Granted Patent B2

US 7,872,046 · App. 12/358,454 · Granted Jan 18, 2011

Abstract

Claims (35)

1. The compound crystalline calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate hydrate, which exhibits characteristic scattering angles (2θ) at least at 5.1°±0.2°, 7.3°±0.2°, 8.0°±0.2°, 11.6°±0.2°, 16.3°±0.2°, 17.3°±0.2°, and 19.2°±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffractogram measured using Cu-K α radiation.

2. The compound of claim 1 , which exhibits characteristic scattering angles (2θ) at least at 5.1°±0.2°, 7.3°±0.2°, 8.0°±0.2°, 11.6°±0.2°, 15.5°±0.2°, 16.3°±0.2°, 16.7°±0.2°, 17.3°±0.2°, 19.2°±0.2°, 22.4°±0.2°, and 25.0°±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffractogram measured using Cu-K α radiation.

3. The compound of claim 1 , which exhibits characteristic scattering angles (2θ) at least at 5.1°±0.2°, 7.3°±0.2°, 8.0°±0.2°, 11.3°±0.2°, 11.6°±0.2°, 12.9°±0.2°, 13.0°±0.2°, 15.5°±0.2°, 16.3°±0.2°, 16.7°±0.2°, 17.3°±0.2°, 17.5°±0.2°, 18.1°±0.2°, 18.6°±0.2°, 19.2°±0.2°, 19.7°±0.2°, 20.9°±0.2°, 21.3°±0.2°, 22.4°±0.2°, 25.1°±0.2° and 26.0°±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffractogram measured using Cu-K α radiation.

4. The compound of claim 1 , comprising from 1 mole water per mole of the compound to 3 moles water to mole of calcium (3 S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate.

5. The compound of claim 1 , comprising from 2 wt % water to 5 wt % water.

6. The compound of claim 1 , which exhibits a melting point range from 107° C. to 111° C.

7. The compound of claim 1 , wherein the compound is crystalline calcium 3-({[(1R)-1-(2-methylpropanoyloxy)ethoxy]-carbonylamino}methyl)(3S)-5-methylhexanoic acid monohydrate.

8. A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.

9. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 8 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a sustained release oral dosage formulation.

10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 8 , comprising an agent chosen from an opioid agonist, a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, and a selective noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor.

11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 8 , comprising an opioid agonist.

12. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , wherein the opioid agonist is chosen from tramadol, tapentadol, and oxycodone.

13. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , wherein the ratio of the amount of compound of claim 1 to the amount of opioid agonist in the pharmaceutical composition is from 1:4 to 4:1.

14. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 11 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a sustained release oral dosage formulation.

15. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 14 , wherein the sustained release oral dosage formulation comprises:

50 mg to 1200 mg of the compound of claim 1 ; and

10 mg to 400 mg of the opioid agonist.

16. A method of preparing the compound crystalline calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate hydrate, which exhibits characteristic scattering angles (2θ) at least at 5.1°±0.2°, 7.3°±0.2°, 8.0°±0.2°, 11.6°±0.2°, 16.3°±0.2°, 17.3°±0.2°, and 19.2°±0.2° in an X-ray powder diffractogram measured using Cu-K α radiation by steps comprising:

providing a solution comprising calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate, water, and a water-miscible solvent; and

adjusting the temperature of the solution to provide crystalline calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate hydrate.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the water-miscible solvent is chosen from ethanol and isopropanol.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein the solution comprises water in an amount ranging from about 40 v/v % to about 75 v/v %.

19. The method of claim 16 , wherein the compound is prepared by steps comprising:

providing a first solution comprising calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate and an alcoholic solvent;

adding de-ionized water to the first solution to provide a mixture;

adjusting the temperature of the mixture to provide a second solution; and

adjusting the temperature of the second solution to provide crystalline calcium (3S)-{[(1R)-isobutanoyloxyethoxy]carbonylaminomethyl}-5-methyl-hexanoate hydrate.

20. The method of claim 16 , wherein the alcoholic solvent is chosen from ethanol and isopropanol.

21. A method of treating a disease or disorder in a patient comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 8 , wherein the disease is chosen from post-operative pain, chemotherapy-induced pain, general anxiety disorder, post-herpetic neuralgia, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, sleep disorders, fibromyalgia, restless legs syndrome, pain associated with spinal cord injury, social phobia, perioperative pain, acute post-surgical pain, opioid use, neuropathic pain, musculoskeletal pain, chronic pain, osteoarthritis pain, muscle pain, migraine, hot flashes, faintness attacks, urinary incontinence, ethanol withdrawal syndrome, and premature ejaculation.

22. The method of claim 21 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a sustained release oral dosage formulation.

23. A kit comprising the pharmaceutical composition of claim 8 and instructions for administering the pharmaceutical composition to a patient in need thereof for treating a disease or disorder chosen from post-operative pain, chemotherapy-induced pain, general anxiety disorder, post-herpetic neuralgia, painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy, sleep disorders, fibromyalgia, restless legs syndrome, pain associated with spinal cord injury, social phobia, perioperative pain, acute post-surgical pain, opioid use, neuropathic pain, musculoskeletal pain, chronic pain, osteoarthritis pain, muscle pain, migraine, hot flashes, faintness attacks, urinary incontinence, ethanol withdrawal syndrome, and premature ejaculation.

24. A kit comprising the pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 and instructions for administering the pharmaceutical composition to a patient in need thereof for treating chronic pain.

25. A method of treating chronic pain in a patient comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound of claim 1 , an agent chosen from an opioid agonist, a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor, and a selective noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor, and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle.

26. The method of claim 25 , wherein the agent is an opioid agonist.

27. The method of claim 26 , wherein the opioid agonist is chosen from tramadol, tapentadol, and oxycodone.

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