Claims
- 1. A method for coating a caplet with a gelatinous coating to produce a simulated capsule-like medicament comprising:
- (a) providing a holding means having a caplet channel defined therein;
- (b) inserting a first end of said caplet into said caplet channel while leaving a second end of said caplet exposed;
- (c) applying a first gelatinous material to said second exposed end of said caplet to form a coated second end;
- (d) permitting said coated second end to dry;
- (f) applying a second gelatinous material to said first end of said caplet, said second gelatinous material having a greater viscosity than said first gelatinous material so as to provide a thicker gelatinous coating to said first end; and
- (g) permitting said thicker gelatinous coating on said first end to dry.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This is a division of application Ser. No. 129,109, filed Dec. 4, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,867,983, patented Sept. 19, 1989, and a continuation-in-part application of my co-pending application, Ser. No. 016,914, filed Feb. 20, 1987, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,820,524, patented Apr. 11, 1989, entitled "GELATIN COATED CAPLETS AND PROCESS FOR MAKING SAME", which is commonly assigned and which is also hereby incorporated by reference.
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