass is heated and subsequently cooled, prior to the encapsulation. The invention also provides capsules comprising shear sensitive fill material obtained by the said process which have a high and constant dissolution rate.
Inventor(s): Alex; Rainer (Weil am Rhein, DE), Gerhards; Jurgen (Arlesheim, CH), Kraemer-Pittrof; Ingeborg (Rheinfelden, DE), Oeschger; Richard (Rheinsulz, CH), Rades; Thomas (Dunedin, NZ)
Assignee: Hoffman-La Roche Inc. (Nutley, NJ)
Application Number:09/440,731
Patent Claim Types:
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Dosage form; Process; Formulation;

Drugs Protected by US Patent 6,352,717

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Foreign Priority and PCT Information for Patent: 6,352,717

Foriegn Application Priority Data
Foreign Country Foreign Patent Number Foreign Patent Date
98121831Nov 17, 1998

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