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Definitions

• the present invention relates to an effervescent tablet, which upon dissolution in water provides a solution useful as a mouth wash or oral rinse for the prevention or treatment of inflammatory processes of the soft tissues of the mouth, throat and oral cavity.
• the present invention relates to a method for preventing or treating inflammatory processes of the soft tissues of the mouth, throat and oral cavity.
• the present invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of effervescent tablets according to the present invention.
• Cancer patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation are typically administered immune depressing medicinal agent to depress the immune system and thus avoid rejection of the transplanted tissue or cells. Furthermore, cancer patient undergoing cytotoxic drug treatment may often also have reduced immune system due to the cytotoxic effect on the leucocytes. A patient having a depressed immune system is also susceptible to infection resulting in prophylactic treatment with antibiotics. Repetitive and large use of antibiotics, as well as head and neck radiation, may again result in severe dental caries.
• immunosuppressive or other medications such as e.g. AIDS patients, may be affected with the same severe side effects on both hard and soft tissue of the oral cavity.
• Reduced immune system activity also results in an increased risk of systemic infections due to the increased risk of passage pathogens from the oral cavity to the blood stream.
• Chemotherapeutic treatment may also result in discourage eating and malnutrition due to stomatitis, sore throat, change in taste sensation, stomach cramping, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea etc.
• the malnutrition condition may further result in
• Human salvia has several important functions in the oral cavity.
• saliva provides a natural antibacterial protection (due to the fact that saliva provides a tissue coating film).
• the saliva also has a remineralizing potential due to the lubrication of the mucosa.
• Several medicinal agents, as well as head and neck radiation, result in dryness of the mount due their adverse effect resulting in reduced salivary production. Mouth dryness as a consequence of adverse effect of medicines may thus lead to various undesired conditions in the oral cavity. Also resulting in a suppressed immune system may lead to various undesired conditions in the oral cavity.
• Non-limiting examples of medicinal agent which may result in dry mouth are e.g.
• antidepressive medicaments citalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine
• carbamazepine anti epilepticum
• lansoprazol proton pump inhibitor
• klozapine neurorolepticum
• topiramate anticonvulsant
• olanzapine anti schizophrenia
• the salivary production may also be severely reduced upon radiation therapy as radiation causes atrophy of the salivary glands in the oral cavity, cf. Medical News, 1975, JAMA, Vol 234, no. 6, pp. 577 - 578.
• Sjogren's syndrome An example of another disease affecting the salivary glands leading to reduced salivary production and dry mouth is Sjogren's syndrome.
• patients having Sjogren's syndrome are also exposed to developing undesirable conditions of the oral cavity, such as mucositis etc.
• US 6387352 discloses a mouth wash composition supersaturated with respect to calcium and phosphate, suitable for treating patients having dental caries or other conditions in the oral cavity, e.g. as a result of chemotherapy or radiation therapy. More specifically, US 6387352 discloses a formulation which is effective for use as a dental rinse or mouth wash, wherein said formulation comprises an aqueous calcium component (calcium stock solution); and separated there from, an aqueous phosphate component (phosphate stock solution).
• a formulation which is effective for use as a dental rinse or mouth wash, wherein said formulation comprises an aqueous calcium component (calcium stock solution); and separated there from, an aqueous phosphate component (phosphate stock solution).
• US 5993785 disclose an aqueous solution which are supersaturated with respect to calcium and phosphate(s) and which further comprise a stabilizing agent in an amount sufficient to enable the calcium ions and phosphate ions to remain in supersaturated solution so that it may be used as a dental rinse or mouth wash.
• US 5993785 likewise teach an aqueous calcium component, and separated there from, an aqueous phosphate component.
• a composition providing a super saturated solution of calcium and phosphate is at the moment marketed as CaphosolTM , cf. http://www.caphosol-us.com/default.asp. CaphosolTM is used to lubricate the mucosa and maintain the integrity of the oral cavity through its mineralizing potential.
• CaphosolTM consist of two stock solutions provided in separate, single dosages ampoule, one comprising calcium ions and the other one comprising phosphate ions, which upon mixing yield the super saturated mixture. Upon administration of the super saturated solution of calcium, the calcium component and the phosphate component is mixed by the patient prior to administration.
• patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiation therapy due to cancer, or patients having a depressed or ineffective immune system patients undergoing bone marrow transplantation, AIDS patients etc
• patients having Sjogren's syndrome patients having imperfect or non- functioning salivary glands
• patients being administrated medicines resulting in dry mouth patients with high susceptibility to dental caries or who aims at an increased oral health
• patients with inflammatory and/or ulcerative lesions in the oral cavity or the susceptibility thereof, etc might benefit from treatment with a supersaturated calcium and phosphate solution.
• the challenge of preparing mount washes comprising the necessary amounts of calcium and phosphate ions to provide the beneficial effects of the soft and hard tissue of the oral cavity is to prepare a solution of calcium ions and phosphate ions which do not results in the precipitation of calcium and phosphate complexes thereof.
• super saturated solutions which do not precipitate within the time needed to rinse the oral cavity are disclosed as referred to above.
• Said super saturated solutions disclosed in US 6387352 and US 5993785 require the patient to mix together two previously prepared and packaged aqueous solutions comprising calcium ions and phosphate ions, respectively.
• aqueous concentrates two separate aqueous concentrates are provided that requires dilution and then mixing of the to solutions obtained by the patient.
• the aqueous stock solutions come pre-diluted and separately packaged. Again, the patient will have to mix the pre-diluted solution prior to use.
• aqueous solutions as a formulation form necessitates sterilization procedures.
• a solid formulation avoids labour-intensive sterilization or purified water procedures and most often provides for a longer storage life.
• the use of such liquid products is inconvenient for the patient, for example requiring the patient to carry large and heavy packaging when travelling.
• US201 1/0086108 relates to a calcium, phosphate and sodium bicarbonate
• compositions for use as a mouthwash or oral rinse The solid powder is dissolved in water prior to administration.
• a powder used to form a supersaturated calcium phosphate rinse according to US201 1/0086108 is marketed under the trademark NeutraSal®,
• said powder comprises the following ingredients: (active) sodium, phosphate, calcium, chloride and bicarbonate, and silicon diozide ( inactive) (http://www.neutrasal.com/uploads/NeutrasalLabeling_april201 l_l_.pdf )
• active sodium, phosphate, calcium, chloride and bicarbonate
• silicon diozide inactive
• US 4, 127,645 disclose an effervescent tablet useful in inhibiting or reducing dental plaque, and which may include a source of calcium ion to fortify teeth against demineralization.
• the said tablet is not meant for dissolution in water but is to be taken orally as such by the patient.
• said composition does not comprise phosphate ions enabling a supersaturated solution of phosphate and calcium ions.
• CaphosolTM and as described in US 6387352 and US 5993785, but which is provided to the patient in the form of an effervescent tablet to be dissolved in water by the patient prior to administration.
• An effervescent tablet which when dissolved in water provides a supersaturated solution of phosphate and calcium useful as a mouth wash or oral rinse for the prevention or treatment of inflammatory processes of the soft tissues of the mouth, throat and oral cavity.
• the effervescent tablet furthermore provides upon dissolution in water a
• supersaturated solution of phosphate and calcium which remain clear for at least 2 hr, such as e.g. for at least 90 min, for at least 60 min, for at least 30 min, for at least 20 min, for at least 15 min.
• an effervescent tablet comprising:
• the phosphate salt is a sodium phosphate.
• the effervescent tablet according to the present invention comprises a pharmaceutically effective amount of dibasic, sodium phosphate and monobasic, sodium phosphate.
• the calcium salt is calcium chloride, more preferably calcium chloride dihydrate.
• the effervescing organic acid component is selected from the group consisting of organic mono-, di- and tricarboxylic acids, and oxyacids, salts of organic acids and salts of inorganic acids, and combinations thereof.
• the effervescing organic acid is citric acid.
• the one or more effervescing base component is a carbonate salt, such as one or more effervescing base selected from the group consisting of sodium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate, calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate.
• the effervescing base is sodium carbonate and sodium hydrogen carbonate.
• the pH of the solution obtained when dissolving the effervescent tablet of the invention is about 6.5.
• the effervescent tablet further comprises one or more additional excipients, such as e.g. one or more carbohydrates selected from the group consisting of polyalcohols, dextrines and saccharides.
• additional excipients such as e.g. one or more carbohydrates selected from the group consisting of polyalcohols, dextrines and saccharides.
