US Patent

US9549918 — Stabilized tacrolimus composition

Formulation · Assigned to Veloxis Pharmaceuticals AS · Expires 2028-05-30 · 2y remaining

Vulnerability score 55/100 Moderate — design-around opportunities exist

What this patent protects

This patent protects a stable pharmaceutical composition of tacrolimus, a solid dispersion in a vehicle with a stabilizing agent that prevents degradation.

USPTO Abstract

The invention relates to a stable pharmaceutical composition comprising comprising a solid dispersion of tacrolimus in a vehicle further comprising a stabilizing agent capable of providing a pH below 7 in the composition, as measured after re-dispersion in water, and preventing or reducing the formation upon storage of major degradation products of tacrolimus, in particular the 8-epitacrolimus.

Drugs covered by this patent

Patent Metadata

Patent number
US9549918
Jurisdiction
US
Classification
Formulation
Expires
2028-05-30
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
Yes
Assignee
Veloxis Pharmaceuticals AS
Source
FDA Orange Book + USPTO grounding via Google Patents

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