IP Library Granted Patent US 12661325
Granted Patent B2
US 12661325 · App. 18/005,095 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Film coated tablet

Inventors: Yasuhiro Suzuki (Tokyo, JP); Toshiki Yamaoka (Tokyo, JP); Yohei Yamazoe (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: KIRIN HOLDINGS KABUSHIKI KAISHA
A61K9/2886A23L29/015A23L29/256A23L29/27A61K9/2813A61K9/286A61K9/2866
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Patent No.
US 12661325
App. No.
18/005,095
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a film coated tablet that has an excellent tablet slipperiness in an oral cavity and prevents delay in disintegration time of an uncoated tablet. The present invention provides a film coated tablet including a tablet, a first film layer that coats the tablet and contains an inorganic salt, and a second film layer that coats the tablet coated with the first film layer and contains a thickener, and a film coated tablet including a tablet, a first film layer that coats the tablet, and a second film layer that coats an outside of the first film layer and contains a thickener, in which the first film layer contains an inorganic salt, and the inorganic salt reduces a viscosity of the thickener contained in the second film layer.

Claims (29)

1 . A film coated tablet, comprising:

a tablet;

a first film layer that coats the tablet and contains (a) a first water-soluble film base selected from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, and a combination thereof and (b) an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of potassium phosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium chloride, and a combination thereof; and

a second film layer that coats the tablet coated with the first film layer and contains (a) a second water-soluble film base selected from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, and a combination thereof and (b) a thickener selected from the group consisting of sodium alginate, xanthan gum, and a combination thereof.

2 . A film coated tablet, comprising:

a tablet;

a first film layer that coats the tablet and contains (a) a first water-soluble film base selected from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, and a combination thereof and (b) an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of potassium phosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium chloride, and a combination thereof; and

a second film layer that coats an outside of the first film layer and contains (a) a second water-soluble film base selected from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, and a combination thereof and (b) a thickener selected from the group consisting of sodium alginate, xanthan gum, and a combination thereof,

wherein the inorganic salt in the first film layer reduces a viscosity of the thickener contained in the second film layer.

3 . A film coated tablet, comprising:

a tablet;

a first film layer that coats the tablet and contains (a) a first water-soluble film base selected from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, and a combination thereof and (b) an inorganic salt selected from the group consisting of potassium phosphate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, sodium chloride, and a combination thereof; and

a second film layer that coats an outside of the first film layer and contains (a) a second water-soluble film base selected from hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, and a combination thereof and (b) a thickener selected from the group consisting of sodium alginate, xanthan gum, and a combination thereof,

wherein the first water-soluble film base has a 2% by mass aqueous solution viscosity at 20° C. of 100 mPa·s or less.

4 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the inorganic salt in the first film layer is 20 to 55% by mass, and a content of the thickener in the second film layer is 20 to 40% by mass.

5 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 1 , wherein the first film layer is 2 to 6 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the tablet, and the second film layer is 2 to 4 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the tablet.

6 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 1 , wherein the inorganic salt contained in the first film layer is a water-soluble inorganic salt.

7 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 2 , wherein a content of the inorganic salt in the first film layer is 20 to 55% by mass, and a content of the thickener in the second film layer is 20 to 40% by mass.

8 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 2 , wherein the first film layer is 2 to 6 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the tablet, and the second film layer is 2 to 4 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the tablet.

9 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 2 , wherein the inorganic salt contained in the first film layer is a water-soluble inorganic salt.

10 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 3 , wherein a content of the inorganic salt in the first film layer is 20 to 55% by mass, and a content of the thickener in the second film layer is 20 to 40% by mass.

11 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 3 , wherein the first film layer is 2 to 6 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the tablet, and the second film layer is 2 to 4 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the tablet.

12 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 3 , wherein the inorganic salt contained in the first film layer is a water-soluble inorganic salt.

13 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the first water-soluble film base in the first film layer is 30 to 80% by mass, and a content of the second water-soluble film base in the second film layer is 30 to 70% by mass.

14 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 13 , wherein a content of the inorganic salt in the first film layer is 20 to 55% by mass, and a content of the thickener in the second film layer is 20 to 40% by mass.

15 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 2 , wherein a content of the first water-soluble film base in the first film layer is 30 to 80% by mass, and a content of the second water-soluble film base in the second film layer is 30 to 70% by mass.

16 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 15 , wherein a content of the inorganic salt in the first film layer is 20 to 55% by mass, and a content of the thickener in the second film layer is 20 to 40% by mass.

17 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 3 , wherein a content of the first water-soluble film base in the first film layer is 30 to 80% by mass, and a content of the second water-soluble film base in the second film layer is 30 to 70% by mass.

18 . The film-coated tablet according to claim 17 , wherein a content of the inorganic salt in the first film layer is 20 to 55% by mass, and a content of the thickener in the second film layer is 20 to 40% by mass.