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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 14, 2022
Amneal Complex Products Research Llc, Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Siva Ram Kiran Vaka, Piscataway, NJ (US);
Namdev B. Shelke, Hillsborough, NJ (US);
Navnit H. Shah, Monmouth Junction, NJ (US);
Dipen Desai, Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Wantanee Phuapradit, Lewes, DE (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides extended release trihexyphenidyl compositions suitable for once- or twice-daily administration. The compositions comprise a core comprising at least one organic acid; at least one drug layer comprising trihexyphenidyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof over the core; and a functional coat over the drug-layered core. The compositions of the disclosure provide extended release with reduced C, a C:Cratio of ≥0.4, Fluctuation Index of ≤1, while providing and maintaining at least a minimum therapeutically effective plasma concentration, of the trihexyphenidyl or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for at least about 10 hours. The compositions of the disclosure improve solubility of the trihexyphenidyl or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a pH of greater than or equal to 5, to provide and maintain at least a minimum effective concentration of the drug at such pH.