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Claims for Patent: 12,440,566


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Summary for Patent: 12,440,566
Title:Compositions and kits for omeprazole suspension
Abstract:Disclosed herein are liquid diluents, formulations, and kits for preparing reconstituted suspensions of a proton pump inhibitor (e.g., omeprazole). The present disclosure also provides formulations for liquid diluents that do not have a tendency for gel formation following exposure to freeze-thaw cycles.
Inventor(s):Zeus Pendon, Steven Dinh
Assignee: Azurity Pharmaceuticals Inc
Application Number:US18/128,550
Patent Claims: 1. A freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent for reconstituting a proton pump inhibitor, comprising: a poloxamer, a suspending agent, wherein the suspending agent is sodium carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), microcrystalline cellulose, or any combination thereof; sodium bicarbonate, simethicone emulsion, a preservative, water, and optionally one or more excipients selected from a flavoring agent, a sweetener, and coloring agent, wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent does not comprise glycerin or xanthan gum; and wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent is stable for at least 30 days at 5±3° C. and is resistant to gel formation for at least one freeze-thaw cycle.

2. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the poloxamer is poloxamer 188.

3. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the poloxamer is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 1% w/v, 2% w/v, or 4% w/v.

4. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the sodium bicarbonate is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 4.0%-20% w/v.

5. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the sodium bicarbonate is present at 10% w/v to 20% w/v in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent.

6. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the sodium bicarbonate is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 8.4% w/v.

7. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the simethicone emulsion is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 0.15% w/v.

8. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the preservative comprises benzyl alcohol, ascorbic acid, ascorbyl palmitate, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), sodium benzoate, benzoic acid, sodium bisulfate, sodium metabisulfite, sodium sulfite, parabens, potassium sorbate, vanillin, any pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or any combination thereof.

9. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 8, wherein the preservative is benzyl alcohol.

10. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 9, wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent comprises about 0.5% w/v of benzyl alcohol.

11. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the preservative is a paraben or a mixture of parabens.

12. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent comprises the sweetener; wherein the sweetener comprises 70% sorbitol solution and sucralose.

13. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 12, wherein the 70% sorbitol solution is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 2.5% w/v and the sucralose is present in the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent at 0.4% w/v.

14. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent is stable for at least 30 days at 25±5° C.

15. A pharmaceutical composition comprising: the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1 and a proton pump inhibitor, wherein the proton pump inhibitor is omeprazole, esomeprazole, lansoprazole, rabeprazole, pantoprazole, or dexlansoprazole.

16. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 15, wherein the proton pump inhibitor is lansoprazole.

17. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 15, wherein the proton pump inhibitor is omeprazole.

18. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 17, wherein the omeprazole is present at 2 mg/mL.

19. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent has a viscosity of between 50 and 300 mPa s, which is determined using Brookfield Model LVT Viscometer, with a #2 spindle at 30 RPM, at a temperature of 25+/−1° C.

20. The freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent of claim 1, wherein the freeze-thaw stable liquid diluent does not comprise any co-solvents.

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