Medicinal straw with taste-modifying interlayer
By incorporating a layered structure within the straw to accommodate pharmaceutical excipients, the problem of inconsistent taste-enhancing effects in existing straws is solved, achieving a continuous improvement in the taste of the medication during administration. This method is suitable for pharmaceutical straws.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-03-26
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-27
AI Technical Summary
Existing sugar-coated straws have problems such as simple structure, uneven mixing, and unsustainable flavoring effect in improving the bitter taste of medicine.
Design a pharmaceutical straw with a flavoring interlayer. The interlayer contains a partition layer made of edible water-soluble film-forming material to hold pharmaceutical excipients. The excipients can be selected according to the type of medicine liquid and are automatically released during the medication process through the interlayer structure inside the straw to achieve continuous flavoring.
It continuously improves the bitterness, irritation, and unpleasant odor of the medicine during the medication process. It is easy to use, has a significant and precise taste-correcting effect, adapts to the unpleasant taste of different medicines, and is low in cost.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of straw technology, and in particular to a medicinal straw with a flavoring interlayer. Background Technology
[0002] During treatment, patients often take oral liquids, decoctions, or liquids made from dissolved solid drugs. However, these liquids usually taste bitter, which affects patients' medication adherence.
[0003] Chinese patent CN201921797620.7 discloses a sugar-coated straw, such as... Figure 1 As shown, it includes a straw body and a sugar coating. The sugar coating is a layer of solidified syrup applied to the upper part of the straw, and its length is one-quarter of the straw. The sugar coating on the outside of the straw helps to alleviate the bitterness of the oral liquid when it enters the mouth with sweetness. However, the current problem with this type of sugar-coated straw is:
[0004] (i) This structure has a single product attachment, and only improves the product in terms of bitterness;
[0005] (ii) The sugar coating is concentrated at the straw inlet, which may result in uneven mixing of the product and the sugar coating, leading to inconsistent taste for the user.
[0006] (iii) The sweetness of this sugar coating may not be effective throughout the entire course of medication. Utility Model Content
[0007] The purpose of this invention is to provide a medicinal straw with a flavoring interlayer for flavoring patients when taking oral liquids, decoctions, or liquids containing dissolved solid drugs. It improves the existing straw structure, can improve the unpleasant taste of different liquids, ensures that the flavoring effect is effective throughout the entire medication process, and is easy to use.
[0008] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by this utility model is as follows: a medicinal straw with a flavoring interlayer, comprising a straw body and an interlayer containing medicinal excipients, wherein the interlayer is disposed within the cavity of the straw body.
[0009] Furthermore, the interlayer is located at the lower part of the tube cavity of the straw body.
[0010] Furthermore, the interlayer includes upper and lower partition layers, which are bonded to the inner wall of the straw body. The pharmaceutical excipients are contained within the space formed by the upper and lower partition layers and the straw body. The partition layers are made of an edible, water-soluble film-forming material. In specific implementations, different excipients can be selected for different drug solutions. For dosage forms such as oral liquids, the pharmaceutical excipients can be mixed evenly with a small amount of drug solution in advance, then freeze-dried, and the freeze-dried pharmaceutical excipient mixture can be packaged in the interlayer.
[0011] The present application is different for different medicine liquid specifications in specific implementation for the size of the straw, such as the decoction can apply the thicker straw, and the medicinal adjuvant can be directly packaged in the interlayer part; such as the straw for oral liquid is narrower, and the freeze-dried powder after mixing the medicine and the adjuvant can be considered to be packaged.
[0012] The present application has the advantages that:
[0013] (1) The patient does not need to manually add the adjuvant during use, only needs to normally suck and drink, the adjuvant in the interlayer can be automatically released, is fully mixed with the medicine liquid by stirring the straw, and various taste problems such as bitterness, irritability, and bad smell of the medicine liquid are improved, the use is convenient, the effect is remarkable, and the taste-correcting effect can be continuously and effectively guaranteed during the whole medicine taking process.
[0014] (2) The adjuvant type can be adapted to the bad taste of different medicine liquids, different adjuvants are selected, compared with the existing straw with a single sweetener such as sugar coating, the present application is more efficient and accurate for improving the taste of the medicine liquid.
[0015] (3) The present application has the advantages of simple structure and low cost. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0016] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the existing straw with sugar coating;
[0017] Figure 2 It is a general structure schematic view of the embodiment of the present application;
[0018] Figure 3 It is a partial enlarged schematic view of the interlayer part of the embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] The present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings.
[0020] Figures 2-3 A specific embodiment of the medicine straw with a taste-correcting interlayer of the present application is shown, which comprises a straw body 1 and an interlayer part 2 containing medicinal adjuvant 22, the interlayer part 2 is arranged at a lower position in the lumen of the straw body 1.
[0021] The interlayer part 2 comprises two upper and lower partition layers 21, the partition layer 21 is bonded with the inner wall of the lumen of the straw body 1, the medicinal adjuvant 22 is arranged in the containing space formed by the two upper and lower partition layers 21 and the straw body 1, the medicinal adjuvant is all registered in the CDE (drug registration application center) of China, and common ones are sweeteners, polysaccharide adjuvants, and cyclodextrin adjuvants, the partition layer 21 is made of edible water-soluble film-forming materials, for example, gelatin, sodium alginate, chitosan, HPMC, etc.
[0022] The use method of the embodiment is:
[0023] When the patient takes the medicinal liquid, the straw is normally placed in the medicinal liquid, the partition layer 21 is dissolved, the medicinal adjuvant 22 is quickly released into the medicinal liquid, and the medicinal adjuvant 22 is fully mixed with the medicinal liquid through stirring with the straw, so that the purpose of improving the taste and bad smell of the medicinal liquid is achieved.
Claims
1. A medicated sucking tube having a flavored interlayer, characterized in that: The straw body (1) and the sandwich layer (2) containing medicinal adjuvant (22), the sandwich layer (2) is arranged in the tube cavity of the straw body (1), the sandwich layer (2) includes upper and lower two partition layers (21), the partition layer (21) is bonded with the inner wall of the tube cavity of the straw body (1), the medicinal adjuvant (22) is contained in the containing space formed by the upper and lower two partition layers (21) and the straw body (1), and the partition layer (21) is made of edible water-soluble film-forming material.
2. A medicated sucking tube with a taste masking interlayer according to claim 1, characterized in that: The sandwich layer (2) is located at the lower position in the tube cavity of the straw body (1).
Citation Information
Patent Citations
Straw with sugar coating
CN210961362U