Details for Patent: 9,662,397

Title:	Lipopeptide compositions and related methods
Abstract:	The present disclosure provides novel powder daptomycin formulations which have improved chemical stability and faster reconstitution times when in the solid state. Some examples of the compositions comprise daptomycin and sucrose. ##STR00001##
Inventor(s):	O'Connor; Sandra (Hudson, NH), Sun; Sophie (Littleton, MA), Naik; Gaauri (Cambridge, MA)
Assignee:	Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. (Rahway, NJ)
Filing Date:	Aug 12, 2015
Application Number:	14/824,272
Claims:	1. A solid lyophilized pharmaceutical daptomycin composition comprising daptomycin and non-reducing sugar trehalose. 2. The lyophilized solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition of claim 1, wherein the lyophilized solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition is prepared by lyophilizing an aqueous daptomycin solution containing daptomycin and non-reducing sugar trehalose. 3. The lyophilized solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition of claim 2, wherein the aqueous daptomycin solution further comprises a buffering agent. 4. The lyophilized solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition of claim 3, wherein the buffering agent is selected from the group consisting of phosphate, citrate, maleate, carbonate, or a combination thereof. 5. The lyophilized solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition of claim 4, wherein the buffering agent is sodium phosphate dibasic. 6. The lyophilized solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition of claim 2, wherein the aqueous daptomycin solution has a pH of 4.5 to 8.0. 7. The lyophilized solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition of claim 6, wherein the aqueous daptomycin solution has a pH of 6.5 to 7.5. 8. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the molar ratio of daptomycin to trehalose is about 1:2.13 to about 1:21.32. 9. A solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition, wherein said composition is prepared by lyophilizing or spray drying an aqueous daptomycin solution comprising daptomycin and non-reducing sugar trehalose. 10. The solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition of claim 9, wherein the aqueous daptomycin solution has a pH of about 4.5 to about 8.0. 11. The solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition of claim 9, wherein the aqueous daptomycin solution has a pH of about 6.5 to about 7.5. 12. The solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition of claim 9 further comprising a buffering agent. 13. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 12, wherein the buffering agent is selected from the group consisting of phosphate, citrate, maleate, carbonate, or a combination thereof. 14. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 9 further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent. 15. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 14, wherein the pharmaceutically acceptable diluent is selected from sterile water for injection, sterile sodium chloride for injection, and bacteriostatic water for injection. 16. A solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition prepared by a process comprising: (a) dissolving non-reducing sugar trehalose in an aqueous solution comprising daptomycin to form a daptomycin formulation; (b) adjusting the pH of the daptomycin formulation to about 6.5 to about 7.5; and (c) converting the daptomycin formulation to the solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition. 17. The solid pharmaceutical daptomycin composition of claim 16, wherein the process further comprises forming the aqueous solution comprising daptomycin, wherein the aqueous solution has a pH of about 4.5 to about 5.0, and then adding a buffering agent to the aqueous solution. 18. The solid pharmaceutical composition of claim 17, wherein the buffering agent is selected from the group consisting of phosphate, citrate, maleate, carbonate, or a combination thereof.