WATER DISPERSIBLE ENTERIC COATING FORMULATION FOR NUTRACEUTICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL DOSAGE FORMS

• Main Authors: DEXTER RONELL MALONE, THOMAS DURIG, YUDA ZONG
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Spanish
• Published: 04.08.2010
• Subjects: FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FOODS, FOODSTUFFS, OR NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, NOT COVERED BYSUBCLASSES A23B - A23J; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES; PRESERVATION OF FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS, IN GENERAL; THEIR PREPARATION OR TREATMENT, e.g. COOKING, MODIFICATION OFNUTRITIVE QUALITIES, PHYSICAL TREATMENT; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES

The present invention relates to formulations for use as enteric coatings. More particularly, the present invention relates to a formulation comprising a dry blend of food grade ingredients that can be readily dispersed in water. This dispersion exhibits low viscosity and can easily be coated onto solid dosage forms through spraying and the like to provide an enteric coating on the solid dosage form. La presente invención se refiere a las formulaciones para utilizarlas como recubrimientos entéricos. Más específicamente, la presente invención se refiere a una formulación que consiste en una mezcla seca de ingredientes grado alimenticio que pueden ser dispersados fácilmente en agua. Esta dispersión presenta baja viscosidad y puede ser recubierta fácilmente sobre formas farmacéuticas sólidas por aspersión y similares para proporcionar un recubrimiento entérico sobre una forma farmacéutica sólida.