Title:
CHEWABLE SOFT CAPSULES CONTAINING UNGELATINIZED STARCH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2005058242
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A soft, chewable capsule film suitable for medicament or foodstuff encapsulation, and a method of fabricating capsules from such a film. Such capsules demonstrate fast rupture in the oral cavity, good mouth feel and chewability, and rapid dissolution of the shell components. In particular, the modified starch is substantially ungelatinized, due at least in part to the processing temperature, and may act as a water retention agent to promote hydration. Additionally, gelatins are selected for bloom strengths that result in a robust capsule that may be fabricated at a thinner wall thickness than previously experienced in the art. Accordingly, such thin capsules have a smaller mass than traditional capsules of the same size and dissolve more quickly than chewable capsules having greater thickness. The capsules may be fabricated by a rotary die process at speeds greater than those generally known for soft chewable capsules.
Inventors:
ROWE DENNIS (GB)
GARNETT KELVIN ROYCE (GB)
GARNETT KELVIN ROYCE (GB)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/041665
Publication Date:
December 29, 2005
Filing Date:
December 10, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SCHERER TECHNOLOGIES INC R P (US)
ROWE DENNIS (GB)
GARNETT KELVIN ROYCE (GB)
ROWE DENNIS (GB)
GARNETT KELVIN ROYCE (GB)
International Classes:
A61K9/00; A61K9/48; A61K9/64; A61K; (IPC1-7): A61K9/48; A61K9/64
Foreign References:
| US6258380B1 | 2001-07-10 | |||
| EP0374359A2 | 1990-06-27 | |||
| US5817323A | 1998-10-06 | |||
| US20050070703A1 | 2005-03-31 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1694311A4
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