MUMBAI, India, May 9 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517036763 A) filed by Capsugel Belgium Nv, Bornem, Belgium, on April 16, for 'light-shielding hard capsule containing magnesium oxide.'

Inventor(s) include Takubo Takahisa; and Sato Kaori.

The application for the patent was published on May 9, under issue no. 19/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Provided are a hard capsule shell film with light-shielding properties for use in pharmaceutical preparations and the like, a hard capsule shell, and a production method therefor. The hard capsule shell film is produced by means of a film-forming composition in which magnesium oxide, a substance conventionally saf...