US Patent
US8840924 — Compositions and methods of making rapidly dissolving ionically masked formulations
Formulation · Assigned to Neos Therapeutics LP · Expires 2026-04-09 · 0y expired
Vulnerability score
45/100
Strong — defensible against typical IPR challenges
What this patent protects
This patent protects compositions and methods for making rapidly dissolving formulations that mask the taste of a drug.
USPTO Abstract
The present invention includes compositions and methods for reduce the taste of the drug in the drug resin complex. The composition may include one or more drug-resin complexes and a highly compressible, free-flowing pharmaceutical excipient. The resin is present in an amount effective to reduce the taste of the drug in the drug resin complex relative to an otherwise identical pharmaceutical composition without the resin; and wherein the highly compressible, free-flowing pharmaceutical excipient causes release of the drug-resin complex in the mouth.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Ritalin (methylphenidate) · Novartis
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