US Patent

US9526703 — Plurimodal release formulation of doxylamine and pyridoxine and/or metabolites or salts thereof

Method of Use · Assigned to Duchesnay Inc · Expires 2033-02-18 · 7y remaining

Vulnerability score 62/100 Moderate — design-around opportunities exist

What this patent protects

This patent discloses a solid oral dosage form with a specific layered coating structure for a formulation of doxylamine and pyridoxine.

USPTO Abstract

A solid oral dosage form comprising a core comprising a doxylamine component and a pyridoxine component coated with an enteric coating is disclosed. The solid oral dosage form further comprises two active ingredient-containing coatings surrounding the enteric coating, the active ingredient-containing coatings being separated from one another by an intermediate coating, and one of the two active ingredient-containing coatings comprising a doxylamine component and being free of a pyridoxine component, and the other of the two active ingredient-containing coatings comprising a pyridoxine component and being free of doxylamine component. Uses of the solid oral dosage form for the alleviation of the symptoms of nausea and vomiting, for example in the case of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), are also disclosed.

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-1382

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US9526703
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Method of Use
Expires
2033-02-18
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Duchesnay Inc
Source
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