Patent ID: 8871263

Claim:
A process for making a tablet comprising compacting a powder blend in a die platen of an apparatus to form a tablet shape, wherein said powder blend comprises a pharmaceutically active agent and a meltable binder, and applying radiofrequency energy from said apparatus to said tablet shape within said die platen for a sufficient period of time to soften or melt said binder within said tablet shape to form said tablet; wherein said process comprises the steps of: (i) introducing said powder blend into a forming cavity within said die platen; (ii) compacting said powder blend by introducing at least one forming tool into said die platen with sufficient force such that a tablet shape is formed; (iii) applying said radiofrequency energy to said tablet shape within said forming cavity to form said tablet wherein said at least one said forming tool or said die platen emits said radiofrequency energy to said tablet shape; and (iv) removing said tablet from said forming cavity.