Patents Assigned to AstraZeneca
  • Patent number: 8071608
    Abstract: (2S)-2-[1-(2-Chloro-6-cyano-phenyl)pyrazolo[4,5-e]pyrimidin-4-yl]oxy-3-[(1R)-2-hydroxy-1-methyl-ethoxy]-N-(5-methylpyrazin-2-yl)propanamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is useful in the treatment or prevention of a disease or medical condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK or GK), leading to a decreased glucose threshold for insulin secretion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Stuart Norman Lile Bennett, Rolf Peter Walker, Michael James Waring
  • Patent number: 8071605
    Abstract: Compounds of formula (I) and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are described. Processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, their use as medicaments and their use in the treatment of bacterial infections are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Gregory Basarab, Pamela Hill, Brian Sherer, Fei Zhou
  • Patent number: 8071585
    Abstract: A compound (2S)-2-[1-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)pyrazolo[4,5-e]pyrimidin-4-yl]oxy-3-(3-hydroxyazetidin-1-yl)-N-(5-methylpyrazin-2-yl)propanamide is useful in the treatment or prevention of a disease or medical condition mediated through glucokinase (GLK or GK), leading to a decreased glucose threshold for insulin secretion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventor: Michael James Waring
  • Patent number: 8071621
    Abstract: Compounds of Formula I wherein R1, A, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, n, m, q and r are as described in the specification, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, methods of making, pharmaceutical compositions containing and methods for using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Thomas Simpson, James Kang, Jeffrey Albert, Cristobal Alhambra, Gerard Koether, James Woods, Yan Li
  • Publication number: 20110295016
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of manufacturing a compound according to formula (I) wherein R is C1-6alkylor C5-10aryl-C1-6alkyl, comprising the steps of: a) reacting isonicotinohydrazide and methyl isothiocyanate, thereby obtaining 2-isoni-cotinoyl-N-methylhydrazinecarbothioamide; b) under alkaline conditions allowing said 2-isonicotinoyl-N-methylhydrazinecar-bothioamide to undergo a ring-forming reaction, thereby obtaining 4-methyl-5-pyridin-4-yl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione; and c) under alkaline conditions allowing said 4-methyl-5-pyridin-4-yl-2,4-dihydro-3H-1,2,4-triazole-3-thione to react with R—X, wherein R has the same meaning as in formula I and X is selected from the group of Cl, Br and I, thereby obtaining a compound according to formula I; wherein steps a), b) and c) are carried out in an aqueous environment without intermediate isolations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Hans Åström, Elfyn Jones, Tim Ståhlberg
  • Publication number: 20110294766
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined in the specification, a process for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: December 1, 2011
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Frank Burkamp, Tesfaledet Mussie, Paul Andersson, Inga-Britt Andersson, Sumita Bhatacharyya, Håkan Bladh, Svetlana Ivanova, Matti Lepistö
  • Patent number: 8067413
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula (I) wherein R1, Y1, X1, L and R2 are as defined in the specification, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignees: AstraZeneca AB, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Roger Victor Bonnert, Thomas McInally, Stephen Thom
  • Patent number: 8067411
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula wherein R1, Y1, X1, Z1, X2, Y2, A, n and R2 are as defined in the specification, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignees: AstraZeneca AB, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Roger Victor Bonnert, Thomas McInally, Tobias Mochel, Stephen Thom
  • Patent number: 8067427
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising ZD6474 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a brittle diluent and a second diluent which is practically insoluble and has ductile compression properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventor: Paul William Stott
  • Patent number: 8067435
    Abstract: The invention relates to nitrogen-containing heterocyclic compounds of general formula (I) wherein: R1 represents a (CH2)n—NH2 radical, n being equal to 1 or 2; R2 represents a hydrogen atom; R3 and R4 form together a nitrogen-containing heterocycle with aromaticity with 5 apices containing 1, 2 or 3 nitrogen atoms, substituted on this nitrogen atom or one of these nitrogen atoms with a (CH2)m—(C(O))p—R5 group, m being equal to 0, 1, 2 or 3, p being equal to 0 or 1 and R5 representing a hydroxy group, in which case p is equal to 1, or an amino, (C1-C6)alkyl or di-(C1-C6)alkyl amino, a nitrogen-containing heterocycle with aromaticity with 5 or 6 apices containing 1 or 2 nitrogen atoms and if necessary, an oxygen or sulfur atom; it being understood that when the sub-group (C(O))p—R5 forms a carboxy, amino, (C1-C6) alkyl or di-(C1-C6) alkyl amino, group, m is different from 0 or 1; in free form or as zwitterions and salts with pharmaceutically acceptable mineral or organic bases and acids, to their pre
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Maxime Lampilas, David Rowlands, Benoit Ledoussal, Marie-Edith Gourdel, Emilie Renaud, Camille Pierres, Adel Kebsi
  • Publication number: 20110288084
