EP0418043B1 — Non-effervescent ibuprofen compositions
Assigned to Roche Consumer Health Worldwide AG · Expires 1995-02-01 · 31y expired
What this patent protects
The unpleasant taste of water-soluble ibuprofen salts in aqueous solution is masked by incorporating in the solution a taste-masking amount of an alkali metal bicarbonate, alkali metal monohydrogen phosphate or alkali metal tribasic citrate. Preferably, the taste-masking compound…
USPTO Abstract
The unpleasant taste of water-soluble ibuprofen salts in aqueous solution is masked by incorporating in the solution a taste-masking amount of an alkali metal bicarbonate, alkali metal monohydrogen phosphate or alkali metal tribasic citrate. Preferably, the taste-masking compound is an alkali metal bicarbonate, especially sodium bicarbonate.
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