EP3359181A1 — Pharmaceutical formulations for the oral delivery of peptide drugs

USPTO Abstract

The present invention relates to improved pharmaceutical formulations, uses and methods for the oral delivery of peptide drugs with advantageously high bioavailability, safety and costeffectiveness. In particular, the invention provides a peptide drug having a molecular weight of equal to or less than 5 kDa for use as a medicament, wherein said peptide drug is to be administered orally in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable copper salt/complex and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable zinc salt/complex and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable iron salt/complex, and with a pharmaceutically acceptable complexing agent. The invention also provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising: a peptide drug having a molecular weight of equal to or less than 5 kDa; a pharmaceutically acceptable copper salt/complex and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable zinc salt/complex and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable iron salt/complex; and a pharmaceutically acceptable complexing agent.