Directly compressible starch as enhancer of properties of excipients when used as binder and disintegrant for compression tablets

摘要

The present invention relates to a mixture of a starch and at least one other excipient for tabletting wherein the starch is free-flowing compressible processed starch powder suitable for use both as a binder and as a disintegrant in tablets. The free-flowing starch powder improves the characteristics and the properties of the tablets when mixed with one or more different excipients. The present invention also discloses a method for obtaining tablets comprising the free-flowing compressible processed starch together with at least one excipient and the tablets obtained by such a method.