Dry blend formulation of tetrahydrobiopterin
View Patent ↗Dry blend powder formulations comprising a pharmaceutical formulation containing tetrahydrobiopterin, and methods of making and using the same, are disclosed herein.
1. A pharmaceutical composition, comprising a dry blend powder that comprises about 32% by weight of (6R)-L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin dihydrochloride, about 54% by weight of mannitol, about 1.9% by weight of sucrolose, about 10.4% by weight of potassium citrate, and about 1.6% by weight of ascorbic acid; wherein at least 90% of the initial amount of (6R)-L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin dihydrochloride in the pharmaceutical composition remains after the pharmaceutical composition is stored at 40° C. and 75% relative humidity for a period of three months.
2. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the initial amount of (6R)-L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin dihydrochloride in the pharmaceutical composition is in a range from about 100 mg to about 500 mg.
3. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the initial amount of (6R)-L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin dihydrochloride in the pharmaceutical composition is about 100 mg.
4. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the initial amount of (6R)-L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin dihydrochloride in the pharmaceutical composition is about 500 mg.