APICAL SODIUM-DEPENDENT TRANSPORTER INHIBITOR COMPOSITIONS
Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising apical sodium-dependent transporter inhibitors (ASBTIs) and methods of using same for treatment of cholestatic liver diseases.
1 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising an ASBTI, a preservative, and an antioxidant, wherein the ASBTI is
or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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3 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the ASBTI is
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8 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 wherein the ASBTI is present in an amount of about 0.1 mg/mL to about 500 mg/mL of the composition.
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13 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 wherein the ASBTI is present in an amount of about 9 mg/mL to about 10 mg/mL of the composition.
14 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 wherein the preservative is an antimicrobial preservative selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol, ethyl alcohol, glycerin, benzalkonium chloride, benzethonium chloride, benzoic acid, benzyl alcohol, butylparaben, cetrimide (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide), cetrimonium bromide, cetylpyridinium chloride, chlorhexidine, chlorobutanol, chlorocresol, cresol, ethylparaben, methylparaben, phenol, phenoxyethanol, phenylethyl alcohol, phenylmercuric acetate, phenylmercuric borate, phenylmercuric nitrate, propylparaben, sodium benzoate, sodium dehydroacetate, sodium propionate, sorbic acid, potassium sorbate, thimerosal, thymol, and combinations thereof.
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16 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the preservative is propylene glycol.
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18 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the preservative is present in an amount of from about 30% to about 40% of the composition.
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24 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the antioxidant is selected from the group consisting of an aminocarboxylic acid, an aminopolycarboxylic acid, ascorbic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, butylated hydroxyanisole, butylated hydroxytoluene, monothioglycerol, sodium ascorbate, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, sodium metabisulfite, BHT, BHA, sodium bisulfite, vitamin E or a derivative thereof, propyl gallate, and combinations thereof.
25 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the antioxidant is an aminopolycarboxylic acid selected from EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid), DTPA (diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid), EGTA (ethylene glycol-bis(β-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), NTA (nitrilotriacetic acid), BAPTA (1,2-bis(o-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N′,N′-tetraacetic acid), NOTA (2,2′,2″-(1,4,7-triazonane-1,4,7-triyl)triacetic acid), DOTA (tetracarboxylic acid), and EDDHA (ethylenediamine-N,N′-bis(2-hydroxyphenylacetic acid).
26 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the antioxidant is EDTA.
27 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the antioxidant is present in an amount of about 0.001% to about 1% w/w of the composition.
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32 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the antioxidant is present in an amount of about 0.10% w/w of the composition.
33 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is stable for at least 1 month at room temperature.
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39 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the composition is a liquid composition for oral administration.
40 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 39 , wherein the composition is an aqueous solution.
41 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , further comprising a sweetener, a taste-masking ingredient, or a combination thereof.
42 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising:
a. from about 5 mg/mL to about 50 mg/mL of maralixibat;
b. from about 300 mg/mL to about 400 mg/mL of propylene glycol;
c. about 1 mg/mL of disodium EDTA;
d. a sweetener, a taste-masking ingredient, or a combination thereof, and
e. water.
43 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 42 , comprising:
a. from about 8 mg/mL to about 20 mg/mL of maralixibat;
b. from about 330 mg/mL to about 380 mg/mL of propylene glycol;
c. about 1 mg/mL of disodium EDTA;
d. a sweetener, a taste-masking ingredient, or a combination thereof, and
e. water.
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45 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , further comprising a second therapeutic agent.
46 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 44 , wherein the second therapeutic agent is ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), rifampicin, an antihistamine, or an FXR-targeting drug.
47 . A pharmaceutical dosage form for oral administration comprising the pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 .
48 . A method of treating or ameliorating a pediatric cholestatic liver disease comprising administering to a pediatric subject a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 .
49 . The method of claim 48 , wherein the pediatric cholestatic liver disease is progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC), PFIC type 1, PFIC type 2, PFIC type 3, Alagille syndrome (ALGS), biliary atresia (BA), post-Kasai biliary atresia, post-liver transplantation biliary atresia, Dubin-Johnson Syndrome, post-liver transplantation cholestasis, post-liver transplantation associated liver disease, intestinal failure associated liver disease, bile acid mediated liver injury, pediatric primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), MRP2 deficiency syndrome, neonatal sclerosing cholangitis, a pediatric obstructive cholestasis, a pediatric non-obstructive cholestasis, a pediatric extrahepatic cholestasis, a pediatric intrahepatic cholestasis, a pediatric primary intrahepatic cholestasis, a pediatric secondary intrahepatic cholestasis, benign recurrent intrahepatic cholestasis (BRIC), BRIC type 1, BRIC type 2, BRIC type 3, total parenteral nutrition associated cholestasis, paraneoplastic cholestasis, Stauffer syndrome, drug-associated cholestasis, infection-associated cholestasis, or gallstone disease.
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52 . A method of treating or ameliorating pruritus comprising administering to a pediatric subject a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 .
53 . A method of treating or ameliorating hypercholemia comprising administering to a pediatric subject a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 .
54 . A method of treating or ameliorating xanthoma comprising administering to a pediatric subject a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 .
55 . A method of decreasing the level of serum or hepatic bile levels in a subject comprising administering to a pediatric subject a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 .
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60 . A method of treating or ameliorating a pediatric cholestatic liver disease comprising administering to a pediatric subject a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 in combination with a subclinical therapeutically effective amount of a second therapeutic agent selected from the group consisting of UDCA, rifampicin, an antihistamine, an FXR-targeting drug, and a PPAR agonist, wherein the subclinical therapeutically effective amount of the second therapeutic agent is at least 10% lower than the amount of the second therapeutic agent administered as a monotherapy.
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69 . A method of treating or ameliorating a pediatric cholestatic liver disease comprising administering to a pediatric subject a therapeutically effective amount of maralixibat in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a PPAR agonist.
70 . The method of claim 69 , wherein the PPAR agonist is selected from bezafibrate, seladelpar (MBX-8025), GW501516 (Cardarine), fenofibrate, elafibranor, REN001, KD3010, ASP0367, and CER-002.
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