US Patent
US11857547 — Compositions and methods for opioid antagonist delivery
Formulation · Assigned to Purdue Pharma LP · Expires 2039-11-05 · 13y remaining
Vulnerability score
55/100
Moderate — design-around opportunities exist
What this patent protects
This patent protects a pharmaceutical formulation that includes nalmefene hydrochloride and a substance that helps it be absorbed into the body more quickly.
USPTO Abstract
Disclosed in certain embodiments is a pharmaceutical formulation (e.g., parenteral formulation) comprising a therapeutically effective amount of nalmefene or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant (e.g., parenterally acceptable adjuvant) that promotes the rate at which the nalmefene or salt thereof is more rapidly absorbed into the systemic circulation of a subject identified as in need thereof.
Drugs covered by this patent
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