US Patent

US9271941 — Pharmaceutical composition

Formulation · Assigned to Novartis AG · Expires 2032-01-28 · 6y remaining

Vulnerability score 48/100 Strong — defensible against typical IPR challenges

What this patent protects

This patent protects a pharmaceutical composition containing a specific solvate of the drug trametinib dimethyl sulfoxide.

USPTO Abstract

Disclosed are novel pharmaceutical compositions containing N-{3-[3-cyclopropyl-5-(2-fluoro-4-iodo-phenylamino)-6,8-dimethyl-2,4,7-trioxo-3,4,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-pyrido[4,3-d]pyrimidin-1-yl]phenyl}acetamide dimethyl sulfoxide solvate, methods of using the compositions in therapy and processes for preparing the same.

Drugs covered by this patent

trametinib-dimethyl-sulfoxide (TRAMETINIB DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE)

Patent Metadata

Patent number: US9271941
Jurisdiction: US
Classification: Formulation
Expires: 2032-01-28
Drug substance claim: No
Drug product claim: Yes
Assignee: Novartis AG
Source: FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

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