Patent ID: 8231896

Claim:
A non-gelatin soft capsule system for encapsulating chemical compounds, said non-gelatin soft capsule system comprising: a shell comprising a modified starch or a native potato starch and a gelling carrageenan, wherein a weight to weight ratio of starch to gelling carrageenan is between 1.5 to 1 and 5 to 1; and a fill, said fill comprising: at least one acidic active ingredient dissolved or dispersed in at least one carrier, and an alkali agent sufficient to partially neutralize a portion of said at least one acidic active ingredient by forming an equilibrium between (1) said acidic active ingredient and (2) the salt of said acidic active ingredient and said alkali agent, wherein the fill has a pH greater than 7.5, and wherein the shell exhibits resistance to degradation caused by alkaline fills.