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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2016
Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Hitesh R. Bhagat, Wayland, MA (US);
Jeffrey M. Goldberg, Framingham, MA (US);
Abizer I. Harianawala, Lexington, MA (US);
Louis Brenner, Brookline, MA (US);
Genzyme Corporation, Cambridge, MA (US);
Abstract
The tablets, compositions and methods of the present invention, comprising a carbonate salt of an aliphatic amine polymer and s monovalent anion can prevent or ameliorate acidosis, in particular acidosis in patients with renal disease. The tablets and compositions of the present invention maintain a disintegration time of no greater than 30 minutes at 37° C. and at pH of at least 1 for a period of at least ten weeks at 60° C. Furthermore, the tablets are stable for extended periods of time without the need for specialized storage conditions.