Patents Assigned to AstraZeneca UK Limited
  • Patent number: 10028953
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing rosuvastatin calcium of formula (I) and processes for their manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Richard Creekmore, Sanjeev Hukmichand Kothari, Bradford J. Mueller, Yingxu Peng
  • Publication number: 20180133216
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation comprising the drug 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one in a solid dispersion with a matrix polymer that exhibits low hygroscopicity and high softening temperature, such as copovidone. The invention also relates to a daily pharmaceutical dose of the drug provided by such a formulation. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a matrix polymer that exhibits low hygroscopicity and high softening temperature in solid dispersion with 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one for increasing the bioavailability of the drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Applicant: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Michael Karl Bechtold, Julie Kay Cahill, Katja Maren Fastnacht, Kieran James Lennon, Bernd Harald Liepold, Claudia Bettina Packhaeuser, Benedikt Steitz
  • Publication number: 20170231988
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing rosuvastatin calcium of formula (I) and processes for their manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2016
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Applicant: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Richard Creekmore, Sanjeev Huk-michand Kothari, Bradford J. Mueller, Yingxu Peng
  • Publication number: 20170173010
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation comprising the drug 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one in a solid dispersion with a matrix polymer that exhibits low hygroscopicity and high softening temperature, such as copovidone. The invention also relates to a daily pharmaceutical dose of the drug provided by such a formulation. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a matrix polymer that exhibits low hygroscopicity and high softening temperature in solid dispersion with 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one for increasing the bioavailability of the drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Publication date: June 22, 2017
    Applicant: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Michael Karl Bechtold, Julie Kay Cahill, Katja Maren Fastnacht, Kieran James Lennon, Bernd Harald Liepold, Claudia Bettina Packhaeuser, Benedikt Steitz
  • Patent number: 9616028
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bilayer tablet formulations comprising metformin extended release (XR) or reduced mass metformin XR formulation as the first layer, an SGLT2 inhibitor formulation as the second layer, and optionally a film coating. The present invention provides methods of preparing the bilayer tablet formulations and methods of treating diseases or disorders associated with SGLT2 activity employing the bilayer tablet formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignees: AstraZeneca AB, AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Admassu Abebe, Kyle Martin, Jatin M. Patel, Divyakant Desai, Peter Timmins
  • Patent number: 9371291
    Abstract: A process for the manufacture of the calcium salt of (E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl](3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid, useful as an HMGCoA reductase inhibitor, from a compound of the formula (7) wherein A is an acetal or ketal protecting group and R is alkyl, via isolated crystalline compounds of the formula (8) or of formula (10) is described. Crystalline intermediates of formulae 7, 8 and 10 are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignees: AstraZeneca UK Limited, Shionogi & Company Limited
    Inventors: Tetsuo Okada, John Horbury, David Dermot Patrick Laffan
  • Publication number: 20160008473
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation comprising the drug 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one in a solid dispersion with a matrix polymer that exhibits low hygroscopicity and high softening temperature, such as copovidone. The invention also relates to a daily pharmaceutical dose of the drug provided by such a formulation. In addition, the invention relates to the use of a matrix polymer that exhibits low hygroscopicity and high softening temperature in solid dispersion with 4-[3-(4-cyclopropanecarbonyl-piperazine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluoro-benzyl]-2H-phthalazin-1-one for increasing the bioavailability of the drug.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Michael Karl Bechtold, Julie Kay Cahill, Katja Maren Fastnacht, Kieran James Lennon, Bernd Harald Liepold, Claudia Bettina Packhaeuser, Benedikt Steitz
  • Publication number: 20150152111
    Abstract: The invention provides new triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine compounds, their use as medicaments, compositions containing them and processes for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: David Hardern, Anthony Ingall, Brian Springthorpe, Paul Willis, Simon Guile
  • Publication number: 20140294959
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing rosuvastatin calcium of formula (I) and processes for their manufacture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED
    Inventors: Joseph Richard Creekmore, Sanjeev Huk-michand Kothari, Bradford J. Mueller, Yingxu Peng
  • Publication number: 20140296258
    Abstract: The invention provides new triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine compounds, their use as medicaments, compositions containing them and processes for their preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: David Hardern, Anthony Ingall, Brian Springthorpe, Paul Willis, Simon Guile
