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(57) [Summary]nDry film coating compositions for use in coating pharmaceutical tablets, nutraceuticals, food, confectionery forms, agricultural seeds, and the like include polyvinyl alcohol, plasticizers (e.g., polyethylene glycol and glycerin). ), Talc, and preferably a pigment / opaque agent and lecithin. Pharmaceutical tablets, nutritional supplements, food, confectionery forms, agricultural seeds, and methods of coating substrates such as analogs thereof with a film coating include polyvinyl alcohol, a plasticizer (for example, polyethylene glycol or glycerin), talc, And preferably mixing the pigment / opaque agent and lecithin in water to form an aqueous coating dispersion; applying an effective amount of the coating dispersion to the substrate to form a film coating on the substrate; and Drying the film coating on the substrate. |