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The patent EP3995135 was granted to Grnenthal on Jul 13, 2022. The application was filed on Nov 10, 2020 under application number EP20206800A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".
Tablet providing a prolonged release of tapentadol, where tapentadol is in the form of a salt with tartaric acid, in particular L-(+)-tartaric acid. The tablet is made by applying a compressive force to a powder and consolidating the powder into a compacted form in the die of a press.

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