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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 20, 2013
Applicants:
Nilesh Parikh, Irvine, CA (US);
William Hite, Winchester, CA (US);
Inventors:
Nilesh Parikh, Irvine, CA (US);
William Hite, Winchester, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/195 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 47/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide pharmaceutical compositions in unit dosage form that comprise a therapeutically effective amount of levothyroxine sodium; an antioxidant in an amount sufficient to stabilize the levothyroxine sodium against oxidation; an amount of an alditol sufficient to stabilize the levothyroxine sodium; and at least two excipients selected from a filler, a binder, and a lubricant. Such compositions are free of added monosaccharide, disaccharide, and an oligosaccharide and are storage stable.