Abstract:
The present invention is directed to novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising nano- and micro-particulate formulations of poorly water soluble tubulin inhibitors of the indole chemical class, preferably N-substituted indol-3-glyoxyamides, and more preferably N-(Pyridin-4-yl)-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-indol-3-yl]glyoxylic acid amide (D-24851), also known as “Indibulin,” and methods of making and using such compositions for the treatment of anti-tumor agent resistant cancers and other diseases.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide nanoparticulate compositions of tubulin inhibitor compounds.SOLUTION: The present invention is directed to novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising nano- and micro-particulate formulations of poorly water soluble tubulin inhibitors of the indole chemical class, preferably N-substituted indol-3-glyoxyamides, and more preferably N-(Pyridin-4-yl)-[1-(4-chlorobenzyl)-indol-3-yl]glyoxylic acid amide (D-24851), also known as "Indibulin", and methods of making and using such compositions for the treatment of anti-tumor agent resistant cancers and other diseases.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for preparing a suspension of a pharmaceutically-active compound, the solubility of which is greater in a water-miscible first organic solvent than in a second solvent which is aqueous. The process includes the steps of : (i) dissolving a first quantity of the pharmaceutically-active compound in the water-miscible first organic solvent to form a first solution ; (ii) mixing the first solution with the second solvent to precipitate the pharmaceutically-active compound ; and (iii) seeding the first solution or the second solvent or the presuspension.
Abstract:
Methods and apparatuses for comminuting and stabilizing small particles are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus moves an organic compound dissolved in a solvent to form a suspension of particles in a first fluid stream and moves the suspension in a second fluid stream, wherein the second fluid stream is oriented and positioned with respect to the first stream to cause shearing between the streams and mixing of at least some of the particles in the first and second streams.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a process for preparing submicron sized nanoparticles of a poorly water soluble compound by sonicating to evaporate a portion of the organic phase or by lyophilizing a dispersion or microdispersion of a multiphase system having an organic phase and an aqueous phase, the organic phase havingthe poorly water soluble organic compound therein. The method is preferably used to prepare nanoparticles of a poorly water soluble, pharmaceutically active compound suitable for in vivo delivery, particularly by parenteral routes.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method of preparing particles with polymorph and size control of a pharmaceutical compound, the method including the steps of: (1) providing pharmaceutical compound in a first phase; (2) seeding the compound; (3) causing a phase change in the pharmaceutical compound to a second phase of a desired polymorphic form; and (4) wherein the mean particle size of the particles is less than 7µm. The present invention further provides a polymorphic form of itraconazole.
Abstract:
A premix parenteral solution for intravenous administration having amiodarone, as an active ingredient, solubilized in a solution of water for injection and about 0.4 - 12 mg/ml of a non-ionic surfactant to a concentration range of from 0.2 to 6 mg/ml is disclosed. The solution optionally may include an osmotic agent. No dilution of the solution is required before administering to a patient and the sterile packaged solution has an initial pH within the range of from about 2.9 to about 3.2, preferably about 3.1. Additionally, a method for producing an amiodarone solution suitable for intravenous administration is further disclosed.
Abstract:
The present invention provides an amiodarone parenteral solution suitable for intravenous administration without the necessity of dilution. The parenteral solution has an amiodarone concentration from 0.2 to 10 mg/ml and a buffer solution selected from the group consisting of lactate buffer, methanesulfonate buffer, or combinations thereof, the solution having a pH within the range from approximately 2.5 - 4.5.