CA Patent

CA2777937A1 — Solid pharmaceutical compositions containing an integrase inhibitor

Assigned to Merck Sharp and Dohme LLC · Expires 2011-05-05 · 15y expired

What this patent protects

Compressed tablets for oral administration containing raltegravir in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt are described. The tablets comprise: (A) an intragranular component comprising (i) an effective amount of an alkali metal salt of raltegravir, (ii) optionally a fir…

USPTO Abstract

Compressed tablets for oral administration containing raltegravir in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt are described. The tablets comprise: (A) an intragranular component comprising (i) an effective amount of an alkali metal salt of raltegravir, (ii) optionally a first superdisintegrant, and (iii) a binder; and (B) an extragranular component comprising (i) a second superdisintegrant, (ii) a filler, and (iii) a lubricant. Methods for preparing the tablets and the use of the tablets, optionally in combination with other anti-HIV agents, for the inhibition of HIV integrase, for the treatment or prophylaxis of HIV infection, or for the treatment, delay in the onset, or prophylaxis of AIDS are also described.

Drugs covered by this patent

Patent Metadata

Patent number
CA2777937A1
Jurisdiction
CA
Classification
Expires
2011-05-05
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Merck Sharp and Dohme LLC
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

Bibliographic data sourced from FDA Orange Book + USPTO public records. Plain-English summary generated by AI grounded in source text. Patent term extensions (PTR, SPC, pediatric) may shift the effective expiry. Not legal advice.

Track this patent

Get a daily-checked alert when vulnerability score, expiry, classification, or assignee changes. Email, Slack, or Teams delivery. Pro: 50 watches, Free: 3.