Patent ID: 7547474
Filing Date: 2009-06-16
Classification: A23L,A23P,A61K,A61P,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pharmaceutical article, comprising: (a) a substrate comprised of a therapeutically active agent; and (b) a lubricious coating deposited over the substrate, wherein the article is adapted for swallowing by a mammalian subject, and wherein the coating is formed of an interpenetrating polymer network comprising a hydrophilic polymer entrapped on the surface of the substrate, and a cross-linked polymer, wherein the lubriciousness of the coating is between 2 and 10 times better than the lubriciousness of a standard pill coating, with the further proviso that after the subject has swallowed the article, the article is metabolized by the body of the subject, thereby bringing about a therapeutic benefit to the mammalian subject.