• the effervescent tablet of the present invention comprises one or more one or more polyalcohol selected from the group consisting of sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, and inositol or the mixture thereof.
• the effervescent tablet of the present invention comprises one or more saccharides selected from the group consisting of glucose, fructose and sucrose, or the mixture thereof.
• the effervescent tablet according to the invention comprises one or more flavour and/or sweetener, such as e.g. one or more flavour and/or sweetener selected from the group consisting of saccharin, aspartame, and acesulfame.
• one or more flavour and/or sweetener selected from the group consisting of saccharin, aspartame, and acesulfame.
• an effervescent tablet wherein the amount of calcium per tablet is in the range of about 14 - 24 mg. According to yet another embodiment of the invention, an effervescent tablet is provided, wherein the amount of phosphate per tablet is in the range of about 28 - 36 mg.
• an effervescent tablet comprising a molar ratio of NaH 2 P0 4 : Na 2 HP0 4 : CaCl 2 x 2H 2 0 of about 1 :3 :6.
• an effervescent tablet comprising:
• an effervescent tablet comprising:
• an effervescent tablet comprising:
• Another aspect of the invention is a process for the preparation of effervescent tablets according to the invention, comprising the steps of:
• step b) subjecting the mixture of step a) to granulation
• step c) mixing the granulate of step c) with one or more effervescing base component, a pharmaceutically effective amount of one or more phosphate salt(s), a pharmaceutically effective amount of a calcium salt, and optionally one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients; and
• step e) compressing the mixture of step d) to form tablets.
• Yet another aspect of the invention is a process for preventing or treating inflammatory processes of the soft tissues of the mouth, throat and oral cavity, comprising the steps of diluting an effervescent tablet according to the present invention in a suitable amount of water in order to dissolve the tablet, and administer the obtained solution to the patient as a oral rinse.
• Figure 1 shows a flow chart of process for preparing the effervescent tablets of the present invention.
• the present effervescent tablets provides upon dissolution in water a solution useful as a mouth wash or oral rinse useful in the prevention or treatment of inflammatory processes of the soft tissues of the mouth, throat and oral cavity.
• a solution useful as a mouth wash or oral rinse useful in the prevention or treatment of inflammatory processes of the soft tissues of the mouth, throat and oral cavity.
• the supersaturated solution of calcium and phosphate ions will be obtained.
• Soluble effervescent tablets providing a supersaturated solution of calcium and phosphate ions have many advantages. For example, it is much more convenient to bring along effervescent tablets when travelling rather than having to bring a long separately packaged, aqueous solutions, which must be mixed together by the patient prior to use.
• effervescent tablet is a tablet that when added to water, dissolves and results in a solution to be administered to patient, and wherein the dissolution is effectuated due to the production of gas, such as carbon dioxide.
• gas such as carbon dioxide.
• the gas is furthermore provided by effervescent excipients contained in the effervescent tablet.
• effervescent generally means the escape or production of gas from a liquid or mixture.
• effervescent tablet means a tablet that evolve one or more gases under proper conditions, such as upon contact with water, and which results in the complete dissolution of the tablet.
• the time for the tablet to be completely dissolved is suitable within a time convenient in respect of patient compliance and patient friendliness.
• the effervescent tablet of the invention is completely dissolved within about 120 sec, such as within about 90 sec, such as within about 60 sec, such as within about 30 sec.
• the effervescent tablet according to the present invention is completely dissolved within 60 sec, more preferably within about 30 sec.
• the solution obtained when the effervescent tablet of the invention is completely dissolved in water remains clear for at least 2 hr.
• effervescing base component means a suitable base which react with "the effervescing organic acid component” resulting in the production of gas, preferably carbon dioxide, whenever the effervescent tablet is added to water. The production of carbon dioxide will furthermore result in effervescence and dissolution of the tablet, and then yield a clear supersaturated solution.
• the effervescing base component is preferably an alkali metal or alkaline earth metal bicarbonates and hydrogen carbonate component or combinations thereof.
• suitable effervescing base components are sodium carbonate, magnesium carbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate, potassium carbonate, potassium hydrogen carbonate, calcium carbonate and magnesium carbonate.
• effervescing organic acid component as used herein means a suitable organic acid which react with "the effervescing base component” resulting in the production of gas, preferably carbon dioxide, whenever the effervescent tablet is added to water.
