Inventors:
Michael R. Hoy - Sellersville PA
Edward J. Roche - Paoli PA
Assignee:
McNeil-PPC, Inc. - Milltown NJ
International Classification:
A61K 920
Abstract:
Chewable tablets are made from a coated medicament wherein the coating comprises a mixture of dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate and neutral methacrylic acid ester and a cellulose ester, e. g. cellulose acetate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose triacetate or a combination thereof and optionally polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and a process for making such tablets and a method of providing taste masking and sustained releasing of medicaments utilizing such coatings.