IP Library Granted Patent US 12661344
Granted Patent B2
US 12661344 · App. 18/852,508 · Granted Jun 23, 2026

Safe and stable nimodipine formulation for injection and method for preparing same

Inventors: Xin Wu (Shanghai, CN); Youfa Xu (Shanghai, CN); Zhizhe Lin (Shanghai, CN); Yongjie Huang (Shanghai, CN); Jianming Chen (Shanghai, CN); Yuansheng Zhang (Shanghai, CN); Zhiqin Fu (Shanghai, CN); Xinmei Chen (Shanghai, CN); Hang Chen (Shanghai, CN)
Assignees: SHANGHAI WEI ER BIOPHARMACEUTICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; SHANGHAI BAOLONG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.; BAOLONG PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.; SHANGHAI BAOLONG ANQING PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
A61K31/4422A61K9/0019A61K9/08A61K47/10A61K47/40
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Patent No.
US 12661344
App. No.
18/852,508
Granted
Jun 23, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to the technical field of pharmaceutics, and in particular, to a safe and stable nimodipine formulation for injection and a method for preparing same. The present invention provides a lyophilized nimodipine-cyclodextrin powder for injection, comprising sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin, which can significantly improve the solubility, safety, and dilution stability of nimodipine, and increase patient compliance and the convenience of clinical use. Compared with a commercially available nimodipine injection NIMOTOP, the present invention has significant advantages in safety and dilution stability.

Claims (38)

1 . A safe and stable nimodipine formulation for injection comprising sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin and nimodipine,

wherein the mass ratio of sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin to nimodipine is 350:1 to 700:1.

2 . The nimodipine for injection according to claim 1 , wherein the content of nimodipine is 0.01-0.14% g/mL, and the content of sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin is 10-50% g/mL.

3 . The safe and stable nimodipine formulation for injection according to claim 1 , wherein the mass ratio of sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin to nimodipine is 400:1 to 600:1, the content of nimodipine is 0.02-0.10% g/mL, and the content of sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin is 10-40% g/mL.

4 . The safe and stable nimodipine formulation for injection according to claim 1 , wherein the mass ratio of sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin to nimodipine is 450:1 to 550:1, the content of nimodipine is 0.04-0.06% g/mL, and the content of sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin is 20-30% g/mL.

5 . A safe and stable nimodipine formulation for injection comprising sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin and nimodipine, wherein the mass ratio of sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin to nimodipine is 350:1 to 700:1; and the nimodipine formulation for injection comprises:

Nimodipine

0.01-0.20%

g/mL

Sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin

10-50%

g/mL

Ethanol

0-5%

mL/mL

Water for injection

Balance.

6 . The safe and stable nimodipine formulation for injection according to claim 5 , wherein the nimodipine formulation for injection comprises:

Nimodipine

0.01-0.14%

g/mL

Sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin

10-50%

g/mL

Ethanol

0-3.5%

mL/mL

Water for injection

Balance.

7 . A preparation method for the safe and stable nimodipine formulation for injection as described in claim 5 , wherein the preparation method comprises the following steps:

(a) weighing the prescribed amount of sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin, adding an appropriate amount of water for injection, and stirring at a certain temperature to dissolve to obtain a sulfobutyl ether-β-cyclodextrin aqueous solution;

(b) weighing the prescribed amount of nimodipine and adding the prescribed amount of ethanol to dissolve to obtain a nimodipine ethanol solution;

(c) adding the solution of step (b) or nimodipine powder to the solution of step (a) under a certain stirring temperature and speed, stirring for a certain period, adding water for injection to the full amount, sterilely filtering with a 0.22 μm microporous filter membrane, filling, freeze-drying, and packaging to obtain the safe and stable nimodipine for injection.

8 . The preparation method according to claim 7 , wherein the stirring temperature in steps (a) and (c) is 20-100° C.

9 . The preparation method according to claim 7 , wherein the stirring time in step (c) is 10-300 minutes.

10 . The preparation method according to claim 7 , wherein the stirring speed in step (c) is 0.5-10.0 m/s.

11 . The safe and stable nimodipine formulation for injection according to claim 1 , wherein the nimodipine formulation has a dilution stability time of more than 24 h.

12 . The safe and stable nimodipine formulation for injection according to claim 5 , wherein the nimodipine formulation has a dilution stability time of more than 24 h.