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Taste masked medicated pharmaceutical
Assignee: Biovail Technologies Ltd
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Filing: 1989-08-10
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Granted: 1991-07-02
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Expires: 2009-08-10
Abstract
Abstract The addition of an extremely small quantity of an anesthetizing agent such as phenol to a medicament dosed saccharide floss serves to numb the taste buds sufficiently that undesirable taste stimulation by the medicament is inhibited.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard C. Fuisz
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-06 15:03
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23G; A23G3/00; A23G3/34; A23G3/36; A23G3/364; A23G3/368; A21; A21D; A21D10/00; A21D2/00; A21D2/08; A21D2/14; A21D2/16; A21D2/18; A21D2/181; A23G3/02; A23G3/10; A23L; A23L13/00; A23L13/40; A23L13/42; A23L13/43; A23L33/00; A23L33/20; A23P; A23P10/00; A23P10/20; A23P10/25; A23P10/28; A23P10/30; A61; A61K; A61K8/00; A61K8/02; A61K8/0241; A61K8/027; A61K8/18; A61K8/30; A61K8/40; A61K8/44; A61K8/445; A61K8/60; A61K8/72; A61K8/73; A61K8/735; A61K9/00; A61K9/0012; A61K9/0053; A61K9/0056; A61K9/70; A61L; A61L26/00; A61L26/0061; A61L26/0066; A61Q; A61Q17/00; A61Q17/04; A61Q5/00; A61Q5/12; A61L2300/00; A61L2300/20; A61L2300/21; A61L2300/216; A61L2300/40; A61L2300/45
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
50 words
A pharmaceutic dosage unit comprising compacted spun fibers of a spinnable, readily water-soluble material, an effective amount of a medicament, and an effective amount of phenol other than said medicament and said material which when the dosage unit is taken orally, functions to inhibit undesirable taste stimulation by said medicament.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
50 words
A pharmaceutic dosage unit comprising compacted spun fibers of a spinnable, readily water-soluble material, an effective amount of a medicament, and an effective amount of phenol other than said medicament and said material which when the dosage unit is taken orally, functions to inhibit undesirable taste stimulation by said medicament.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A pharmaceutic dosage unit according to claim 1, wherein said material is a sugar or a cellulosic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pharmaceutic dosage unit according to claim 2, wherein said material is a sugar selected from the group consisting of maltose, fructose, sorbitol, dextrose, mannitol, sucrose, lactose, and combinations thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
13 words
A pharmaceutic dosage unit according to claim 3, wherein said medicament comprises aspirin.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
A pharmaceutic dosage unit according to claim 1, wherein said medicament comprises aspirin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
13 words
A pharmaceutic dosage unit according to claim 2, wherein said medicament comprises aspirin.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
A pharmaceutic dosage unit according to claim 1, wherein said phenol effective amount is within the range capable of numbing without appreciably anesthetizing the taste buds within the oral cavity.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
A pharmaceutic dosage unit according to claim 7, wherein the ratio of said phenol to said medicament to said material is on the order of 1:40:320.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
50 words
A product for consumption by introduction through the oral cavity where at least one of the ingredients of the product is noticeably unpalatable if introduced alone, said product comprising compacted spun fibers of a spinnable, readily water-soluble palatable material, a quantity of unpalatable ingredient, and an effective quantity of phenol.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
A product for consumption by introduction through the oral cavity where at least one of the ingredients of the product is noticeably unpalatable if introduced alone, said product comprising compacted spun fibers of a spinnable, readily water-soluble palatable material, a quantity of unpalatable ingredient, and an effective quantity of phenol.
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