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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 18, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2011
Compositions comprising deoxycholic acid and salts thereof suitable for use in treating fat deposits
Robert Emil Hodge, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Jeffrey Douglas Webster, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Robert M. Moriarty, Michiana Shores, IN (US);
Robert Emil Hodge, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Jeffrey Douglas Webster, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Robert M. Moriarty, Michiana Shores, IN (US);
Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, Inc., Calabasas, CA (US);
Abstract
The present application is directed to an aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 0.4% w/v to less than about 2% w/v of a salt of deoxycholic acid, wherein the composition is maintained at a pH from about 8.1 to about 8.5 such that the composition is stabilized against precipitation. Also disclosed herein, are methods for stabilizing an aqueous pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 0.4% w/v to less than about 2% w/v of a salt of deoxycholic acid against precipitation, said method comprising maintaining pH of the solution from about 8.1 to about 8.5.