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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2011
Giuseppe Claudio Viscomi, Bologna, IT;
Manuela Campana, Bologna, IT;
Dario Braga, Bologna, IT;
Donatella Confortini, Bologna, IT;
Vincenzo Cannata, Bologna, IT;
Paolo Righi, Bologna, IT;
Goffredo Rosini, Bologna, IT;
Giuseppe Claudio Viscomi, Bologna, IT;
Manuela Campana, Bologna, IT;
Dario Braga, Bologna, IT;
Donatella Confortini, Bologna, IT;
Vincenzo Cannata, Bologna, IT;
Paolo Righi, Bologna, IT;
Goffredo Rosini, Bologna, IT;
Alfa Wassermann, S.p.A., Bologna, IT;
Abstract
Crystalline polymorphous forms of rifaximin (INN), referred to as rifaximin α and rifaximin β, and a poorly crystalline form referred to as rifaximin γ, useful in the production of medicaments containing rifaximin for oral and topical use and obtained by means of a crystallization process carried out by hot-dissolving the raw rifaximin in ethyl alcohol and by causing the crystallization of the product by addition of water at a fixed temperature and for a fixed period of time, followed by a drying under controlled conditions until reaching a precise water content in the end product, are the object of the invention.