IP Library Granted Patent US 11,707,466
Granted Patent B2
US 11,707,466 · App. 17/855,242 · Granted Jul 25, 2023

Immediate release multilayer tablet

Inventors: Renato A. Chiarella (Dublin, IE); Hector Guzman (Dublin, IE); Paul Hurley (Dublin, IE); David Manser (Dublin, IE); Kristopher Perkin (Dublin, IE)
Assignee: Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited
A61K31/5513A61K9/209A61K9/2013A61K9/2018A61K9/2027A61K9/2054A61K9/2095A61K31/485
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Patent No.
US 11,707,466
App. No.
17/855,242
Granted
Jul 25, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Described herein, in part, are tablets, such as immediate release multi-layer or bilayer tablets for orally delivering olanzapine and samidorphan, methods of using said tablets in the treatment of disorders described herein, and kits comprising said tablets.

Claims (58)

1. A pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet for orally delivering a fixed dose of olanzapine and 10 mg of samidorphan, wherein the bilayer tablet comprises:

a first tablet layer comprising:

10 mg samidorphan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of samidorphan in an amount to deliver 10 mg samidorphan;

about 35-43 wt % microcrystalline cellulose, based on the weight of the first tablet layer;

about 37-43 wt % lactose or a hydrate thereof, based on the weight of the first tablet layer; and

about 1.5 to about 2 wt % magnesium stearate;

a second tablet layer comprising:

a dose of olanzapine selected from the group consisting of 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg and 20 mg of the olanzapine;

about 38-42 wt % microcrystalline cellulose, based on the weight of the second tablet layer;

about 46-49 wt % lactose or a hydrate thereof, based on the weight of the second tablet layer; and

about 1.0 wt % magnesium stearate;

and

a film coating over the first and second tablet layer.

2. The pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet of claim 1 , wherein the tablet releases at least 97% of olanzapine and at least 97% of the samidorphan after 30 minutes when the tablet is tested in 500 mL USP acetate buffer at pH 1.0 using a USP Apparatus II (Paddle Method) at 37° C., with a paddle speed of 75 rpm and using a three-prong sinker.

3. The pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet of claim 1 , wherein the tablet releases at least 97% of olanzapine and at least 97% of the samidorphan after 30 minutes when the tablet is tested in 500 mL USP acetate buffer at pH 4.5 using a USP Apparatus II (Paddle Method) at 37° C., with a paddle speed of 75 rpm and using a three-prong sinker.

4. The pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet of claim 1 , wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable salt of samidorphan in amount to deliver 10 mg samidorphan is 13.6 mg samidorphan L-malate.

5. The pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet of claim 1 , wherein less than 0.5 wt % impurities from olanzapine degradation are detected, using HPLC, after the tablet is stored for 6 month in a closed container containing 250 g silica gel desiccant at 25° C. and 60% relative humidity.

6. The pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet of claim 1 , wherein the first tablet layer further comprises about 2.0 wt % crospovidone and the second tablet layer further comprises about 1.0 wt % crospovidone.

7. The pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet of claim 1 , wherein the dose of olanzapine is 5 mg.

8. The pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet of claim 1 , wherein the dose of olanzapine is 10 mg.

9. The pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet of claim 1 , wherein the dose of olanzapine is 15 mg.

10. The pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet of claim 1 , wherein the dose of olanzapine is 20 mg.

11. A pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet for orally delivering a fixed dose of olanzapine and 10 mg of samidorphan, wherein the bilayer tablet comprises:

a first tablet layer comprising:

13.6 mg samidorphan L-malate;

about 40 wt % microcrystalline cellulose, based on the weight of the first tablet layer;

about 42 wt % lactose monohydrate, based on the weight of the first tablet layer; and

about 1.75 wt % magnesium stearate; and

a second tablet layer comprising:

a dose of olanzapine selected from the group consisting of 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg and 20 mg of the olanzapine;

about 40 wt % microcrystalline cellulose, based on the weight of the second tablet layer;

about 47 wt % lactose or a hydrate thereof, based on the weight of the second tablet layer; and

about 1.0 wt % magnesium stearate;

and

a film coating over the first and second tablet layer.

12. The pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet of claim 11 , wherein the samidorphan L-malate has a particle size distribution (D10) of about 10 μm to about 80 μm, a particle size distribution (D50) of about 40 μm to about 200 μm, and a particle size distribution (D90) of about 100 μm to about 300 μm.

13. The pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet of claim 12 , wherein the tablet releases at least 97% of olanzapine and at least 97% of the samidorphan after 30 minutes when the tablet is tested in 500 mL USP acetate buffer at pH 1.0 using a USP Apparatus II (Paddle Method) at 37° C., with a paddle speed of 75 rpm.

14. A pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet for orally delivering olanzapine and 10 mg of samidorphan as a fixed dose, comprising:

a first tablet layer comprising:

10 mg samidorphan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of samidorphan in an amount to deliver 10 mg samidorphan;

about 35-43 wt % microcrystalline cellulose, based on the weight of the first tablet layer; and

about 37-43 wt % lactose or a hydrate thereof, based on the weight of the first tablet layer;

a second tablet layer comprising:

a dose of olanzapine selected from the group consisting of 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg and 20 mg of the olanzapine;

about 38-42 wt % microcrystalline cellulose, based on the weight of the second tablet layer;

about 46-49 wt % lactose or a hydrate thereof, based on the weight of the second tablet layer;

and

a film coating over the first and second tablet layer; wherein the bi-layer tablet releases at least 85% of olazanpine and at least 85% of the samidorphan after 15 minutes when the bi-layer tablet is tested in 500 mL USP acetate buffer at pH 4.5 using a USP Apparatus II (Paddle Method) at 37° C., with a paddle speed of 75 rpm and using a three-prong sinker.

15. A pharmaceutically acceptable coated immediate release bilayer tablet for orally delivering, as a fixed dose, olanzapine and 10 mg of samidorphan wherein the bilayer tablet, comprises:

a first tablet layer comprising:

10 mg samidorphan or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of samidorphan in an amount to deliver 10 mg samidorphan;

about 30-45 wt % microcrystalline cellulose, based on the weight of the first tablet layer;

about 35-50 wt % lactose or a hydrate thereof, based on the weight of the first tablet layer;

a second tablet layer comprising:

a dose of olanzapine selected from the group consisting of 2.5 mg, 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg and 20 mg of the olanzapine;

about 35-45 wt % microcrystalline cellulose, based on the weight of the second tablet layer;

about 45-55 wt % lactose or a hydrate thereof, based on the weight of the second tablet layer; and

a film coating over the first and second tablet layer.

Assignments (7)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL/FRAME (073213/0302) Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074858/0429 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Feb 13, 2026
From: ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LIMITED
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 074858/0405 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Oct 23, 2025
From: ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LIMITED
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 073213/0302 →
RELEASE OF PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENTS Recorded Dec 24, 2024
From: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
To: ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LIMITED
Reel/Frame 069771/0701 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jun 14, 2024
From: ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LIMITED
To: MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING, INC.
Reel/Frame 067726/0058 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 23, 2023
From: CHIARELLA, RENATO A.; GUZMAN, HECTOR; HURLEY, PAUL; MANSER, DAVID; PERKIN, KRISTOPHER
To: ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062448/0775 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2022
From: CHIARELLA, RENATO A.; GUZMAN, HECTOR; HURLEY, PAUL; MANSER, DAVID; PERKIN, KRISTOPHER
To: ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LIMITED
Reel/Frame 061191/0020 →