| abstract |
A press-coated fast-dissolving/disintegrating molded product of the present invention is characterized in that the molded product comprises an inner core that contains ingredients rich in dissolubility or/and disintegrability and whose disintegration time is 1 minute or less and an outer layer that contains ingredients rich in moldability on the outside of the inner core and whose disintegration time is 1 minute or less and that the disintegration time of the entire molded product is 1 minute or less. Preferably, here, ingredients rich in dissolubility or/and disintegrability are further contained in the outer layer and dissolution/disintegration accelerants in the inner core. Thus, by allowing the molded product to have a double structure consisting of an outer layer and inner core and imparting moldability to the outer layer alone—the layer that requires strength—and excellent dissolubility/disintegrability to the inner core, the molded product has been perfected that offers an extremely fast dissolution/disintegration time with sufficient moldability. The present molded product can be readily manufactured by compression molding means having punches above and below a die, with at least the upper punch having a double structure consisting of a center punch and an outer punch enclosing the outer perimeter of the center punch and both the center and outer punches being slidable and manipulatable for compression operation. |