IP Library Granted Patent US 11,376,262
Granted Patent B2
US 11,376,262 · App. 16/732,173 · Granted Jul 5, 2022

Method of treating an inflammatory or infectious disease

Inventors: Takahiro Tada (Funabashi, JP); Kazuhiro Kagami (Funabashi, JP); Kenta Kikuchi (Funabashi, JP)
Assignee: ACTIVUS PHARMA CO., LTD.
A61K31/573A61K9/10A61K31/57A61K31/58A61K47/10A61K47/12A61K47/24A61K47/32A61K47/34A61K47/38A61P29/00A61P31/04
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Patent No.
US 11,376,262
App. No.
16/732,173
Granted
Jul 5, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of treating an inflammatory or infectious disease includes administering an effective amount of pharmaceutical composition to a subject in need of treatment of the inflammatory or infectious disease. The composition includes an aqueous suspension of nanoparticles of a glucocorticosteroid compound.

Claims (14)

1. A method of treating an eye inflammatory or infectious disease selected from the group consisting of blepharitis, blepharoconjunctivitis, meibomitis, acute or chronic stye, chalazion, dacryocystitis, dacryoadenitis, acne rosacea of eye lid, conjunctivitis, ophthalmia neonatorum, trachoma, corneal ulcer, superficial keratitis, interstitial keratitis, keratoconjunctivitis, foreign objects, post-surgery infections of cornea, endophthalmitis, infectious uveitis, and post-surgery infections of anterior chamber and uvea, and/or reducing likelihood of ophthalmia neonatorum or infections due to blepharoplasty, chalazion removal, blepharorrhaphy, surgeries for canaliculi and lacrimal drainage system, surgical treatments relating to eyelids and lacrimal apparatus, removal of pterygium, pinguecula or tumors, conjunctival transplant, external wounds, conjunctival flap surgery, removal of foreign objects, keratotomy and corneal transplant, photorefractive procedure, bleb filtration, anterior chamber paracentesis, iridotomy, cataract surgery, retinal surgery, or extraocular muscle relating surgeries, said method comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising an aqueous suspension to a subject in need thereof in an effective amount, wherein the aqueous suspension comprises:

nanoparticles of a glucocorticosteroid compound, wherein a mean particle diameter of the nanoparticles is 300 nm or less and a D90 particle diameter of the nanoparticles is 450 nm or less, and wherein the glucocorticosteroid compound is one or more substances selected from the group consisting of clobetasol propionate, diflorasone diacetate, dexamethasone propionate, difluprednate, mometasone furoate, diflucortolone valerate, betamethasone butyrate propionate, fluocinonide, hydrocortisone butyrate propionate, beclomethasone dipropionate, deprodone propionate, betamethasone valerate, dexamethasone valerate, prednisolone valerate acetate, fluocinolone acetonide, hydrocortisone butyrate, clobetasone butyrate, alclometasone dipropionate, triamcinolone acetonide, flumethasone pivalate, prednisolone and hydrocortisone;

a physiologically acceptable salt;

glycerin;

hydrogenated soybean lecithin; and

anhydrous citric acid.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nanoparticles are produced by mixing the glucocorticosteroid compound, the physiologically acceptable salt, glycerin, hydrogenated soybean lecithin and anhydrous citric acid.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the nanoparticles are produced by further mixing with a surface modifier.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aqueous suspension further comprises a dispersion stabilizer.

5. The method of claim 4 , the dispersion stabilizer is polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene glycol and/or polyvinyl alcohol.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aqueous suspension further comprises a viscosity modifier.

7. The method of claim 6 , the viscosity modifier is one or more substances selected from the group consisting of methyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose and polyvinyl alcohol.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein the aqueous suspension comprises 1 to 10 mg/mL of the viscosity modifier.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered as an eye drop.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2022
From: ACTIVUS PHARMA CO., LTD.
To: FORMOSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 062087/0842 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 20, 2022
From: TADA, TAKAHIRO; KAGAMI, KAZUHIRO; KIKUCHI, KENTA
To: ACTIVUS PHARMA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059972/0588 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-095610 · May 8, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 15571986
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