IP Library Granted Patent US 9,216,178
Granted Patent B2
US 9,216,178 · App. 13/666,697 · Granted Dec 22, 2015

Dry blend formulation of tetrahydrobiopterin

Inventors: Tianwei Chou (El Cerrito, CA); Augustus O. Okhamafe (Concord, CA)
Assignee: BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.
A61K31/519A61K9/145A61K9/4816
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Patent No.
US 9,216,178
App. No.
13/666,697
Granted
Dec 22, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

Dry blend powder formulations comprising a pharmaceutical formulation containing tetrahydrobiopterin, and methods of making and using the same, are disclosed herein.

Claims (4)

1. A pharmaceutical composition, comprising a dry blend powder that comprises about 32% by weight of (6R)-L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin dihydrochloride, about 54% by weight of mannitol, about 1.9% by weight of sucrolose, about 10.4% by weight of potassium citrate, and about 1.6% by weight of ascorbic acid; wherein at least 90% of the initial amount of (6R)-L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin dihydrochloride in the pharmaceutical composition remains after the pharmaceutical composition is stored at 40° C. and 75% relative humidity for a period of three months.

2. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the initial amount of (6R)-L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin dihydrochloride in the pharmaceutical composition is in a range from about 100 mg to about 500 mg.

3. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the initial amount of (6R)-L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin dihydrochloride in the pharmaceutical composition is about 100 mg.

4. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1 , wherein the initial amount of (6R)-L-erythro-tetrahydrobiopterin dihydrochloride in the pharmaceutical composition is about 500 mg.

Assignments (2)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 27, 2026
From: BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.; AMICUS THERAPEUTICS, INC.
To: CITIBANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 075493/0968 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2012
From: CHOU, TIANWEI; OKHAMAFE, AUGUSTUS O.
To: BIOMARIN PHARMACEUTICAL INC.
Reel/Frame 029452/0081 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application 61554665 · Nov 2, 2011
Provisional Application 61622417 · Apr 10, 2012
Related Publication 20130108694A1 · May 2, 2013