Patents Examined by Edward J. Wilmann
  • Direct dry compressible acetaminophen composition
    Patent number: 5037658
    Abstract: This invention relates to analgesic composition and more particularly, to a directly dry compressible composition comprising at least about 70% by dry weight of the composition of acetaminophen and a metal carboxymethyl starch present in an amount sufficient for it to function both as a binder and as a disintegrating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1991
    Assignee: Hoechst-Roussel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph J. Urban, Richard R. Makowski