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Claims for Patent: 11,666,566


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Summary for Patent: 11,666,566
Title:Formulations and pharmacokinetics of deuterated benzoquinoline inhibitors of vesicular monoamine transporter 2
Abstract:The present invention relates to new pharmaceutical compositions comprising benzoquinoline compounds, and methods to inhibit vesicular monoamine transporter 2 (VMAT2) activity in a subject for the treatment of chronic hyperkinetic movement disorders.
Inventor(s):Andreas Sommer, Chengzhi Zhang, John Carter, John Charles Arthur, Margaret Bradbury, Thomas George Gant, Manouchehr Shahbaz
Assignee: Auspex Pharmaceuticals Inc
Application Number:US16/859,514
Patent Claims: 1. A solid oral dosage form comprising 6 mg of d6-tetrabenazine and between about 5% and about 30% by weight of the dosage form of a sustained-release polymer comprising a poly(ethylene oxide) polymer or a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) polymer having a viscosity of less than 4,000 cPs, wherein oral administration of the oral dosage form to a human results in a ratio of fed to fasted AUCinf of a total combined amount of deuterated dihydrotetrabenazine of >1 to 1.2; and wherein oral administration of the oral dosage form to a human in a fed state, results in an AUCinf in plasma of a total combined amount of deuterated dihydrotetrabenazine of about 132 hr*ng/mL; or a Cmax in plasma of a total combined amount of deuterated dihydrotetrabenazine of about 15.5 ng/mL.

2. The solid oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein oral administration of the oral dosage form to a human in a fed state, results in an AUCinf in plasma of a total combined amount of deuterated dihydrotetrabenazine of about 132 hr*ng/mL; and a Cmax in plasma of a total combined amount of deuterated dihydrotetrabenazine of about 15.5 ng/mL.

3. The solid oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the polymer comprises a poly(ethylene oxide) polymer.

4. The solid oral dosage form of claim 3, wherein the poly(ethylene oxide) polymer comprises a poly(ethylene oxide) polymer having an approximate molecular weight of 2,000,000 and a viscosity of 2000 cP to less than 4000 cP.

5. The solid oral dosage form of claim 3, wherein the poly(ethylene oxide) polymer is a poly(ethylene oxide) polymer having an approximate molecular weight of 2,000,000 and a viscosity of 2000 cP to less than 4000 cP.

6. The solid oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the polymer comprises a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) polymer.

7. The solid oral dosage form of claim 6, wherein the polymer comprises a HPMC polymer that is a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose having a molecular weight of about 400,000 dalton and a viscosity of less than 4000 cPs, a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose having a molecular weight of about 128,000 dalton and a viscosity of 100 cPs, or a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose having a molecular weight of about 50,000 dalton and a viscosity of 15 cPs.

8. The solid oral dosage form of claim 7, wherein the polymer comprises a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose having a molecular weight of about 400,000 dalton and a viscosity of less than 4000 cP.

9. A solid oral dosage form comprising 12 mg of d6-tetrabenazine and between about 5% and about 30% by weight of the dosage form of a sustained-release polymer comprising a poly(ethylene oxide) polymer or a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) polymer having a viscosity of less than 4,000 cPs, wherein oral administration of the oral dosage form to a human results in a ratio of fed to fasted AUCinf of a total combined amount of deuterated dihydrotetrabenazine of >1 to 1.2; and wherein oral administration of the oral dosage form to a human in a fed state, results in an AUCinf in plasma of a total combined amount of deuterated dihydrotetrabenazine of about 289 hr*ng/mL; or a Cmax in plasma of a total combined amount of deuterated dihydrotetrabenazine of about 32.1 ng/mL.

10. The solid oral dosage form of claim 9, wherein oral administration of the oral dosage form to a human in a fed state, results in an AUCinf in plasma of a total combined amount of deuterated dihydrotetrabenazine of about 289 hr*ng/mL; and a Cmax in plasma of a total combined amount of deuterated dihydrotetrabenazine of about 32.1 ng/mL.

11. The solid oral dosage form of claim 9, wherein the polymer comprises a poly(ethylene oxide) polymer.

12. The solid oral dosage form of claim 11, wherein the poly(ethylene oxide) polymer comprises a poly(ethylene oxide) polymer having an approximate molecular weight of 2,000,000 and a viscosity of 2000 cP to less than 4000.

13. The solid oral dosage form of claim 11, wherein the poly(ethylene oxide) polymer is a poly(ethylene oxide) polymer having an approximate molecular weight of 2,000,000 and a viscosity of 2000 cP to less than 4000 cP.

14. The solid oral dosage form of claim 9, wherein the polymer comprises a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) polymer.

15. The solid oral dosage form of claim 14, wherein the polymer comprises a HPMC polymer that is a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose having a molecular weight of about 400,000 dalton and a viscosity of less than 4000 cP, a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose having a molecular weight of about 128,000 dalton and a viscosity of 100 cP, or a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose having a molecular weight of about 50,000 dalton and a viscosity of 15 cP.

16. The solid oral dosage form of claim 15, wherein the polymer comprises a hydroxypropyl methylcellulose having a molecular weight of about 400,000 dalton and a viscosity of less than 4000 cP.

17. The solid oral dosage form of claim 1, wherein the sustained-release polymer has a viscosity of 6 cPs to less than 4,000 cPs, 15 cPs to less than 4,000 cPs, 100 cPs to less than 4,000 cPs, or 2,000 cPs to less than 4,000 cPs.

18. The solid oral dosage form of claim 9, wherein the sustained-release polymer has a viscosity of 6 cPs to less than 4,000 cPs, 15 cPs to less than 4,000 cPs, 100 cPs to less than 4,000 cPs, or 2,000 cPs to less than 4,000 cPs.

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