Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a tablet comprising at least 50% w/w of calcium carbonate, the method comprising i) providing a particulate composition comprising a) calcium carbonate, b) a binding sugar alcohol selected from sorbitol or isomalt, or combinations thereof, c) a non-binding sugar alcohol selected from mannitol, maltitol or xylitol, or combinations thereof, and ii) compressing said composition using a tabletting machine equipped with at least one pair of punches and dies, wherein the pair of punches and die before filling the die with said particulate composition is sprayed with a composition comprising a lubricant selected from magnesium stearate, calcium stearate or stearic acid or combinations thereof.

Abstract: A pre-compacted materiel comprising one or more calcium-containing compounds and one or more sugar alcohols, wherein the calcium-containing compound having a polycrystallic porous structure. The pre-compacted material is preferably obtained by roller compaction and is suitable for use in the further processing of the pre-compacted material into composition like e.g. tablets.

Abstract: A novel method for the preparation of a tablet comprising a calcium-containing compound, the method involves a melt granulation process by which a sugar alcohol is melted and embeds the calcium-containing compound so that a sufficient taste masking of the chalkiness is substantially achieved and an unpleasant mouth feel of the calcium-containing compound is substantially avoided, while at the same time obtaining a low tablet volume. The method of the invention is especially suitable for the manufacturing of tablets having a high load of a calcium-containing compound.

Abstract: Calcium-containing compounds have been at least partly film-coated and/or granulated with a water-soluble substance and a water-soluble polymeric substance and use of such coated compounds in pharmaceutical compositions. The at least partly film-coated and/or granulated calcium-containing compounds have proved suitable for the preparation of tablets having a very high load of elemental calcium and a conveniently small size. A drug load of about 96% or more is obtained in tablets of the invention that have sufficient mechanical and organoleptic properties.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of a granulate comprising a calcium-containing compound as an active substance. The method comprises a method for the preparation of a granulate comprising a calcium-containing compound as an active substance, the method comprising, i) feeding a granulation chamber with a composition comprising the calcium-containing compound, ii) wet-massing the composition with a granulation liquid optionally comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable binder for a time period of at the most 30 sec to obtain a wet granulate, iii) drying the thus obtained wet granulate. A granulate obtained by the present method is especially suitable in the preparation of solid dosage forms, in particular in the preparation of tablets.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nutriceutical and/or pharmaceutical composition for oral use containing a calcium-containing compound. The composition is in the form of tablets that are designed so that they have an acceptable taste and mouthfeel, whereby the tablets are chewable or suckable, and at the same time the tablets fulfill the requirements with respect to technical properties in order to ensure that the tablets can be dispensed by means of a dose-dispensing machine. In a preferred embodiment, the tablet comprises calcium carbonate and sorbitol with a mean particle size of 38 or 110 microns. In another embodiment, the tablets comprise calcium carbonate and Vitamin D as active ingredients.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical training device, preferably being shaped as at least a part of a human or animal skull. The training device comprises at least three elements: an element imitating the skull, an element imitating soft tissue, typically being a brain or a part thereof, and an element imitating a meninge or part thereof, preferably being the dura mater. The invention also relates to a method of training surgeons.

Abstract: A composition comprising: roflumilast having a purity of greater than or equal to 99% by weight, and N-(3,5-dichloropyrid-4-yl)-3-cyclopropylmethoxy-4-hydroxybenzamide present (relative to roflumilast) in an amount greater than zero and less than 0.1% by weight.

Abstract: A method for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), including administering to a patient suffering from COPD, a therapeutically effective amount of roflumilast having a purity of greater than or equal to 99% by weight, and N-(3,5-dichloropyrid-4-yl)-3-cyclopropylmethoxy-4-hydroxybenzamide present (relative to roflumilast) in an amount greater than zero and less than 0.1% by weight.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are novel methods of treating respiratory diseases, and in particular the treatment of asthmatic children.

Abstract: An immediate release solid dosage form in tablet or pellet form for oral administration of a PDE 4 inhibitor, comprising a PDE 4 inhibitor that is N-(3,5-dichloropyrid-4-yl)-3-cyclopropylmethoxy-4-difluoromethoxybenzamide (roflumilast) or a salt thereof, and one or more suitable pharmaceutical excipients; wherein said dosage form contains 500 ?g of the roflumilast or salt thereof.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are salts of 6-heteroaryl substituted hexahydrophenanthridine PDE4 inhibiting compounds, which can be used in the pharmaceutical industry for the production of pharmaceutical compositions.

Abstract: An aqueous pharmaceutical composition which comprises ciclesonide, crystalline cellulose carmellose sodium and hydroxypropylmethylcellulose is provided.

Abstract: It has been found that pharmaceutical compositions comprising water insoluble drugs can be manufactured and formulated in a manner ensuring fast dissolution in gastric fluid. Advantageously, the manufacturing process provides a significantly improved stability, thus resulting in compositions that may have a longer shelf life than conventionally formulated and processed drugs.

Abstract: The present invention provides an aqueous pharmaceutical composition containing ciclesonide and hydroxypropyl-methylcellulose, wherein the ciclesonide is dispersed in an aqueous medium in the form of solid particles. The composition is able to avoid variations in the concentrations of ciclesonide during production as well as avoid decreases in the recovery rate of ciclesonide.

Abstract: Compounds of the formula Ia***** in which the substituents have the definitions provided in the specification, are novel, effective PDE4 inhibitors, useful in the treatment of psoriasis.

Abstract: The invention relates to new method of treatment of respiratory diseases, in particular the treatment of asthmatic children.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a particulate material and a solid dosage form notably tablets comprising a regularly shaped calcium-containing compound such as a calcium salt as a therapeutically and/or prophylactically active substance and a pharmaceutically acceptable sugar alcohol such as, e.g., sorbitol and/or isomalt that has a micro structure as evidenced by SEM. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of the particulate material and solid dosage form. The process involves agglomeration of the calcium-containing compound and the pharmaceutically acceptable sugar alcohol by means of roller compaction. The particulate material obtained by roller compaction is suitable for use in the further processing of the particulate material into e.g. tablets such as chewing tablets.