Midodrine hydrochloride oral solution and uses thereof

1. A stable, oral liquid formulation of midodrine comprising midodrine and sucralose, wherein the midodrine is midodrine HCl and wherein midodrine HCl and sucralose are present in the formulation in a midodrine HCl:sucralose ratio (w/w) of about 1:1 to about 1:10 wherein no more than about 10% by weight of a degradation product of midodrine is present after being stored for 1 month at 50 degrees Centigrade over a range of pH from 2.5 to 8.0.

2. A stable, oral liquid formulation of midodrine comprising midodrine and sucralose, wherein the midodrine is midodrine HCl and wherein midodrine HCl and sucralose are present in the formulation in a midodrine HCl:sucralose ratio (w/w) of about 1:1 to about 1:10 wherein no more than about 3.5% by weight of the degradation product of midodrine is present after being stored for 3 month at 25 degrees Centigrade over a range of pH from about 2.5 to 8.0.

3. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , wherein the ratio (w/w) of midodrine HCl to sucralose is about 1:4.

4. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , having a ratio of moles of midodrine to sucralose of less than 3:1.

5. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , having a ratio of moles of midodrine to sucralose of greater than 1:25.

6. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , having a ratio of moles of midodrine to sucralose of about 1:3.

7. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , wherein midodrine is midodrine HCl and wherein the formulation has about 0.5 mg/ml of midodrine HCl.

8. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , wherein midodrine is midodrine HCl and wherein the formulation has about 1.72×10 −3 M midodrine HCl.

9. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , wherein midodrine is midodrine HCl and wherein the formulation has about 0.5 mg/ml of midodrine HCl and 2 mg/ml sucralose.

10. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , wherein midodrine is midodrine HCl and wherein a ratio of moles of midodrine HCl to sucralose is greater than 1:4.

11. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , wherein a ratio of moles of midodrine to sucralose is less than 3:2.

12. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , wherein a ratio of moles of midodrine to sucralose is greater than 1:4 and less than 3:2.

13. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , wherein midodrine HCl is the only active agent or active pharmaceutical ingredient in the formulation.

14. The formulation of claim 1 or 2 , wherein the formulation is essentially free of desglymidodrine added to the formulation, wherein any desglymidodrine in the formulation is formed by hydrolysis of midodrine in situ to desglymidodrine, and wherein hydrolysis of midodrine in situ to desglymidodrine is less than 10% of total midodrine used in the formulation.

15. The formulation of claim 2 , wherein midodrine is midodrine HCl and wherein no more than about 3.0% by weight of the degradation product of midodrine HCl is present after being stored for 3 month at 25 degrees Centigrade at over a range of pH from about 3.5 to 8.0.

16. The formulation of claim 2 , wherein midodrine is midodrine HCl and wherein no more than about 0.5% by weight of the degradation product of midodrine HCl is present after being stored for 3 month at 25 degrees Centigrade at over a range of pH from about 3.5 to 5.0.