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US 12,740,987 · App. 18/580,999 · Granted Sep 22, 2026

Soluble pharmaceutical compositions comprising salts of disubstituted 1, 2, 4-triazine compound

Inventors: Robert McKean (Radnor, PA); Roch Thibert (Radnor, PA); Elizabeth Vadas (Radnor, PA); Yoshinori Ohashi (Osaka, JP); Fuminori Ozaki (Osaka, JP); Hiroki Ohshima (Osaka, JP); Hiroomi Nagata (Osaka, JP)
Assignees: MINERALYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.; TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
A61K31/53A61K9/2013A61K9/2018A61K9/2027A61K9/2054A61K9/2059A61K9/284
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Patent No.
US 12,740,987
App. No.
18/580,999
Granted
Sep 22, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a salt of a compound having the formula: and one or more excipients, wherein the pharmaceutical composition avoids inducing disproportionation of the salt of the compound.

Claims (51)

1 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising a halogen anion salt of a compound having the formula:

and one or more excipients, wherein the one or more excipients do not comprise a metal salt, and wherein the pharmaceutical composition avoids inducing disproportionation of the halogen anion salt of the compound.

2 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising a halogen anion salt of a compound having the formula:

and one or more excipients, wherein the one or more excipients do not comprise a metal salt, and wherein the pharmaceutical composition has a dissolution profile such that more than 70% of the compound is dissolved in 15 minutes in an in vitro dissolution test of the pharmaceutical composition using USP Apparatus 2 Paddle Method at 50 rpm in a dissolution medium of water at 37° C.

3 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the salt of the compound is an HBr salt.

4 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , wherein the salt of the compound is an HBr salt.

5 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , wherein the salt of the compound is in crystalline form.

6 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , wherein the salt of the compound is in amorphous form.

7 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , comprising 5 milligrams to 150 milligrams of the compound.

8 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 7 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises:

a) about 30 wt % to about 60 wt % of lactose, mannitol, or a combination thereof;

b) about 25 wt % to about 50 wt % of microcrystalline cellulose;

c) about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of polyvinylpyrrolidone, pregelatinized starch, or a combination thereof; and

d) about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of talc, glyceryl dibehenate, colloidal silicone dioxide, or a combination of two or more thereof.

9 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 7 , wherein the compound is more soluble in water than the same compound in an equivalent pharmaceutical composition comprising a calcium salt, a sodium salt or magnesium salt, wherein the pharmaceutical composition avoids disproportionation in excess of 10% when stored at 25° C. and 60% relative humidity for 6 months in a closed container.

10 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises about 5 milligrams to about 20 milligrams of the compound.

11 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises:

a) about 1 wt % to about 8 wt % of the compound;

b) about 50 wt % to about 60 wt % of lactose, mannitol, or a combination thereof;

c) about 25 wt % to about 40 wt % of microcrystalline cellulose;

d) about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of polyvinylpyrrolidone, pregelatinized starch, or a combination thereof; and

e) about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of talc, glyceryl dibehenate, colloidal silicone dioxide, or a combination of two or more thereof.

12 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises about 15 milligrams to about 35 milligrams of the compound.

13 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 12 wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises:

a) about 5 wt % to about 15 wt % of the compound;

b) about 30 wt % to about 50 wt % of mannitol;

c) about 30 wt % to about 50 wt % of microcrystalline cellulose;

d) about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of pregelatinized starch; and

e) about 1 wt % to about 5 wt % of glyceryl dibehenate, colloidal silicone dioxide, or a combination thereof.

14 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises about 80 milligrams to about 120 grams of the compound.

15 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 14 ,

wherein the pharmaceutical composition comprises:

a) about 30 wt % to about 40 wt % of the compound;

b) about 20 wt % to about 30 wt % of mannitol;

c) about 20 wt % to about 40 wt % of microcrystalline cellulose;

d) about 1 wt % to about 10 wt % of pregelatinized starch;

e) about 1 wt % to about 5 wt % of glyceryl dibehenate, colloidal silicone dioxide, or a combination thereof.

16 . The pharmaceutical composition of claim 2 , wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a tablet.

17 . A process for making a pharmaceutical composition comprising a halogen anion salt of a compound having the formula:

and one or more excipients, wherein the one or more excipients do not comprise a metal salt, wherein the pharmaceutical composition avoids inducing disproportionation of the halogen anion salt of the compound and/or the pharmaceutical composition has a dissolution profile such that more than 70% of the compound is dissolved in 15 minutes in an in vitro dissolution test of the pharmaceutical composition using USP Apparatus 2 Paddle Method at 50 rpm in a dissolution medium of water at 37° C., comprising:

a) obtaining a halogen anion salt of a compound having the formula:

and

b) mixing the salt with the one or more excipients to thereby produce the pharmaceutical composition.

18 . The process of claim 17 , wherein step b) comprises:

i) blending the salt with one or more excipients; and

ii) roller compaction of the product of step i); and

iii) milling the product of step ii);

wherein the one more excipients of step i) comprises stearic acid; and wherein step b) further comprises a step of blending the product of step iii) with one or more additional excipients, wherein the one or more additional excipients comprise stearic acid.

19 . The process of claim 17 , wherein the one or more excipients are selected from the group consisting of microcrystalline cellulose, lactose, mannitol, polyvinylpyrrolidone, colloidal silicone dioxide, pregelatinized starch, low-substituted hydroxypropyl cellulose, talc, glyceryl dibehenate, and stearic acid.

20 . A method of treating hypertension and/or reducing blood pressure in a hypertensive subject, the method comprising administering to the hypertensive subject the composition of claim 2 .

21 . A method of inhibiting CYP11β2 beta hydroxylase in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject the composition of claim 2 .

Assignments (4)
PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jun 3, 2026
From: MINERALYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
To: BIOPHARMA CREDIT PLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075769/0102 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 1, 2026
From: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
To: TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 075320/0707 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2024
From: OHASHI, YOSHINORI; OZAKI, FUMINORI; OHSHIMA, HIROKI; NAGATA, HIROOMI
To: MITSUBISHI TANABE PHARMA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 066233/0666 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2024
From: MCKEAN, ROBERT; THIBERT, ROCH; VADAS, ELIZABETH
To: MINERALYS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 066196/0046 →
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 63223711 · Jul 20, 2021
Related Publication 20240366616A1 · Nov 7, 2024
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