EP0237200A2 — Use of basic inorganic salts of magnesium or calcium for the stabilisation of benzimidazole derivatives

USPTO Abstract

The pharmaceutical composition of the invention, which comprises a benzimidazole compound of the formula wherein R¹ is hydrogen, alkyl, halogen, cyano, carboxy, carboalkoxy, carboalkoxyalkyl, carbamoyl, carbamoylalkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, trifluoromethyl, acyl, carbamoyloxy, nitro, acyloxy, aryl, aryloxy, alkylthio or alkylsulfinyl, R² is hydrogen, alkyl, acyl, carboalkoxy, carbamoyl, alkylcarbamoyl, dialkylcarbamoyl, alkylcarbonyl­methyl, alkoxycarbonylmethyl or alkylsulfonyl, R³ and R⁵ are the same or different and each is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy or alkoxyalkoxy, R⁴ is hydrogen, alkyl, alkoxy which may optionally be fluorinated, or alkoxyalkoxy, and m is an integer of 0 through 4, and a basic inorganic salt of magnesium and/or a basic inorganic salt of calcium, is physically stable.