Claims
- 1. In a process for preparing an antacid tablet in which an antacid ingredient, sugar and fat are combined to provide a powdered mixture, the step of feeding said mixture into a tableting machine while maintaining the plungers and dies of said machine at a temperature of from 110.degree. to 125.degree. F.
- 2. A process as set forth in claim 1 in which said temperature of said dies and plungers is maintained by heating the room in which said machine is contained to maintain said room at said temperature.
- 3. A process as set forth in claim 1 in which said temperature of said plungers and dies is maintained by placing said machine under a shroud and maintaining the temperature of the machine at about 110.degree. to 125.degree. F.
- 4. In a process for preparing an antacid tablet in which an antacid ingredient, sugar and fat are combined, the steps of mixing said fat in liquid form and said antacid with said sugar, cooling the mixture to a temperature below 40.degree. F., and passing said cooled mixture through a mill to obtain a powdered mixture and forming said powdered mixture into tablets, by passing said powder mixture through a tableting machine while maintaining the the plungers and dies of said machine at a temperature of about 110.degree. to 125.degree. F.
- 5. A process as set forth in claim 1 in which said fat is contained in said mixture in an amount from 15 to 30%, said percentage being by weight based on the total weight of the tablet, said fat having a melting point of about 101.degree. to 115.degree. F.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 569,947 filed Apr. 21, 1975, now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (3)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 13th Ed., (1965), pp. 562-584. |
Continuations (1)
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