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EP 0225565 B1 19910508 - DIVISIBLE CAPSULE

Title (en)

DIVISIBLE CAPSULE

Publication

EP 0225565 B1 19910508 (DE)

Application

EP 86116604 A 19861128

Priority

DE 3543154 A 19851206

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0225565A2] A divisible capsule for highly viscous, pulverulent, granulated or tablet-shaped drug formulations and process for the preparation thereof.

IPC 1-7

A61J 3/07

IPC 8 full level

A61J 3/07 (2006.01); A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61K 9/52 (2006.01); B65D 8/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A61J 3/071 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0225565 A2 19870616; EP 0225565 A3 19880615; EP 0225565 B1 19910508; AT E63215 T1 19910515; DE 3543154 A1 19870611; DE 3543154 C2 19880414; DE 3679156 D1 19910613; ES 2021579 B3 19911116; GR 3001923 T3 19921123; JP S62133960 A 19870617

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 86116604 A 19861128; AT 86116604 T 19861128; DE 3543154 A 19851206; DE 3679156 T 19861128; ES 86116604 T 19861128; GR 910400535 T 19910509; JP 29030386 A 19861205