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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 02, 2005
Applicants:
Maria T. Cruanes, Lansdale, PA (US);
Wei Xu, North Wales, PA (US);
Laura M. Artino, Oakhurst, NJ (US);
Honggang Zhu, Collegeville, PA (US);
Inventors:
Maria T. Cruanes, Lansdale, PA (US);
Wei Xu, North Wales, PA (US);
Laura M. Artino, Oakhurst, NJ (US);
Honggang Zhu, Collegeville, PA (US);
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/519 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61K 31/513 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Pharmaceutical compositions suitable for oral administration in solid dosage forms are described. The compositions comprise an effective amount of a drug compound in the form of a salt, wherein the drug salt is characterized by conversion to a less soluble form of the drug compound under certain pH conditions, and an anti-nucleating agent.