Claims for Patent: 10,463,736

Summary for Patent: 10,463,736

Title:	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam
Abstract:	Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability, solubility, or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of conditions such as pain.
Inventor(s):	Herriot Tabuteau
Assignee:	Axsome Therapeutics Inc
Application Number:	US16/006,548
Patent Claims:	1. An oral dosage form comprising: meloxicam and 400 mg to 800 mg of a bicarbonate, wherein the oral dosage form is a solid that is for direct oral administration, and has a median Tmax of meloxicam that is less than 1 hour in human beings when the solid dosage form is orally administered directly. 2. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the bicarbonate is sodium bicarbonate. 3. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the bicarbonate is potassium bicarbonate. 4. The oral dosage form of claim 2, wherein the oral dosage form comprises 500 mg of sodium bicarbonate. 5. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the oral dosage form further comprises an acid inhibitor. 6. The oral dosage form of claim 5, wherein the acid inhibitor is a proton pump inhibitor. 7. The oral dosage form of claim 6, wherein the proton pump inhibitor is esomeprazole, omeprazole, lansoprazole, pantoprazole, or rabeprazole. 8. The oral dosage form of claim 7, wherein the proton pump inhibitor is esomeprazole. 9. The oral dosage form of claim 8, wherein about 30 mg to about 50 mg of esomeprazole is present in the dosage form. 10. The oral dosage form of claim 8, wherein the oral dosage form contains about 40 mg of esomeprazole. 11. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the oral dosage form comprises about 10 mg to about 20 mg of meloxicam. 12. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the oral dosage form comprises about 15 mg of meloxicam. 13. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the oral dosage form further comprises one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. 14. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the oral dosage form is in a form of tablet or capsule. 15. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the oral dosage form is administered under fasting conditions. 16. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the oral dosage form is administered once daily. 17. The oral dosage form of claim 16, wherein the oral dosage form is administered for at least 6 days. 18. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the oral dosage form is well tolerated by the human being. 19. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the oral dosage form is administered to the human being to treat pain. 20. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the oral dosage form is administered to the human being to treat arthritis. 21. The oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the oral dosage form is administered to the human being to treat migraine.