Patent ID: 9511021
Filing Date: 2016-12-06
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A stable chewing gum for use in nicotine replacement therapy comprising a coated core, the core comprising: a compressible chewing gum base that is suitable for tableting at ambient temperature, at least one nicotine active selected from the group consisting of pharmaceutically acceptable salts of nicotine and pharmaceutically acceptable, cellulose-free, nicotine complexes and resins, at least one buffering agent in homogeneous mixture with the nicotine active, said at least one buffering agent comprising particles comprising a core of sodium bicarbonate and an outer layer of sodium carbonate, whereby the core is tableted, and a coating free of nicotine active comprising 80-95% maltitol and 0.5-3% peppermint oil (based on total coating mass).