US Patent
US12115254 — Methods of use of emulsion formulations of an NK-1 receptor antagonist
Formulation · Assigned to Heron Therapeutics LLC · Expires 2035-09-18 · 9y remaining
Vulnerability score
55/100
Moderate — design-around opportunities exist
What this patent protects
This patent protects novel pharmaceutical formulations of an NK-1 receptor antagonist suitable for parenteral administration, including intravenous administration.
USPTO Abstract
Disclosed herein are novel pharmaceutical formulations of a neurokinin-1 (NK-1) receptor antagonist suitable for parenteral administration including intravenous administration. Also included are formulations including both the NK-1 receptor antagonist and dexamethasone sodium phosphate. The pharmaceutical formulations are stable oil-in-water emulsions for non-oral treatment of emesis and are particularly useful for treatment of subjects undergoing highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Emend (APREPITANT) · Merck & Co.
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