US Patent

US9259421 — Abuse-resistant pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of opioid dependence

Formulation · Assigned to Orexo AB · Expires 2032-09-18 · 6y remaining

Vulnerability score 42/100 Strong — defensible against typical IPR challenges

What this patent protects

There is provided pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of e.g. opioid dependency comprising microparticles of a pharmacologically-effective amount of buprenorphine, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, in associative admixture with particles comprising a weak a…

USPTO Abstract

There is provided pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of e.g. opioid dependency comprising microparticles of a pharmacologically-effective amount of buprenorphine, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, in associative admixture with particles comprising a weak acid, or particles comprising weakly-acidic buffer forming materials. The composition may further comprise a disintegrant and/or particles of a pharmacologically-effective amount of naloxone, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. The compositions are useful in the treatment of opioid dependency/addiction and/or pain.

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
US9259421
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Formulation
Expires
2032-09-18
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Orexo AB
Source
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