Granted Patent
B2
US 12,226,377 · App. 17/837,740 · Granted Feb 18, 2025
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate compositions having improved pharmacokinetics in the fed state
Assignee:
Flamel Ireland Limited
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Abstract
Oral pharmaceutical compositions of sodium oxybate having improved pharmacokinetic properties when administered less than two hours after eating are provided, and therapeutic uses thereof.
Claims (1)
1. An oral pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a disorder treatable with gamma-hydroxybutyrate in a human subject in need thereof, the pharmaceutical composition comprising gamma-hydroxybutyrate in a unit dose, wherein absorption of the gamma-hydroxybutyrate in the gastro-intestinal tract is not substantially changed by the presence of food.
Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded May 21, 2026
From: RTW INVESTMENTS, LP, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: AVADEL CNS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; FLAMEL IRELAND LTD.
Reel/Frame 074729/0205 →
PATENT COLLATERAL AGREEMENT
Recorded Aug 1, 2023
From: AVADEL CNS PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC; FLAMEL IRELAND LTD.
To: RTW INVESTMENTS, LP
Reel/Frame 064463/0907 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Sep 15, 2022
From: GRASSOT, JULIEN; GRANGEON, CENDRINE; DUBOW, JORDAN
To: FLAMEL IRELAND LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061106/0165 →
Continuity (4)
Provisional Application
62857008
· Jun 4, 2019
Provisional Application
62812699
· Mar 1, 2019
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