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US 7,871,644 · App. 10/949,114 · Granted Jan 18, 2011

Pharmaceutical composition for oral use with improved absorption

Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
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Patent No.
US 7,871,644
App. No.
10/949,114
Granted
Jan 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention presents a pharmaceutical composition for oral use with improved absorption, which comprises drug, aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E, and acidic substance and is obtained by bringing said 3 components together and uniformly mixing at least this polymer and this acidic substance, and a method of improving oral absorption/by using this pharmaceutical composition. Moreover, the present invention presents an agent for improving oral absorption that increases drug permeability of the digestive tract mucous membrane and/or mucous layer present on the surface of this membrane, whose active ingredient is aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E. In addition, the present invention presents an oral agent for improving absorption by increasing drug permeability of the digestive tract mucous membrane and/or the mucous layer distributed over this mucous membrane, whose effective component is aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E.

Claims (18)

1. A method of improving oral absorption in the digestive tract of an oral drug by orally administering a pharmaceutical composition obtained by bringing the drug which is difficult to absorb, which forms an insoluble complex, an aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E, an acidic substance together and uniformly mixing at least the polymer and said acidic substance, wherein said pharmaceutical composition is 1 or 2 or more selected from the group consisting of granules, tablets, capsules, and liquid; and

wherein the C max and AUC of said drug is increased in the presence of said copolymer E and said acidic substance, and wherein the ratio of said polymer is 0.5˜250 parts by weight per 1 part by weight of the drug and the acidic substance is used in the amount that will neutralize 10% or more of the basic groups of aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E and wherein the digestive tract is the small intestine consisting of the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, and the large intestine consisting of the colon, the ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon, and sigmoid colon, and the rectum, wherein said pharmaceutical composition has improved absorption in the digestive tract.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a pharmaceutical composition obtained by uniformly mixing said drug, said aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E, and said acidic substance is used.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E is used in an amount of 0.5 parts by weight or more per 1 part by weight drug.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the acidic substance that is used is one with which when 1 g of said substance is dissolved in 50 ml water, pH of said solution is brought to 6 or lower.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein pharmaceutical composition is used which comprises 0.5˜50 parts by weight aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E in terms of 1 part by weight drug in the amount effective to treat disease, and said acidic substance is present in an amount that will neutralize 10% or more of basic groups of the polymer.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein a pharmaceutical composition is used which comprises 0.5˜50 parts by weight aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E per 1 part by weight drug in an amount effective for treatment of disease, and 0.005˜50 parts by weight acidic substance per 1 part by weight of the polymer.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein a composition is used where the aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E and acidic substance are granulated.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E and acidic substance are dissolved in a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent and/or used as a spray-dried substance that has been obtained by spray drying said solution or used as a lyophilized substance that has been obtained by lyophilization of said solution.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E and acidic substance is used in a state of dissolution and/or suspension in a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the drug is a member of the group consisting of a compound, a compound salt, a liquid, a suspension, an emulsion and a crystal polymorph.

11. The method of claim 1 , comprising a layer in which the aminoalkyl methacrylate copolymer E and acidic substance have been uniformly mixed and coated on a core of said drug.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the C max and AUC of said drug is increased in the presence of said copolymer E and said acidic substance approximately 4-times and 7-times, respectively.

13. The method of claim 1 , wherein the C max and AUC of said drug is increased in the presence of said copolymer E and said acidic substance approximately 4.5-times and 8-times, respectively.

14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the C max and AUC of said drug is increased in the presence of said copolymer E and said acidic substance approximately 3-times and 6-times, respectively.

15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the C max and AUC of said drug is increased in the presence of said copolymer E and said acidic substance approximately 7.4-times and 5.7-times, respectively.

16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the C max and AUC of said drug is increased in the presence of said copolymer E and said acidic substance approximately 4-times and 7-times, respectively.

17. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the C max and AUC of said drug is increased in the presence of said copolymer E and said acidic substance approximately 12-times.

Assignments (1)
MERGER & CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 13, 2005
From: YAMANOUCHI PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
To: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
Reel/Frame 017083/0008 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 0990755700 · Jul 16, 2001
Provisional Application 6021898000 · Jul 17, 2000
Related Publication 20050112206A1 · May 26, 2005