IP Library Granted Patent US 12,433,887
Granted Patent B2
US 12,433,887 · App. 18/305,825 · Granted Oct 7, 2025

Aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation having prolonged shelf life

Inventors: Yunzhe Sun (Jiangsu Province Nanjing, CN); Qi Peng (Jiangsu Province Nanjing, CN); Cheng-Gang Lin (Jiangsu Province Nanjing, CN); Li Gui (Jiangsu Province Nanjing, CN); Zhihui Liu (Jiangsu Province Nanjing, CN); Fei Liu (Jiangsu Province Nanjing, CN)
Assignee: Nanjing Noratech Pharmaceuticals Co., LTD
A61K31/496A61K9/0019A61K9/10A61K47/26A61K47/38A61P25/18
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Patent No.
US 12,433,887
App. No.
18/305,825
Granted
Oct 7, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention belongs to the field of pharmaceutical formulation, and particularly relates to an aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation having prolonged shelf life, and methods of using the formulation in treating schizophrenia and related diseases. In another aspect, the present invention also relates to a method of prolonging shelf life of an aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation.

Claims (20)

1. An aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation having prolonged shelf life, comprising: aripiprazole in an amount of 200 mg/mL; sodium carboxymethyl cellulose in an amount of 2 mg to 10 mg/mL; polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate in an amount of 4 mg to 24 mg/mL; mannitol in an amount of 20 mg to 50 mg/mL; and sodium dihydrogen phosphate in an amount of 0.4 mg to 4 mg/mL, wherein the prolonged shelf life is at least 6 months, and the ratio by weight of the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose to the polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate is 1:2 to 1:3.

2. The aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation of claim 1 ,

wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation provides 200 mg of the aripiprazole and is administered to a patient in a volume of 1 mL.

3. The aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation of claim 1 , wherein the polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate is in an amount of 8 mg/mL.

4. A method for treating schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the patient the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation of claim 1 so as to treat the schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation is administered intramuscularly or subcutaneously in an amount to provide 200 mg to 400 mg of aripiprazole to the patient.

6. The aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation of claim 1 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation provides 400 mg of the aripiprazole in a volume of 2 mL.

7. The aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation of claim 1 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation provides 300 mg of the aripiprazole in a volume of 1.5 mL.

8. An aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation having prolonged shelf life, comprising: aripiprazole in an amount of 200 mg/mL; sodium carboxymethyl cellulose in an amount of 2 mg to 10 mg/mL; polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate in an amount of 4 mg to 24 mg/mL; mannitol in an amount of 20 mg to 50 mg/mL; and sodium dihydrogen phosphate in an amount of 0.4 mg to 4 mg/mL, wherein the prolonged shelf life is at least 6 months, and the ratio by weight of the sodium carboxymethyl cellulose to the polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate is 1:1 to 1:2.

9. The aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation of claim 8 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation provides 200 mg of the aripiprazole and is administered in a volume of 1 mL to a patient.

10. The aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation of claim 8 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation provides 400 mg of the aripiprazole in a volume of 2 mL.

11. The aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation of claim 8 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation provides 300 mg of the aripiprazole in a volume of 1.5 mL.

12. The aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation of claim 8 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation is administered intramuscularly or subcutaneously in an amount to provide 200 mg to 400 mg of aripiprazole to a patient.

13. A method for treating schizophrenia or bipolar disorder in a patient in need thereof, the method comprising administering to the patient the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation of claim 8 so as to treat the schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation provides 200 mg of the aripiprazole in a volume of 1 mL that is administered to the patient.

15. The method of claim 13 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation provides 400 mg of the aripiprazole in a volume of 2 mL that is administered to the patient.

16. The method of claim 13 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation provides 300 mg of the aripiprazole in a volume of 1.5 mL that is administered to the patient.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation is administered intramuscularly or subcutaneously in an amount to provide 200 mg to 400 mg of aripiprazole to the patient.

18. The method of claim 13 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation is used to treat schizophrenia.

19. The method of claim 13 , wherein the aripiprazole injectable suspension formulation is used to treat bipolar disorder.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2023
From: SUN, YUNZHE; PENG, QI; LIN, CHENG-GANG; GUI, LI; LIU, ZHIHUI; LIU, FEI
To: NORATECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Reel/Frame 063431/0456 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2023
From: NORATECH PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
To: NANJING NORATECH PHARMACEUTICALS, CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 063431/0524 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201510546844.0 · Aug 31, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15755801
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