Patent ID: 7182959

Claim:
A process for the manufacture of a solid dosage form which is rapidly dissolves in aqueous medium, wherein the solid dosage form comprises an active substance and other pharmaceutical ingredients suitable for a pharmaceutical or veterinary dosage form for oral administration, which process comprises (a) preparing a powder or granulate consisting of (1) either the active substance or part thereof and the other pharmaceutical ingredients of the solid dosage form, or (2) the other pharmaceutical ingredients of the solid dosage form; (b) dispensing (1) either an auxiliary solvent, if (a)(1) includes all of the active substance, or (2) a solution or dispersion of the active substance in an auxiliary solvent, in cavities of a pre-formed container intended for storage of the solid dosage form or molds; (c) compacting a suitable amount of the powder or granulate prepared according to (a)(1) or (a)(2) above; (d) putting the compacted powder or granulate prepared according to (c) on the top of the solvent which according to (b)(1) or (b)(2) is in the molds or in the cavities of the pre-formed container intended for storage of the solid dosage form; (e) removing the auxiliary solvent by applying a drying system to the molds or the cavities of the pre-formed container intended for storage of the solid dosage form after (d); and (f) removing the dried solid dosage form from the molds into a suitable storage container or sealing the cavities of the pre-formed container intended for storage of the solid dosage form, respectively, wherein the manufactured solid pharmaceutical or veterinary dosage form for oral administration is in the form of a tablet, and wherein in step (c) the suitable amount of the powder or granulate which is subjected to compaction contains an intended dose of the active substance.