Patents Assigned to Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
  • Patent number: 10245237
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compressed tablets for peroral delivery of the cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD). More particularly, the invention provides a compressed tablet having a tablet weight of 60-1200 mg, said tablet being composed of: 50-95 wt. % of a granulate; 5-50 wt. % of lactose; and 0-30 wt. % of other tablet excipients; wherein the granulate contains: a. 2-15 wt. % of cannabidiol; b. 2-30 wt. % of sucrose fatty acid mono-ester; c. 30-96 wt. % of lactose; and d. 0-25 wt. % of other granulate excipients. The compressed tablets according to the invention can conveniently be used in the treatment of psychosis disorders or anxiety disorders. The invention further provides a method for the manufacture of the compressed tablets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Albert De Vries, Maria Vanesa Fernandez Cid, Ana Maria Heredia Lopez, Cristina Maria Eiroa Martinez
  • Publication number: 20180140560
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compressed tablets for peroral delivery of the cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD). More particularly, the invention provides a compressed tablet having a tablet weight of 60-1200 mg, said tablet being composed of: 50-95 wt. % of a granulate; 5-50 wt. % of lactose; and 0-30 wt. % of other tablet excipients; wherein the granulate contains: a. 2-15 wt. % of cannabidiol; b. 2-30 wt. % of sucrose fatty acid mono-ester; c. 30-96 wt. % of lactose; and d. 0-25 wt. % of other granulate excipients. The compressed tablets according to the invention can conveniently be used in the treatment of psychosis disorders or anxiety disorders. The invention further provides a method for the manufacture of the compressed tablets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2018
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Applicant: Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Albert DE VRIES, Maria Vanesa FERNANDEZ CID, Ana Maria HEREDIA LOPEZ, Cristina Maria EIROA MARTINEZ
  • Patent number: 9943491
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compressed tablets for peroral delivery of the cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD). More particularly, the invention provides a compressed tablet having a tablet weight of 60-1200 mg, said tablet being composed of: •50-95 wt. % of a granulate; •5-50 wt. % of lactose; and •0-30 wt. % of other tablet excipients; wherein the granulate contains: a.2-15 wt. % of cannabidiol; b.2-30 wt. % of sucrose fatty acid mono-ester; c.30-96 wt. % of lactose; and d.0-25 wt. % of other granulate excipients. The compressed tablets according to the invention can conveniently be used in the treatment of psychosis disorders or anxiety disorders. The invention further provides a method for the manufacture of the compressed tablets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Albert De Vries, Maria Vanesa Fernandez Cid, Ana Maria Heredia Lopez, Cristina Maria Eiroa Martinez
  • Patent number: 9616025
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compressed tablets for peroral delivery of the cannabinoid ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol(THC). More particularly, the invention provides a compressed tablet having a tablet weight of 25-1000 mg, said tablet being composed of: compressed tablet containing delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, method for its manufacture and use of such tablet in oral treatment •30-90 wt % of a granulate; •10-70 wt % of lactose; and •0-30 wt % of other tablet excipients; wherein the granulate contains: a.2-5 wt % of ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol; b.2-20 wt % of sucrose fatty acid mono-ester; c.50-96 wt % of lactose; d.0.05-0.6 wt % of antioxidant; and e.0-25 wt % of other granulate excipients. The compressed tablets according to the invention can conveniently be used in the treatment of spasticity and pain caused by multiple sclerosis, neurophatic pain, chronic pain, behavioral disturbance by Alzheimer's disease, stroke, spinal cord injury, peripheral neuropathy, neurogenic pain, nociceptive pain and nausea.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Albert De Vries, Maria Vanesa Fernandez Cid, Ana Maria Heredia Lopez, Cristina Maria Eiroa Martinez
  • Patent number: 9555019
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a granulate comprising granules made up of 40-99 wt. % of lactose particles and 1-60 wt. % of a binding component that holds together the lactose particles within the granules. Said granules have a mass weighted average diameter of 50-500 ?m and said binding component is a solid dispersion or a solid solution of 10-75 wt. % of a cannabinoid in 25-80 wt. % of a lipophilic matrix. The lipophilic matrix contains at least 80 wt. % sucrose fatty acid mono-ester, the fatty acid residue being selected from C8-C18 fatty acids. The aforementioned granulate can be processed into oral dosage units in the form of tablets for oral delivery. The invention further provides a method for the manufacture of the granulate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Albert De Vries, Maria Vanesa Fernandez Cid, Ana Maria Heredia Lopez
