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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2016
Applicant:
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company, Langhorne, PA (US);
Inventors:
Jules Jacob, Yardley, PA (US);
Norman Coyle, Fort Washington, PA (US);
Thomas G. West, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Donald C. Monkhouse, Radnor, PA (US);
Henry L. Surprenant, Phoenixville, PA (US);
Nemichand B. Jain, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals Company, Langhorne, PA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4015 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4015 (2013.01); A61K 9/0056 (2013.01); A61K 9/70 (2013.01); A61K 9/7007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high dose rapidly dispersing three-dimensionally printed dosage form comprising a high dose of levetiracetam in a porous matrix that disperses in water within a period of less than about 15 seconds is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of preparing the dosage form and of treating a condition, disease or disorder that is therapeutically responsive to levetiracetam.