Patent ID: 9707296
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P

Claim:
1. A pharmaceutical composition in the form of a tablet, wherein the tablet comprises: (A) N (B) a sugar alcohol that is one or more species selected from the group consisting of mannitol, xylitol, and erythritol, wherein the sugar alcohol is present in an amount from 40 to 60 wt. % with respect to the total weight of the pharmaceutical composition; and (C) a water-swelling additive selected from pregelatinized starch, crystalline cellulose or a combination thereof; wherein the ratio of sugar alcohol to water-swelling additive is 1.5 to 4 parts by weight sugar alcohol to 1 part by weight water-swelling additive; and wherein the tablet is coated with at least one coating agent selected from the group consisting of hypromellose, methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, and polyvinyl alcohol, and wherein the coating agent is present in an amount from 5 to 20 wt. % with respect to the total weight of the pharmaceutical composition.