	US 11,679,080 B2
	Starch-free soft chew for veterinary applications
Kevin McDonnell, Lefaivre (CA); Joanna Rossi, Pincourt (CA); Scott Eccles, Deux Montagnes (CA); and Gueorgui Puchkarov, Saint-Laurent (CA)
Assigned to TGX SOFT CHEW, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by TGX SOFT CHEW, LLC, Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Aug. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/821,680.
Application 17/821,680 is a continuation of application No. 16/564,880, filed on Sep. 9, 2019, granted, now 11,478,421.
Application 16/564,880 is a continuation of application No. PCT/IB2018/055519, filed on Jul. 24, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/537,273, filed on Jul. 26, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0401357 A1, Dec. 22, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/38 (2006.01); A61K 47/26 (2006.01); A61K 9/16 (2006.01); A61K 47/12 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01)

CPC A61K 9/0056 (2013.01) [A61K 9/1611 (2013.01); A61K 9/1623 (2013.01); A61K 9/1635 (2013.01); A61K 47/12 (2013.01); A61K 47/26 (2013.01); A61K 47/38 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01)]

21 Claims

1. A starch-free soft chew formulation for oral delivery of at least one active ingredient to an animal, the formulation comprising non-starch solid excipients, non-water liquid excipients, and at least one active ingredient,

the non-starch solid excipients comprising at least:

dibasic calcium phosphate, and

microcrystalline cellulose, and

the non-water liquid excipients comprising at least:

glycerin, and

triglycerides of fatty acids with carbon chain lengths of at least C6, in an amount of at least 2% w/w of the formulation,

wherein:

the formulation contains no starch,

the formulation contains no water as an excipient and no added water, and

the formulation contains no filler or bulking agent other than the dibasic calcium phosphate and microcrystalline cellulose.