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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2025
Applicant:
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Matthew Harlin, Severna Park, MD (US);
Xiaofeng Wang, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Yanlin Wang, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Arash Raoufinia, Mclean, VA (US);
Assignee:
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/496 (2006.01); A61P 25/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61K 9/0053 (2013.01); A61K 31/496 (2013.01); A61P 25/18 (2018.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a method of dose initiation for an aripiprazole treatment to a patient in need thereof; the patient is administered two, separate 100 to 500 mg injections of an aripiprazole intramuscular (IM) depot formulation at separate gluteal and/or deltoid injection sites, and a single dose of oral aripiprazole. The administration occurs on a first day of the treatment.