Solid forms of Alpha-1062 gluconate
The invention relates to crystalline forms of Alpha-1062 gluconate. In one aspect, the invention relates to a crystalline solid form of Alpha-1062 gluconate (Form C), wherein said crystalline form has prominent peaks at 3.90, 9.74, 10.35 and 21.43 degrees 2-theta (±0.2) in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern. The invention further relates to methods for treating a brain disease associated with cognitive impairment and/or with a cholinergic deficit in a subject, including administering the crystalline forms of Alpha-1062 gluconate to a subject in need thereof.
1. A crystalline solid form of Alpha-1062 gluconate (Form C), wherein said crystalline form has prominent peaks at 3.90, 9.74, 10.35 and 21.43 degrees 2-theta (±0.2) in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern.
2. The crystalline solid form according to claim 1 , wherein said crystalline form has one or more additional prominent peaks at 15.66 and/or 23.90 degrees 2-theta (±0.2) in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern.
3. The crystalline solid form according to claim 1 , wherein said crystalline form further has at least another prominent peak selected from the group consisting of 10.65, 13.35, 15.01, 15.66, 16.08, 16.46, 17.43, 19.77 and 22.32 degrees 2-theta (±0.2) in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern.
4. The crystalline solid form according to claim 1 , wherein said crystalline form further has prominent peaks at 13.35, 15.01, 16.08 and 16.46 degrees 2-theta (±0.2).
5. The crystalline solid form according to claim 4 , wherein the prominent peaks at 10.35, 13.35, 15.01, 16.08 and 16.46 degrees 2-theta (±0.2) are the five peaks with the highest relative intensity in a powder X-ray diffraction pattern obtained using analysis in transmission mode.
6. The crystalline solid form according to claim 1 , wherein said crystalline form further has a peak at 7.85 degrees 2-theta (±0.2).
7. The crystalline solid form according to claim 1 , wherein said crystalline form exhibits an onset of melting at a temperature of 115-125° C. when assessed using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).
8. The crystalline solid form according to claim 7 , wherein said crystalline form exhibits an onset of melting at a temperature of 119° C.
9. The crystalline solid form according to claim 1 , wherein said crystalline form exhibits a weight loss of 0.5-1.5% when assessed using Thermo-Gravimetric Analysis (TGA).
10. The crystalline solid form according to claim 9 , wherein said crystalline form exhibits a weight loss of 0.9%.
11. A pharmaceutical composition in solid form comprising the crystalline solid form according to claim 1 (Form C), wherein said composition additionally comprises one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
12. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 11 , wherein the composition is suitable for oral or transmucosal administration.
13. A method of treating Alzheimer's disease in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising the crystalline solid form of Alpha-1062 gluconate (Form C) according to claim 1 and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients to the subject.