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

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US8840924
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Formulation
Expires
2026-04-09
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Neos Therapeutics LP
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

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