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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
May. 21, 2010
Hanna Cotton, Södertälje, SE;
Anders Kronström, Södertälje, SE;
Anders Mattson, Södertälje, SE;
Eva Möller, Södertälje, SE;
Hanna Cotton, Södertälje, SE;
Anders Kronström, Södertälje, SE;
Anders Mattson, Södertälje, SE;
Eva Möller, Södertälje, SE;
AstraZeneca AB, Sodertalje, SE;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a novel form of the (−)-enantiomer of 5-methoxy-2-[[(4-methoxy-3,5-dimethyl-2 -pyridinyl)-methyl]sulfinyl]-1-benzimidazole, i.e. S-omeprazole. More specifically, it relates to a novel form of the magnesium salt of the S-enantiomer of omeprazole trihydrate. The present invention also relates to processes for preparing such a form of the magnesium salt of S-omeprazole and pharmaceutical compositions containing it. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to new intermediates used in the process.