EP1534717B1 — Beta-lactamase inhibitor prodrug
Assigned to Pfizer Products Inc · Expires 2006-12-27 · 19y expired
What this patent protects
Prodrugs of 6-ß-hydroxymethylpenicillanic acid sulfone having the structure wherein R is H or methyl, and solvates thereof, are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a prodrug of the present invention, or a solvate thereof, an optional beta-lactam a…
USPTO Abstract
Prodrugs of 6-ß-hydroxymethylpenicillanic acid sulfone having the structure wherein R is H or methyl, and solvates thereof, are disclosed. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a prodrug of the present invention, or a solvate thereof, an optional beta-lactam antibiotic and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Further disclosed is a method for increasing the therapeutic effectiveness of a beta-lactam antibiotic in a mammal by administering an effective amount of a betalactam antibiotic and an effectiveness-increasing amount of a prodrug of the present invention, or a solvate thereof. Additionally disclosed is a method for treating a bacterial infection in a mammal by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition of the present invention to a mammal in need thereof.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Col-Probenecid (probenecid) · Pfizer Inc.
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