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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Ramachandran Radhakrishnan, Fremont, CA (US);
Ronald Vladyka, Somerset, NJ (US);
Kenneth Sultzbaugh, Bridge Water, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Ramachandran Radhakrishnan, Fremont, CA (US);
Ronald Vladyka, Somerset, NJ (US);
Kenneth Sultzbaugh, Bridge Water, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Intermune, Inc., Brisbane, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/48 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A01N 43/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A capsule formulation of pirfenidone is provided that includes pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. In one embodiment, this capsule formulation is capable of sustaining desirable pharmacokinetic responses in a patient. Further provided are methods of treating fibrotic conditions and other cytokine-mediated disorders by administering pirfenidone capsules of such formulation to a patient in need.