Patent ID: 9314966
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61J,A61K,B29C,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A filled hard capsule comprising a film, a filling material and a band seal, wherein the film comprises a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer or a mixture thereof; wherein the filling material comprises a polyethylene glycol or a composition comprising a polyethylene glycol; wherein the band seal comprises a polyvinyl alcohol, a polyvinyl alcohol copolymer, or a mixture thereof, and optionally sorbitol; and wherein each polyvinyl alcohol and each polyvinyl alcohol copolymer is composed of a partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol with a saponification degree of 78 to 90 mol %; with the proviso that the band seal does not comprise polyvinylpyrrolidone or a copolymer of N-vinylpyrrolidone, and with the proviso that the band seal does not comprise polyvinyl alcohol with a gelling agent.