IP Library Granted Patent US 9,849,185
Granted Patent B2
US 9,849,185 · App. 15/395,475 · Granted Dec 26, 2017

Benzoic acid, benzoic acid derivatives and heteroaryl carboxylic acid conjugates of hydromorphone, prodrugs, methods of making and use thereof

Inventors: Travis Mickle (Kissimmee, FL); Sven Guenther (Coralville, IA); Guochen Chi (Coralville, IA); Jaroslaw Kanski (Blacksburg, VA); Andrea K. Martin (Fincastle, VA); Bindu Bera (Blacksburg, VA)
Assignee: KemPharm, Inc.
A61K47/48038A61K9/0019A61K9/0043A61K9/0053A61K31/485
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Patent No.
US 9,849,185
App. No.
15/395,475
Granted
Dec 26, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

The presently described technology provides compositions comprising aryl carboxylic acids chemically conjugated to hydromorphone (4,5-α-epoxy-3-hydroxy-17-methyl morphinan-6-one) to form novel prodrugs/compositions of hydromorphone. The hydromorphone prodrugs of the present technology have decreased side effects and decreased potential for abuse compared to unconjugated hydromorphone. The present technology also provides methods of treating patients, pharmaceutical kits and methods of synthesizing conjugates of the present technology.

Claims (16)

1. A compound-having the following structure:

2. A composition comprising a conjugate having the structure of claim 1 , a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a combination thereof.

3. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the at least one conjugate and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is used to treat narcotic or opioid abuse; to prevent narcotic or opioid withdrawal; to treat moderate to severe pain; to reduce or prevent oral, intranasal or intravenous drug abuse; or to provide oral, intranasal, or parenteral drug abuse resistance.

4. The composition of claim 3 , wherein oral administration of the at least one conjugate and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof results in an improved rate of release over time when compared to unconjugated hydromorphone over the same time period.

5. The composition of claim 3 , wherein oral administration of the at least one conjugate and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof results in less variability in the oral PK profile when compared to unconjugated hydromorphone.

6. The composition of 3 , wherein oral administration of the at least one conjugate and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof results in reduced side effects when compared with unconjugated hydromorphone.

7. The composition of claim 6 , wherein the reduced side effect is reduced opioid induced constipation.

8. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the at least one conjugate and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided in a dosage form selected from the group consisting of a tablet, a capsule, a caplet, a suppository, a troche, a lozenge, an oral powder, a solution, an oral film, a thin strip, a slurry, a suspension, a gel, an oral strip, a rectal film, a transdermal patch, a syrup, and an inhalation compound.

9. The composition of claim 3 , wherein oral administration of the at least one conjugate and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof provides a therapeutically bioequivalent AUC and/or a bioequivalent when compared to an equivalent molar amount of unconjugated hydromorphone.

10. The composition of claim 3 , wherein intranasal or intravenous administration of the at least one conjugate and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof provides a lower AUC and/or C max when compared to an equivalent molar amount of unconjugated hydromorphone.

11. The composition of claim 3 , wherein oral administration of the at least one conjugate and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof provides a decreased overdose potential when compared to an equivalent molar amount of unconjugated hydromorphone.

12. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the at least one conjugate and/or at least one pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof provides an increased tamper resistance when compared to unconjugated hydromorphone.

13. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the conjugate and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is a prodrug.

14. The composition of claim 2 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the conjugate is an anionic salt form, amphoteric salt form, zwitterionic salt form or cationic salt form, or salt form mixtures thereof.

15. The composition of claim 14 , wherein the anionic salt form is selected from the group consisting of acetate, l-aspartate, besylate, bicarbonate, carbonate, d-camsylate, l-camsylate, citrate, edisylate, formate, fumarate, gluconate, hydrobromide/bromide, hydrochloride/chloride, d-lactate, l-lactate, d,l-lactate, d,l-malate, l-malate, mesylate, pamoate, phosphate, succinate, sulfate, bisulfate, d-tartrate, l-tartrate, d,l-tartrate, meso-tartrate, benzoate, gluceptate, d-glucuronate, hybenzate, isethionate, malonate, methylsulfate, 2-napsylate, nicotinate, nitrate, orotate, stearate, tosylate, thiocyanate, acefyllinate, aceturate, aminosalicylate, ascorbate, borate, butyrate, camphorate, camphocarbonate, decanoate, hexanoate, cholate, cypionate, dichloroacetate, edentate, ethyl sulfate, furate, fusidate, galactarate, galacturonate, gallate, gentisate, glutamate, glutarate, glycerophosphate, heptanoate, hydroxybenzoate, hippurate, phenylpropionate, iodide, xinafoate, lactobionate, laurate, maleate, mandelate, methanesulfonate, myristate, napadisilate, oleate, oxalate, palmitate, picrate, pivalate, propionate, pyrophosphate, salicylate, salicylsulfate, sulfosalicylate, tannate, terephthalate, thiosalicylate, tribrophenate, valerate, valproate, adipate, 4-acetamidobenzoate, camsylate, octanoate, estolate, esylate, glycolate, thiocyanate, and undecylenate.

16. The composition of claim 14 , wherein the cationic salt form is selected from the group consisting of sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, zinc, aluminum, lithium, cholinate, lysinium, ammonium and tromethamine.

Assignments (4)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 13, 2026
From: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
To: ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 075080/0907 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 8, 2024
From: ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
To: ALTER DOMUS (US) LLC
Reel/Frame 067040/0637 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 23, 2024
From: KEMPHARM, INC.
To: ZEVRA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 066664/0108 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2017
From: MICKLE, TRAVIS; GUENTHER, SVEN; CHI, GUOCHEN; KANSKI, JAROSLAW; MARTIN, ANDREA K.; BERA, BINDU
To: KEMPHARM, INC.
Reel/Frame 044174/0649 →
Continuity (5)
Division 14336549 · Jul 21, 2014
Continuation 13660112 · Oct 25, 2012
Provisional Application 61657201 · Jun 8, 2012
Provisional Application 61551600 · Oct 26, 2011
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