• the effervescing organic acid may be selected from the group consisting of organic mono-, di- and tricarboxylic acids, and oxyacids, salts of organic acids and salts of inorganic acids, and combinations thereof.
• monocarboxylic acids such as lactic acid and ascorbic acid may be used.
• dicarboxylic acids are e.g. tartaric acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, adipic acid and maleic acid.
• a typical example of a tricarboxylic acid is citric acid. Any salt of the above mentioned organic acids that is
• a salt of suitable acids is e.g. the sodium hydrogen phosphate salt.
• An effervescent tablet according to the present invention may, in addition to the active ingredients providing a supersaturated solution of calcium ions and phosphate ions, the effervescing organic acid component and the effervescing base component, include additional excipients applicable for preparing effervescent tablets which are well known to the skilled person.
• the composition may additionally comprise suitable carbohydrates acting as diluters and/or binders, such as polyalcohols, maltodextrin or simple sugar (saccharides).
• suitable carbohydrates acting as diluters and/or binders such as polyalcohols, maltodextrin or simple sugar (saccharides).
• polyalcohols are sorbitol, mannitol, xylitol, and inositol and typical example of sugars are glucose, fructose, and sucrose.
• the effervescent tablet of the present invention may also comprise flavours and/or sweeteners providing a nice and/or sweet taste of the solution obtained when dissolving the present effervescent tablet in water.
• flavours and/or sweeteners providing a nice and/or sweet taste of the solution obtained when dissolving the present effervescent tablet in water.
• the skilled person is well aware of a range of flavours and sweeteners that may be used to provide a pleasant taste of solutions prepared by dissolution of effervescent tablets.
• a non-limiting list is e.g. saccharin, aspartame, sucralose, thaumatin, steviosides, neohesperidine and acesulfame.
• the effervescent tablets according to the present invention may be prepared using conventional methods for preparing effervescent tablets well known to the skilled person.
• the skilled person is well known with the known granulation methods used for forming effervescent tablets.
• Granulation generally includes any processes for size enlargement whereby small particles are gathered together into larger, permanent aggregates to yield a composition having a consistency suitable for tabletting.
• a granulate may also be mixed with further ingredients, such as excipients and/or active ingredients, to form a composition suitable for tabletting.
• Granulation may also be performed by spray-drying, such as fluidized bed granulation.
• the effervescent tablets of the present invention may be prepared following a manufacturing process as shown in figure 1 , including conventional fluidized bed granulation, blending and finally compression of tablets according to well-known tabletting processes (c.f. e.g. Lieberman, Pharmaceutical Dosage Form: Tablets, vol.1 , 2 nd edition, New York, 1989, which disclo sure is incorporated by reference in its entirety).
• the active ingredient of the present effervescent tablets are the calcium and phosphate ions present in the solution obtained when dissolving said tablets in a suitable amount of water.
• pharmaceutically active amount of calcium salt and "pharmaceutically active amount of phosphate salt” means an amount of said salts which upon dissolution of the effervescent tablet of the present invention results in the providing of a supersaturated solution with respect to calcium ions and phosphate ions.
• the calcium and phosphate present in the tablet according to the present invention may be provided using e.g. a pharmaceutically active amount of calcium chloride, preferably calcium chloride dihydrate (CaCl 2 x 2H 2 0), and a pharmaceutically active amount of dibasic sodium phosphate (Na 2 HP0 4 ) and a pharmaceutically active amount of monobasic sodium phosphate (NaH 2 P0 4 ).
• a pharmaceutically active amount of calcium chloride preferably calcium chloride dihydrate (CaCl 2 x 2H 2 0)
• a pharmaceutically active amount of dibasic sodium phosphate Na 2 HP0 4
• monobasic sodium phosphate NaH 2 P0 4
• the dibasic sodium phosphate and monobasic sodium phosphate is anhydrous.
• the effervescent tablet of the present invention comprises a molar ratio of monobasic sodium phosphate (NaH 2 P0 4 ): dibasic sodium phosphate (Na 2 HP0 4 ): calcium chloride dihydrate (CaCl 2 x 2H 2 0) is about 1 :3 :6.
• an effervescent tablet comprising between 14 - 24 mg/tablet calcium and about 21 - 35 mg/tablet phosphate.
• an effervescent tablet comprising about 18.5 mg/tablet calcium and about 28 mg/tablet phosphate.
