Patent ID: 8765174
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method for making a chewable soft capsule comprising: (i) combining a first gel-forming composition comprising one or more of gelatin, partially hydrolyzed gelatin, hydrolyzed gelatin carbohydrates, carbopolymers, polysaccharides, starch, modified starch, alginates, hydroxylpropylmethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, or combinations thereof; a plasticizer; and water to form a matrix; (ii) incubating the matrix for a sufficient time to form a flowable matrix; and (iii) encapsulating the flowable matrix in a sheath comprising a second gel-forming composition comprising one or more of gelatin, partially hydrolyzed gelatin, hydrolyzed gelatin, carbohydrates, carbopolymers, polysaccharides, starch, modified starch, alginates, hydroxylpropylmethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose, or combinations thereof; a plasticizer; and water to form a chewable soft capsule; and wherein said method further comprises: