US Patent

US10406161 — Risperidone sustained release microsphere composition

Method of Use · Assigned to Shandong Luye Pharmaceutical Co Ltd · Expires 2032-04-10 · 6y remaining

Vulnerability score 59/100 Moderate — design-around opportunities exist

What this patent protects

This patent protects a sustained release microsphere formulation of risperidone or its salts.

USPTO Abstract

A risperidone sustained release microsphere formulation is provided. The microsphere formulation comprise risperidone or 9-hydroxy risperidone or salts thereof, and a polymer blend having a first uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer and a second uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer, in which the first uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer is a copolymer with a high intrinsic viscosity and the second uncapped lactide-glycolide copolymer is a copolymer with a low intrinsic viscosity. The sustained release microsphere formulation according to an embodiment of the present disclosure is suitable for large-scale industrialized production with improved stability, the in vivo release behavior of which will not change after long-term storage.

Drugs covered by this patent

FDA Patent Use Codes

When a patent is method-of-use, FDA lists it once per applicable indication ("U-code"). Each U-code carves out a specific therapeutic use that generic filers must either license or design around.

CodeDescriptionDrug
U-3513 Risperdal
U-3513 Risperdal
U-3513 Risperdal
U-3513 Risperdal

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US10406161
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Method of Use
Expires
2032-04-10
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Shandong Luye Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
Source
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