Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition, comprising a combination of an antibiotically active compound of the formula (I): with a ?-lactamase inhibitor of one of the formulae (II) to (XIII) are active against Gram-negative bacteria, in particular such bacteria which have become resistant against antibiotics such as aztreonam, carumonam and tigemonam. Optionally the compositions may comprise another ?-lactamase inhibitor of one of the formulae (II) to (XIII), particularly of formula (V) or formula (VI).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 2014
Date of Patent:
May 24, 2016
Assignee:
Basilea Pharmaceuticals AG
Inventors:
Eric Desarbre, Bérangère Gaucher, Malcom G. P. Page, Patrick Roussel
Abstract: A process for producing the compound (1?benzyl-2-oxo-[1,3?]-(R)-bipyrrolidinyl-3-(R,S)-yl)-triphenyl-phosphonium bromide which is an intermediate for antibacterial vinylpyrrolidinone-cephalosporin derivatives.