IP Library Granted Patent US 6,939,865
Granted Patent B2
US 6,939,865 · App. 10/450,320 · Granted Sep 6, 2005

Pharmaceutical dronedarone composition for parenteral administration

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Patent No.
US 6,939,865
App. No.
10/450,320
Granted
Sep 6, 2005
Kind
B2
Abstract

A subject-matter of the invention is a pharmaceutical composition for parenteral administration, characterized in that it comprises: dronedarone or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts as active principle; a physiologically acceptable buffer solution capable of maintaining the pH of the composition between 3 and 5; a physiologically acceptable water-soluble β-cyclodextrin derivative.

Claims (71)

1. A pharmaceutical composition for parenteral administration comprising:

dronedarone or one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts as active principle,

a physiologically acceptable buffer solution capable of maintaining the pH of the composition between 3 and 5,

a physiologically acceptable water-soluble β-cyclodextrin derivative.

2. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 comprising from 0.01% to 4% of active principle.

3. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 2 comprising from 0.4 to 0.8% of active principle.

4. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 3 wherein the buffer solution is an aqueous solution comprising a buffer system chosen from the following:

acetic acid/alkali metal acetate,

fumaric acid/alkali metal fumarate,

succinic acid/alkali metal succinate,

citric acid/alkali metal citrate,

tartaric acid/alkali metal tartrate,

lactic acid/alkali metal lactate,

maleic acid/alkali metal maleate,

methanesulphonic acid/alkali metal methanesulphonate, or

monoalkali metal phosphate.

5. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 4 wherein the buffer system is a monoalkali metal phosphate.

6. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 5 wherein the monoalkali metal phosphate buffer solution maintains the pH at 4.5.

7. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 6 wherein the ionic strength of the buffer solution is between 0.005 molar and 0.5 molar.

8. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 7 wherein the ionic strength of the buffer solution is between 0.01 molar and 0.2 molar.

9. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 8 wherein the ionic strength of the buffer solution is between 0.05 and 0.15 molar.

10. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 9 wherein the buffer solution is a 0.05 to 0.15 molar aqueous solution of monoalkali metal phosphate.

11. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 10 , wherein the alkali metal is sodium or potassium.

12. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 11 wherein the water-soluble β-cyclodextrin derivative is chosen from hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, the sulphobutyl ether derivative of β-cyclodextrin, dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin, trimethyl-β-cyclodextrin, and their mixtures.

13. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 12 wherein the water-soluble β-cyclodextrin derivative is hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin.

14. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 13 wherein the hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin is present in a proportion of 0.5 to 50%.

15. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 14 wherein the hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin is present in a proportion of 5 to 20 times the weight of dronedarone or of one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.

16. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 15 wherein the hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin is present in a proportion of 12 to 13 times the weight of dronedarone or of one of its pharmaceutically acceptable salts.

17. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 16 additionally comprising a preservative.

18. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 16 additionally comprising a compound which makes it possible to maintain the isotonicity.

19. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 wherein the active principle is dronedarone hydrochloride.

20. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 wherein the buffer solution is an aqueous solution comprising a buffer system chosen from the following:

acetic acid/alkali metal acetate,

fumaric acid/alkali metal fumarate,

succinic acid/alkali metal succinate,

citric acid/alkali metal citrate,

tartaric acid/alkali metal tartrate,

lactic acid/alkali metal lactate,

maleic acid/alkali metal maleate,

methanesulphonic acid/alkali metal methanesulphonate, or

monoalkali metal phosphate.

21. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 11 wherein the water-soluble β-cyclodextrin derivative is chosen from hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, the sulphobutyl ether derivative of β-cyclodextrin, dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin, trimethyl-β-cyclodextrin, and their mixtures.

22. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 wherein the water-soluble β-cyclodextrin derivative is hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin.

23. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 additionally comprising a preservative.

24. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 additionally comprising a compound which makes it possible to maintain the isotonicity.

25. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 3 wherein the active principle is dronedarone hydrochloride.

26. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 4 wherein the ionic strength of the buffer solution is between 0.005 molar and 0.5 molar.

27. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 4 wherein the buffer solution is a 0.05 to 0.15 molar aqueous solution of monoalkali metal phosphate.

28. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 5 , wherein the alkali metal is sodium or potassium.

29. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 11 wherein the active principle is dronedarone hydrochloride.

30. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 13 wherein the active principle is dronedarone hydrochloride.

31. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 14 wherein the active principle is dronedarone hydrochloride.

32. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 16 wherein the active principle is dronedarone hydrochloride.

33. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 20 wherein the water-soluble β-cyclodextrin derivative is chosen from hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin, the sulphobutyl ether derivative of β-cyclodextrin, dimethyl-β-cyclodextrin, trimethyl-β-cyclodextrin, and their mixtures.

34. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 22 wherein the hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin is present in a proportion of 0.5 to 50%.

35. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 comprising:

4.26 mg of dronedarone hydrochloride;

50.00 mg of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin;

15.60 mg of monosodium phosphate dihydrate; and

8.00 mg of mannitol.

36. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 comprising:

4.26 mg of dronedarone hydrochloride;

50.00 mg of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin;

12.00 mg of anhydrous monosodium phosphate; and

8.00 mg of mannitol.

37. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 comprising:

1.065 mg of dronedarone hydrochloride;

50.00 mg of hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin;

12.00 mg of anhydrous monosodium phosphate; and

8.00 mg of mannitol.

38. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1 additionally comprising a bactericide.

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 20, 2012
From: SANOFI-AVENTIS
To: SANOFI
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