Solid pharmaceutical compositions of ppary modulator

1. A pharmaceutical composition, in solid form, suitable for oral administration to a subject, which comprises a compound of formula (I):

or a salt thereof, wherein the composition comprises

(1) the compound of formula (I) provided as the benzenesulfonate (besylate) salt thereof and constituting about 0.6 to 7.0 percent of the composition;

(2) lactose monohydrate constituting about 25% to about 35% of the composition;

(3) crospovidone constituting about 4% to about 5% of the composition;

(4) microcrystalline cellulose constituting about 50% to about 60% of the composition;

(5) povidone constituting about 1% to about 3% of the composition;

(6) optionally, colloidal silicon dioxide constituting up to about 0.7% of the composition;

(7) magnesium stearate constituting about 0.25% to about 1.5% of the composition, wherein all percentages are percentages by weight based on the total weight of the composition.

2. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 in the form of a tablet or powder.

3. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 provided as a unit dosage form.

4. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 prepared by a process which comprises the steps of (a) micronizing the compound of formula (I); and (b) preparing a wet granulation of the micronized compound in combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.

5. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the mean particle size of the compound of formula (I) is selected from the group consisting from less than 150 microns, less than 100 microns, less than 50 microns, less than 20 microns, and about 1 to about 10 microns.

6. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 wherein the benzenesulfonate salt is present in an amount of between about 0.1 to about 10.0 mg.

7. A method of making the solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein said pharmaceutical composition is made by wet granulation.

8. The method of claim 7 comprising the steps of:

(a) mixing micronized particles of the compound of formula (I) with one or more excipients to form a powder blend;

(b) adding a granulating solution to the powder blend obtained in step (a), and mixing the solution and powder blend to form wet granules;

(c) drying the wet granules obtained in step (b) to form dry granules;

(d) milling the dry granules obtained in step (c);

(e) blending the milled dry granules obtained in step (d) with one or more excipients to form a blend constituting the final composition of the solid pharmaceutical composition; and

(f) optionally, compressing the blend obtained in step (e) into a unit dosage form.

9. A solid pharmaceutical composition suitable for unit dosage administration to a human, comprising the pharmaceutical composition prepared by the method of claim 8 .

10. A method of treating a PPARγ-mediated condition or disorder in a human, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 .

11. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , wherein said powder comprises an encapsulated powder.

12. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of microcrystalline cellulose to lactose monohydrate is about 1.4:1 to 1.7:1.

13. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of microcrystalline cellulose to lactose monohydrate is about 1.5:1.

14. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the solid pharmaceutical composition, after administration to a subject, is capable of providing in the subject an AUC 0→∞ for the compound (I) of about 150 to about 5000 ng*hr/mL.

15. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the solid pharmaceutical composition, after administration to a subject, is capable of providing in the subject an AUC 0→∞ for the compound (I) from about 5000 to about 35,000 ng*hr/mL.

16. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the solid pharmaceutical composition, after administration to a subject, is capable of providing in the subject a T max of less than 4.0 hours.