• the concentration of calcium ions provided in the obtained supersaturated solution upon dissolution of the effervescent tablet according to the present invention is in the range of about 2 to about 40 mM, such as e.g. 2 mM to about 21 mM, such as e.g. about 2.5 to about 16 mM.
• the concentration of calcium ions is suitably in the range of from 2.5mM to about 10 mM, such as e.g. 3mM to 5 mM, for example about 3.87, 4.5 or 5mM.
• the calcium ion concentration obtained when diluting a effervescent tablet according to the present invention in 50 ml water is between about 8.0 mM and about 10.0 mM, preferably between about 9.0 mM and 9.5 mM.
• the concentration of phosphate ions provided in the obtained supersaturated solution upon dissolution of the present effervescent tablet is in the range of about 0.5mM to about 32 mM, such as e.g. l .mM to about 20 mM, such as e.g. about 1.5 to about 10 mM.
• the concentration of phosphate is suitably in the range of from about 2 to about 8 mM.
• the phosphate ion concentration obtained when diluting a effervescent tablet according to the present invention in 50 ml water is between about 4.0 mM and about 8.0 mM, preferably between about 5.0 mM and 7.0 mM, preferably between about 5.5 mM and about 6.0 mM.
• the pH of the super saturated solution obtained after dissolution of effervescent tablet of the present invention is preferably within the area from about 5 to about 8, more preferably from about 6.0 to about 7.0. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the pH of the super saturated solution obtained upon dissolution of the effervescent tablet is 6.
• the effervescent tablet of the present invention may also include compounds facilitating healing of wounds and fissures such as Zink.
• the effervescent tablet of the present invention may furthermore in addition comprise fluoride in order to prevent caries.
• the administration regime of a supersaturated solution obtained by the dissolution of the effervescent tablet according to the present invention may be the same as for supersaturated mouth rinse preparation well known to the skilled person, e.g. such as for CaphosolTM as described in US 6387352 and US 5993785 (the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference as if repeated verbatim herein for establishing such regime).
• the effervescent tablet In order to obtain a supersaturated solution useful for the prevention and treatment of inflammatory processes of the soft tissues of the mouth, throat and oral cavity, the effervescent tablet should be dissolved in a suitable amount of water.
• suitable amount of water means an amount which upon dissolution of the effervescent tablet of the present invention provides a supersaturated solution comprising calcium and phosphate ions.
• the effervescent tablet of the present invention are placed in a suitable amount of water, typically 50ml of water, to provide the dissolution of the tablet, and a clear solution for the patient to use as a mouth wash or oral rinse.
• the solution obtained by dissolution of the effervescent tablet according to the present invention is clear and free of insoluble particles.
• the dissolution studies provided in the examples below show that the composition according to the present invention results in a supersaturated solution which maintain clear for at least 2 hr.
• the total weight of the effervescent tablet ranges from about 500 mg to about 5000 mg, preferably, in the range of about 1000 mg to about 3000 mg, such as e.g. about 1000 mg, about 1 100 mg, about 1200 mg, about 1300 mg, about 1300 mg, about 1400 mg, about 1500 mg, about 1600 mg, 1700 mg, about 1800 mg, about 1900 mg, about 2000 mg, etc.
• the present effervescent tablet may be used together with other dental health products and treatment methods, such as e.g. tooth brushing, methods and preparations for the application of fluoride, salivary gland stimulation methods and preparations etc.
• dental health products and treatment methods such as e.g. tooth brushing, methods and preparations for the application of fluoride, salivary gland stimulation methods and preparations etc.
• the suitable amount of effervescing organic acid component and the diluent was weight and sieved and tumble mixed for approx. 5 min at 8 rpm in order to homogenize the mixture.
• the obtained mixture was then granulated in a fluid bed granulated.
• the obtained granulate was dried (air temperature 60 ⁇ 10°C), keeping the temperature below 65 °C until the residual humidity was below 0- 0.20%.
• the granulate was then cooled, sieved and tumble mixed for 5 min at 8 rpm.
• the suitable amounts of the remaining constituents was weighted and added into the granulate and mixed for 20 minutes at 8 rpm in order to homogenize the whole mixture.
• the obtained mixture was compressed to tablet using a rotary tablet press equipped with punches of a convenient size, such as e.g. 18 mm or 25 mm diameter punches.