  • Publication number: 20140148403
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel co-crystal of the compound of formula (I): wherein the co-former molecule is acetyl salicylic acid, to processes for the preparation of the co-crystal, to pharmaceutical compositions containing the co-crystal, to the use of such a co-crystal in the manufacture of a medicament for use in the prevention of arterial thrombotic complications in patients with coronary artery, cerebrovascular or peripheral vascular disease and to methods of treating such diseases in the human or animal body by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a such a co-crystal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Stephen David Cosgrove, David Thomas Jonaitis, Jonathan Charles Derrick Sutch
  • Publication number: 20140079778
    Abstract: The present invention relates to solid, semisolid, or liquid formulations comprising water soluble antioxidants that prevent or reduce formic acid and/or formyl species generation in the dosage form during the manufacturing process and/or during shelf-life storage. The formulations of the present invention prevent or reduce formation of N-formyl impurities (and gelatin crosslinking) during the manufacturing process and/or during shelf-life storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicants: AstraZeneca UK Limited, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Ajit Narang, Venkatramana M. Rao, Divyakant S. Desai
  • Patent number: 8632807
    Abstract: The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing rosuvastatin calcium of formula (I) and processes for their manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Joseph Richard Creekmore, Sanjeev Hukmichand Kothari, Bradford J. Mueller, Yingxu Peng
  • Patent number: 8614320
    Abstract: A 2-(N-methyl-N-methanesulfonylamino)pyrimidine compound of the formula (3): [R is a hydrocarbyl group], is prepared by the steps of: (I) reacting an isobutyrylacetate ester with 4-fluorobenzaldehyde and urea in the presence of a protonic compound and a metal salt; (II) oxidizing the reaction product of the step (I); (III) reacting the oxidation product of the step (II) with an organic sulfonyl halide or an organic sulfonyl anhydride; and (IV) reacting the reaction product of the step (III) with N-methyl-N-methanesulfonamide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Akio Matsushita, Mizuho Oda, Yasuhiro Kawachi, Jun-ichi Chika
  • Publication number: 20130330406
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bilayer tablet formulations comprising metformin extended release (XR) or reduced mass metformin XR formulation as the first layer, an SGLT2 inhibitor formulation as the second layer, and optionally a film coating. The present invention provides methods of preparing the bilayer tablet formulations and methods of treating diseases or disorders associated with SGLT2 activity employing the bilayer tablet formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Applicants: AstraZeneca UK Limited, Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
    Inventors: Admassu Abebe, Kyle Martin, Jatin M. Patel, Divyakant Desai, Peter Timmins
  • Patent number: 8535715
    Abstract: The present invention relates to bilayer tablet formulations comprising metformin extended release (XR) or reduced mass metformin XR formulation as the first layer, an SGLT2 inhibitor formulation as the second layer, and optionally a film coating. The present invention provides methods of preparing the bilayer tablet formulations and methods of treating diseases or disorders associated with SGLT2 activity employing the bilayer tablet formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Admassu Abebe, Kyle Martin, Jatin M. Patel, Divyakant Desai, Peter Timmins
  • Publication number: 20130225622
    Abstract: Two polymorphic forms of bis[(E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl](3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid] calcium salt, processes for making them and their use as HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventor: AstraZeneca UK Limited
  • Patent number: 8436167
    Abstract: Two polymorphic forms of bis[(E)-7-[4-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methyl(methylsulfonyl)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl](3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid] calcium salt, processes for making them and their use as HMG Co-A reductase inhibitors are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Rebecca Jane Booth, Peter Anthony Cittern, Jeffrey Norman Crabb, John Horbury, David Wyn Calvert Jones
  • Publication number: 20130034606
    Abstract: The present invention provides an immediate release pharmaceutical formulation which includes a tablet or capsule formulation comprising metformin and the sodium dependent glucose transporter (SGLT2) inhibitor dapagliflozin or its propylene glycol hydrate. The present invention also provides methods of preparing the formulations and methods of treating diseases or disorders associated with SGLT2 activity employing these formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicants: ASTRAZENECA UK LIMITED, BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY
    Inventors: Agneta Hallgren, Ralf Magnus Werner Swenson
  • Patent number: RE46276
    Abstract: Triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine compounds, their use as medicaments, compositions containing them and processes for their preparation. The compounds of the invention have the formula (I) as follows: wherein R, X and R1 through R3 are as defined in the specification.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: David Hardem, Anthony Ingall, Brian Springthorpe, Paul Willis, Simon Guile