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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 04, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2008
Applicant:
Aquiles E. Leyes, Schwenksville, PA (US);
Inventor:
Aquiles E. Leyes, Schwenksville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4439 (2006.01); C07D 413/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A novel crystalline anhydrous toluenesulfonic acid salt form of a selective PPAR gamma partial agonist which has a fused bicyclic aromatic group attached to an oxypropanoic acid moiety is stable and non-hygroscopic. The crystalline salt form is useful for making pharmaceutical formulations for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, hyperglycemia, obesity, and dyslipidemia.