Patent ID: 6932979

Claim:
A soluble chewable tablet comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient, whereby said pharmaceutically active ingredient is slowly released when said tablet is chewed, said tablet becoming thixotropic when chewed but not fully dissolving for at least one minute when chewed, and said tablet slowly dissolves when said tablet is chewed after said at least one minute, so as to completely dissolve thereafter in saliva during chewing; 10 to 60 percent by weight of at least one chewable component selected from the group consisting of gum arabic, tragacanth, guar gum, dry glucose syrup, dry fructose syrup and carboxymethyl cellulose: 20 to 50 percent by weight of at least one syrup component selected from the group consisting of carbohydrate syrup, concentrated maltodextrin solution and sugar alcohol syrup; 2 to 12 percent by weight of at least one fat or wax component selected from the group consisting of fat components having a melting point not above 60° C. and wax components having a melting point of less than 70° C.; wherein the chewable component is partially dissolved by the syrup component.