Abstract: A method for making multi-layer aspirin tablets including a timed-release layer by coating particles of standard aspirin prior to tabletting with an organic solvent solution containing cellulose acetate phthalate and a plasticizer and pressing together separate layers of the thus-coated aspirin and standard uncoated aspirin into a double-layer tablet.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 25, 1975
Date of Patent:
May 24, 1977
Assignees:
Richard G. Powers, Michael G. Guy, James F. Stern, Robert M. Stern