IP Library Granted Patent US 11,077,050
Granted Patent B2
US 11,077,050 · App. 16/496,182 · Granted Aug 3, 2021

Formulation for parenteral administration

Inventors: Sachin Mittal (Bridgewater, NJ); Irina Kazakevich (Rockaway, NJ); Himanshu Bhattacharjee (Princeton, NJ); Peter Bakker (Zeist, NL); Luke Schenck (Yardley, PA); David J. Goldfarb (Highland Park, NJ); Amitava Mitra (Princeton, NJ); Donna Carroll (Garwood, NJ); Nazia Khawaja (Morris Plains, NJ)
Assignees: Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.; Merck Sharp & Dohme B.V.
A61K9/0019A61K31/4439A61K47/10A61K47/22A61K47/26A61K47/38A61K9/10C07B2200/13
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Patent No.
US 11,077,050
App. No.
16/496,182
Granted
Aug 3, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The instant invention provides pharmaceutical formulations for a long acting injectable drug product comprising a suspension of doravirine for parenteral administration via intramuscular or subcutaneous routes. The drug product can be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of infection by HIV or for the treatment, prophylaxis, or delay in the onset of AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) or ARC (AIDS related complex).

Claims (45)

1. A parenteral pharmaceutical composition for intramuscular or subcutaneous administration comprising a suspension of particles of crystalline Form II of doravirine (D-AHII) wherein the particles have a specific surface area within a range from 22.2 m 2 /g to 1.8 m 2 /g.

2. The composition of claim 1 wherein the D-AHII has a particle size from about 100 nm (D 10 ) to about 20 μm (D 90 ).

3. The composition of claim 1 wherein the D-AHII has a median particle size from about 200 nm to about 8 μm.

4. The composition of claim 2 comprised of D-AHII at a concentration range from 1% to 30%.

5. The composition of claim 2 comprised of D-AHII at a concentration range from 10% to 30%.

6. The composition of claim 2 comprised of D-AHII at a concentration range from 20% to 30%.

7. The composition of claim 4 further comprised of a surfactant which is one or more of polysorbate 80, polysorbate 20, poloxyamer 188, Vitamin E TPGS, docusate sodium or sodium deoxycholate.

8. The composition of claim 7 wherein the surfactant is polysorbate 80 or Vitamin E TPGS or a combination of both.

9. The composition of claim 4 wherein the D-AHII:surfactant weight ratio is from 150:1 to 1:1.

10. The composition of claim 9 which is a microsuspension of D-AHII wherein the D-AHII:surfactant weight ratio is from 150:1 to 20:1.

11. The composition of claim 9 which is a nanosuspension of D-AHII wherein the D-AHII:surfactant weight ratio is from 7.5:1 to 5:1.

12. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a viscosity modifying agent which is PEG 3350 or sodium carboxymethylcellulose or a combination of both, wherein the concentration of the viscosity modifying agent is from 0.1 wt % to 3.0 wt % and the viscosity of the suspending vehicle is from 1.4 cP to 1220 cP.

13. The composition of claim 1 wherein the pH of the composition is 7.

14. The composition of claim 13 comprising a phosphate buffering agent.

15. The composition of claim 1 further comprising a tonicity modifier which is one or more of dextrose, mannitol, sucrose, trehalose or sodium chloride.

16. The composition of claim 15 wherein the tonicity modifier is:

(a) for a microsuspension, mannitol or sodium chloride or a combination of both; or

(b) for a nanosuspension, one or more of sucrose, trehalose or sodium chloride.

17. The composition of claim 16 wherein the tonicity modifier is:

(a) for a microsuspension, sodium chloride; or

(b) for a nanosuspension, trehalose.

18. The composition of claim 1 comprising:

Components

Quantity

D-AHII

30.0%

(w/v)

Polyethylene glycol 3350

3%

(w/v)

Polysorbate 80

0.2%

(w/v)

Phosphate buffer

10

mM

Water

QS to 100%

pH

7.0

Particle size distribution, micron

2.58/7.61/15.33

(D 10 /D 50 /D 90 )

Specific surface area (m 2 /g)

1.82.

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Aug 8, 2022
From: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME LLC
Reel/Frame 061102/0145 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2019
From: BAKKER, PETER
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP. B.V.
Reel/Frame 050446/0201 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 20, 2019
From: MITTAL, SACHIN; KAZAKEVICH, IRINA; BHATTACHARJEE, HIMANSHU; SCHENCK, LUKE; GOLDFARB, DAVID J.; MITRA, AMITAVA; CARROLL, DONNA; KHAWAJA, NAZIA
To: MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
Reel/Frame 050451/0768 →