• a flow chart of the process is shown in figure 1.
• Example 2 Effervescent tablet of 3000 mg
• Effervescent tablets were prepared according to the method of described in example 1 comprising sodium hydrogen carbonate, anhydrous sodium carbonate as effervescing base component and anhydrous citric acid as effervescent agents, and sorbitol as a diluent and flavouring agent, respectively, in addition to the active ingredients.
• the amount of the ingredients is shown in table 1.
• anhydrous citric acid powder and sorbitol was tumble mixed and subjected to fluid bed granulation according to the process described in example 1. After sieving and mixing of the granulate, the granulate was added to a bin comprising the remaining constituents, i.e. sodium hydrogen carbonate, anhydrous sodium carbonate, calcium chloride dihydrate, dibasic sodium phosphate, and monobasic sodium phosphate and mixed, and compressed to tablets. The theoretical weight of the tablets is 3000.000 mg. Table 1 :
• Example 3 Effervescent tablet of 1200 mg
• Effervescent tablets were prepared according to the method of described in example 1 comprising sodium hydrogen carbonate, anhydrous sodium carbonate as effervescing base component and anhydrous citric acid as effervescent agents, and sorbitol as a diluent and flavouring agent, respectively, and also maltodextrin as yet a diluent, in addition to the active ingredients.
• the amount of the ingredients is shown in table 2.
• anhydrous citric acid powder and sorbitol was tumble mixed and subjected to fluid bed granulation according to the process described in example 1. After sieving and mixing of the granulate, the granulate was added to a bin comprising the remaining constituents, i.e. sodium hydrogen carbonate, anhydrous sodium carbonate, calcium chloride dihydrate, maltodextrin, dibasic sodium phosphate, and monobasic sodium phosphate and mixed, and compressed to tablets. The theoretical weight of the tablets is 1200.000 mg mg.
• Example 4 Effervescent tablet of 1100 mg
• Effervescent tablets were prepared according to the method of described in example 3. The theoretical weight of the tablets is 1 100.000 mg mg.
• the dissolution characteristics of the effervescent tablets of the present invention have been tested by dropping a tablet in a bottle comprising 50 ml water and measuring the time of heavy effervesce (effervescent time) and the time for the total dissolution of the tablet. The time until no effervescence as well as the total dissolution time (the tablet was completely dissolved) were determined and are given in table 4 below.
• test product the composition according to the present invention
• NeutraSal ® supersaturated Calcium Phosphate Rinse, dissolving powder, marketed in USA by Invado Pharmaceuticals, LLC Pomona, NY (reference product).
• the two medicinal products contain about the same quantity of therapeutic moiety, but in different form, i.e. an effervescent tablet vs. a dissolving powder.
• the products Before the administration, the products have to be disintegrated in water and a solution is thus obtained which are to be administered to the patients.
• a solution Upon dissolution in 30 ml water (, the reference product resulted in an opalescent solution comprising insoluble particles, whereas the composition according to the present invention resulted in a clear solution without any insoluble particles.
• a dosage unit of both the investigated products is disintegrated under the standardized conditions (cf. the methods and results thereof described in in paragraphs 7.1 and 7.2 below). The results of the physical tests are reported in the following table 5.
• test samples for the test product and the reference product were prepared as follows:
• Solution no. 1 1 1.62 1 1.30 2.8 Solution no. 2 1 1.55 1 1.44 1.0
• test product i.e. the active ingredients and the excipients
• the test product i.e. the active ingredients and the excipients
• the dissolution of the reference product resulted in an opalescent solution comprising insoluble particles. Only when the solution obtained by disintegration of the reference product was filtrated, a clear solution was obtained. Moreover, no significant difference between the Calcium assay of the filtered and unfiltered solutions were observed for the test product and the reference product, respectively.
• test samples for both the test product and the reference product were prepared as follows:
• test solution both of the test product and the reference product
• test solution both of the test product and the reference product
• test product i.e. the active ingredients and the excipients
• the test product i.e. the active ingredients and the excipients
• the dissolution of the reference product resulted in an opalescent solution comprising insoluble particles. Only when the solution obtained by disintegration of the reference product was filtrated, a clear solution was obtained. Moreover, no significant difference was found between the Phosphate assay of the filtered and unfiltered solutions obtained for the test product and the reference product, respectively.

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