Composition and dosage form comprising a particle formulation and suspending vehicle
View Patent ↗A liquid composition in an osmotic drug delivery system and a dosage form in an osmotic drug delivery system is disclosed comprising an amphiphilic molecule, a non-aqueous liquid solvent, and a pharmaceutically active agent.
1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising:
a particle formulation comprising a protein or peptide, sucrose, methionine, and citrate buffer, and
a suspending vehicle comprising a solvent selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, lauryl lactate, and lauryl alcohol, wherein the particle formulation is dispersed in the suspending vehicle.
2. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein said protein or peptide is selected from the group consisting of erythropoietin, human growth hormone, granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor, human growth hormone releasing hormone, insulin, infliximab, and glucagon-like peptide-1.
3. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , wherein the protein or peptide is glucagon-like peptide-1.
4. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the particle formulation comprises the protein or peptide, sucrose, methionine, and citrate buffer in a weight ratio of 1:2:1:2.15.
5. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4 , wherein the solvent is benzyl benzoate.
6. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the solvent is benzyl benzoate.
7. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the solvent is lauryl lactate.
8. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the suspending vehicle further comprises a lipid.
9. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 8 , wherein the lipid is selected from the group consisting of dioleoyl phosphatidylcholine, dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, distearoylphosphatidylcholine, egg phosphatidylcholine, soy phosphatidylcholine, partially hydrogenated phosphatidylcholines, fully hydrogenated phosphatidylcholines, palmitoyl-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine, stearyloleoylphosphatidylcholine, dioleoy phosphatidylglycerol, dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol, dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol, distearoylphosphatidylglycerol, and mixtures thereof.
10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the particle formulation comprises spray-dried particles.
11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the particle size is from about 1 μm to about 10 μm in diameter.
12. An osmotic drug delivery device comprising
a pharmaceutical composition comprising, (i) a particle formulation comprising a protein or peptide, sucrose, methionine, and citrate buffer, and (ii) a suspending vehicle comprising a solvent selected from the group consisting of benzyl benzoate, lauryl lactate, and lauryl alcohol, wherein the particle formulation is dispersed in the suspending vehicle.
13. The osmotic drug delivery device of claim 12 , wherein said protein or peptide is selected from the group consisting of erythropoietin, human growth hormone, granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor, human growth hormone releasing hormone, insulin, infliximab, and glucagon-like peptide-1.
14. The osmotic drug delivery device of claim 13 , wherein the protein or peptide is glucagon-like peptide-1.
15. The osmotic drug delivery device of claim 12 , wherein the particle formulation comprises the protein or peptide, sucrose, methionine, and citrate buffer in a weight ratio of 1:2:1:2.15.
16. The osmotic drug delivery device of claim 15 , wherein the solvent is benzyl benzoate.
17. The osmotic drug delivery device of claim 12 , wherein the solvent is benzyl benzoate.
18. The osmotic drug delivery device of claim 12 , wherein the solvent is lauryl lactate.
19. The osmotic drug delivery device of claim 12 , wherein the suspending vehicle further comprises a lipid.
20. The osmotic drug delivery device of claim 19 , wherein the lipid is selected from the group consisting of dioleoyl phosphatidylcholine, dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine, dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, distearoylphosphatidylcholine, egg phosphatidylcholine, soy phosphatidylcholine, partially hydrogenated phosphatidylcholines, fully hydrogenated phosphatidylcholines, palmitoyl-oleoyl phosphatidylcholine, stearyloleoylphosphatidylcholine, dioleoy phosphatidylglycerol, dimyristoylphosphatidylglycerol, dipalmitoylphosphatidylglycerol, distearoylphosphatidylglycerol, and mixtures thereof.
21. The osmotic drug delivery device of claim 12 , wherein the particle formulation comprises spray-dried particles.
22. The osmotic drug delivery device of claim 21 , wherein the particle size is from about 1 μm to about 10 μm in diameter.