Patents Assigned to MEDA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
  • Patent number: 10064817
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising azelastine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof including azelastine hydrochloride, and optionally one or more additional active agents. Preferred such compositions further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients that reduce the amount of post-nasal drip, and/or that minimize or mask the unpleasant bitter taste associated with post-nasal drip, of the compositions into the oral cavity, upon intranasal or ocular administration of the compositions. Especially effective excipients used in the compositions of the present invention are hypromellose as a viscosity modifier and sucralose as a taste-masking agent. The invention also provides methods of treating or preventing certain disorders, or symptomatic relief therefrom, by administering the compositions of the invention to a patient, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Phuong Grace Dang, Brian D. Lawrence, Gul Balwani, Alexander D. D'Addio
  • Patent number: 9919050
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising azelastine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof including azelastine hydrochloride, and optionally one or more additional active agents. Preferred such compositions further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients that reduce the amount of post-nasal drip, and/or that minimize or mask the unpleasant bitter taste associated with post-nasal drip, of the compositions, into the oral cavity, upon intranasal or ocular administration of the compositions. Especially effective excipients used in the compositions of the present invention are hypromellose as a viscosity modifier and sucralose as a taste-masking agent. The invention also provides methods of treating or preventing certain disorders, or symptomatic relief therefrom, by administering the compositions of the invention to a patient, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignee: Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Phuong Grace Dang, Brian D. Lawrence, Gul Balwani, Alexander D. D'Addio
  • Patent number: 8895061
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising carisoprodol or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters or derivatives thereof. In certain embodiments, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the skeletal muscle relaxant carisoprodol and one or more additional active agents, such as one or more nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). The invention further provides methods of use of such compositions in preventing, alleviating and/or treating musculoskeletal pain, muscle spasms, or other non-malignant painful conditions including methods in which the circulating levels of the active pharmaceutical form of carisoprodol are controlled by use of extended- or controlled-release formulations or by strict control of dosage regimen, so as to reduce the level of somnolence observed with other muscle relaxant compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Gul Balwani, Harry J. Sacks, Bryan A. Roecklein, Benjamin Johns
  • Patent number: 8758816
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising azelastine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof including azelastine hydrochloride, and optionally one or more additional active agents. Preferred such compositions further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients that reduce the amount of post-nasal drip, and/or that minimize or mask the unpleasant bitter taste associated with post-nasal drip, of the compositions into the oral cavity, upon intranasal or ocular administration of the compositions. Especially effective excipients used in the compositions of the present invention are hypromellose as a viscosity modifier and sucralose as a taste-masking agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Fuge, John Higson, Bryan A. Roecklein, Gul Balwani, Alexander D. D'Addio
  • Publication number: 20140158117
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising azelastine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof including azelastine hydrochloride, and optionally one or more additional active agents. Preferred such compositions further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients that reduce the amount of post-nasal drip, and/or that minimize or mask the unpleasant bitter taste associated with post-nasal drip, of the compositions, into the oral cavity, upon intranasal or ocular administration of the compositions. Especially effective excipients used in the compositions of the present invention are hypromellose as a viscosity modifier and sucralose as a taste-masking agent. The invention also provides methods of treating or preventing certain disorders, or symptomatic relief therefrom, by administering the compositions of the invention to a patient, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Phuong Grace DANG, Brian D. LAWRENCE, Gul BALWANI, Alexander D. D'ADDIO
  • Patent number: 8518919
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising azelastine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof including azelastine hydrochloride, and optionally one or more additional active agents. Preferred such compositions further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients that reduce the amount of post-nasal drip, and/or that minimize or mask the unpleasant bitter taste associated with post-nasal drip, of the compositions into the oral cavity, upon intranasal or ocular administration of the compositions. Especially effective excipients used in the compositions of the present invention are hypromellose as a viscosity modifier and sucralose as a taste-masking agent. The invention also provides methods of treating or preventing certain disorders, or symptomatic relief therefrom, by administering the compositions of the invention to a patient, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: MEDA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Phuong Grace Dang, Brian D. Lawrence, Gul Balwani, Alexander D. D'Addio
  • Publication number: 20120149690
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising azelastine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof including azelastine hydrochloride, and optionally one or more additional active agents. Preferred such compositions further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients that reduce the amount of post-nasal drip, and/or that minimize or mask the unpleasant bitter taste associated with post-nasal drip, of the compositions into the oral cavity, upon intranasal or ocular administration of the compositions. Especially effective excipients used in the compositions of the present invention are hypromellose as a viscosity modifier and sucralose as a taste-masking agent. The invention also provides methods of treating or preventing certain disorders, or symptomatic relief therefrom, by administering the compositions of the invention to a patient, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Phuong Grace Dang, Brian D. Lawrence, Gul Balwani, Alexander D. D'Addio
  • Publication number: 20120083479
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising azelastine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof including azelastine hydrochloride, and optionally one or more additional active agents. Preferred such compositions further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients that reduce the amount of post-nasal drip, and/or that minimize or mask the unpleasant bitter taste associated with post-nasal drip, of the compositions into the oral cavity, upon intranasal or ocular administration of the compositions. Especially effective excipients used in the compositions of the present invention are hypromellose as a viscosity modifier and sucralose as a taste-masking agent. The invention also provides methods of treating or preventing certain disorders, or symptomatic relief therefrom, by administering the compositions of the invention to a patient, e.g.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: Meda Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Phuong Grace Dang, Brian D. Lawrence, Gul Balwani, Alexander D. D'Addio
  • Patent number: 8071073
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising azelastine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof including azelastine hydrochloride, and optionally one or more additional active agents. Preferred such compositions further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients that reduce the amount of post-nasal drip, and/or that minimize or mask the unpleasant bitter taste associated with post-nasal drip, of the compositions into the oral cavity, upon intranasal or ocular administration of the compositions. Especially effective excipients used in the compositions of the present invention are hypromellose as a viscosity modifier and sucralose as a taste-masking agent. The invention also provides methods of treating or preventing certain disorders, or symptomatic relief therefrom, by administering the compositions of the invention to a patient, e.g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: MEDA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Phuong Grace Dang, Brian D. Lawrence, Gul Balwani, Alexander D. D'Addio