| abstract |
Tablets containing a β-lactam antibiotic which can be easily taken as such because they are small and which, for administration to andysphagic person, e.g. one of an advanced age, can be taken as a dispersion because they readily disintegrate by themselves when droppedninto water in a glass. Each tablet comprises 60 to 85 wt.% β-lactam antibiotic, 1 to 10 wt.% lowly substituted hydroxypropylcellulose and/orncrosslinked polyvinylpyrrolidone as a disintegrator, and 0.5 to 2 wt.% binder. For producing the tablets, these ingredients are tableted usingnwater or an aqueous solution of ethanol, etc. |