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, to their use in the treatment of bacterial infections, and to their methods of preparation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2009
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Mark Cronin, Bolin Geng, Folkert Reck
  • Patent number: 8063073
    Abstract: There are provided novel compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2, R4, R5, G1, G2, L, Y and n are as defined in the Specification and optical isomers, racemates and tautomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; together with processes for their preparation, compositions containing them and their use in therapy. The compounds are inhibitors of neutrophil elastase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Peter Hansen, Hans Lönn, Antonios Nikitidis
  • Patent number: 8063215
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is at least one cyclopropyl amide derivative, at least one pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one cyclopropyl amide derivative disclosed herein, and at least one method of using at least one cyclopropyl amide derivative disclosed herein for treating at least one histamine H3 receptor associated condition therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: James Arnold, Todd Andrew Brugel, Scott Throner, Steven Wesolowski, Phil Edwards, Andrew Griffin, Thierry Groblewski, Denis Labrecque
  • Patent number: 8063210
    Abstract: The invention relates to a new process useful in the preparation of pharmaceutical compounds such as 2-{ethyl[3-({4-[(5-{2-[(3-fluorophenyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl}-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)amino]quinazolin-7-yl}oxy)propyl]amino}ethyl dihydrogen phosphate (AZD1152) and intermediates used therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: John David Pittam, George Joseph Sependa
  • Patent number: 8063051
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of formula where n, R1, R2, A, X1, Y1, Z1, X2 and Y2 are as defined in the specification, processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignees: AstraZeneca AB, Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Roger Victor Bonnert, Thomas McInally, Stephen Thom
  • Patent number: 8063213
    Abstract: An improved process for the manufacture of (E)-7-[4-(4-flurophenyl)-6-isopropyl-2-[methyl(methylsulfony)amino]pyrimidin-5-yl](3R,5S)-3,5-dihydroxyhept-6-enoic acid calcium salt, Formula (1), which is useful for the production of a pharmaceutical useful in the treatment of, inter alia, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipoproteinemia and atherosclerosis, is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca UK Limited
    Inventors: Jeffrey Norman Crabb, John Horbury, Nigel Phillip Taylor
  • Publication number: 20110281894
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a hemifumarate salt of the compound (1S)-1-(2-(difluoromethyl)pyridin-4-yl)-4-fluoro-1-(3-(pyrimidin-5-yl)phenyl)-1H-isoindol-3-amine, Form A thereof and its pharmaceutical compositions. In addition, the present invention relates to therapeutic methods for the treatment and/or prevention of A?-related pathologies such as Downs syndrome, ?-amyloid angiopathy such as but not limited to cerebral amyloid angiopathy or hereditary cerebral hemorrhage, disorders associated with cognitive impairment such as but not limited to MCI (“mild cognitive impairment”), Alzheimer Disease, memory loss, attention deficit symptoms associated with Alzheimer disease, neurodegeneration associated with diseases such as Alzheimer disease or dementia including dementia of mixed vascular and degenerative origin, pre-senile dementia, senile dementia and dementia associated with Parkinson's disease, progressive supranuclear palsy or cortical basal degeneration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Per-Olov Bergström, Anna Minidis, Robert Ulf Johan Stranne, Mikael Wernersson
  • Publication number: 20110277762
    Abstract: A package for a dispensing device, comprising a protection pouch arranged to enclose the dispensing device. The protection pouch comprises a base section that is arranged to support the dispensing device in the general vertical direction, and the package comprises a support member arranged to essentially elevate the base section of the pouch from a support surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Simon BERRY, Eric Connolly, Dave Salmon
  • Patent number: 8058294
    Abstract: A pharmaceutically acceptable salt of N-[2-(Diethylamino)ethyl]-N-(2-{[2-(4-hydroxy-2-oxo-2,3-dihydro-1,3-benzothiazol-7-yl)ethyl]amino}ethyl)-3-[2-(1-naphthyl)ethoxy]propanamide provided it is not the dihydrobromide or dihydrochloride salt; and the use of such a compound as a medicament (for example in the treatment of respiratory diseases (such as asthma or COPD).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: AstraZeneca AB
    Inventors: Robert Whittock, Jane Withnall
  • Patent number: 8058016
    Abstract: A human antibody fragment, which antibody or fragment: (i) binds to a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 1 of the C-terminal domain of Apolipoprotein E (ApoE-CTD) or the amino acid sequence of a part thereof; and (ii) binds to human plaques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignees: Astrazeneca AB, Dyax Corporation
    Inventors: Christer Nordstedt, Tom Goldschmidt, Maria Henderikx, René Hoet, Henricus Hoogenboom, Simon Hufton, Christin V. Andersson, Johanna Lindquist, Dan Sunnemark, Sergy Leonov