  • Publication number: 20160367522
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a granulate comprising granules made up of 40-99 wt. % of lactose particles and 1-60 wt. % of a binding component that holds together the lactose particles within the granules. Said granules have a mass weighted average diameter of 50-500 ?m and said binding component is a solid dispersion or a solid solution of 10-75 wt. % of a cannabinoid in 25-80 wt. % of a lipophilic matrix. The lipophilic matrix contains at least 80 wt. % sucrose fatty acid mono-ester, the fatty acid residue being selected from C8-C18 fatty acids. The aforementioned granulate can be processed into oral dosage units in the form of tablets for oral delivery. The invention further provides a method for the manufacture of the granulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Applicant: Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Albert DE VRIES, Maria Vanesa FERNANDEZ CID, Ana Maria HEREDIA LOPEZ
  • Publication number: 20160279077
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compressed tablets for peroral delivery of the cannabinoid cannabidiol (CBD). More particularly, the invention provides a compressed tablet having a tablet weight of 60-1200 mg, said tablet being composed of: 50-95 wt. % of a granulate; 5-50 wt. % of lactose; and 0-30 wt. % of other tablet excipients; wherein the granulate contains: a.2-15 wt. % of cannabidiol; b.2-30 wt. % of sucrose fatty acid mono-ester; c.30-96 wt. % of lactose; and d.0-25 wt. % of other granulate excipients. The compressed tablets according to the invention can conveniently be used in the treatment of psychosis disorders or anxiety disorders. The invention further provides a method for the manufacture of the compressed tablets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Applicant: Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Albert DE VRIES, Maria Vanesa FERNANDEZ CID, Ana Maria HEREDIA LOPEZ, Cristina Maria EIROA MARTINEZ
  • Publication number: 20160256395
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compressed tablets for peroral delivery of the cannabinoid ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). More particularly, the invention provides a compressed tablet having a tablet weight of 25-1000 mg, said tablet being composed of: compressed tablet containing delta 9-tetrahydrocannabinol, method for its manufacture and use of such tablet in oral treatment 30-90 wt % of a granulate; 10-70 wt % of lactose; and 0-30 wt % of other tablet excipients; wherein the granulate contains: a. 2-5 wt % of ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol; b. 2-20 wt % of sucrose fatty acid mono-ester; c. 50-96 wt % of lactose; d. 0.05-0.6 wt % of antioxidant; and e. 0-25 wt % of other granulate excipients. The compressed tablets according to the invention can conveniently be used in the treatment of spasticity and pain caused by multiple sclerosis, neurophatic pain, chronic pain, behavioral disturbance by Alzheimer's disease, stroke, spinal cord injury, peripheral neuropathy, neurogenic pain, nociceptive pain and nausea.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Albert DE VRIES, Maria Vanesa FERNANDEZ CID, Ana Maria HEREDIA LOPEZ, Cristina Maria EIROA MARTINEZ
  • Patent number: 9308175
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to a pharmaceutical dosage unit for sublingual, buccal, pulmonary or oral administration, said dosage unit having a weight of 20-500 mg and comprising 1-80 wt. % of a microgranulate that is distributed throughout a solid hydrophilic matrix; said microgranulate being characterized in that it: has a volume weighted average diameter of 5-100 m; contains at least 0.01 wt. %, preferably at least 0.1 wt. % of one or more water-insoluble pharmaceutically active substances; contains at least 10 wt. %, preferably at least 20 wt. % of an emulsifier component; and is capable of forming a micro-emulsion upon contact with saliva or water. The dosage units of the present invention achieve the inherent benefits of oral delivery while at the same time realizing a high transmucosal absorption rate of the cannabinoids contained therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Hubert Clemens Pellikaan, Pieter Sebastiaan Vermeulen, Johannes Caspar Mathias Elizabeth Bender, Geert Feye Woerlee
  • Publication number: 20150132400
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a granulate comprising granules made up of 40-99 wt. % of lactose particles and 1-60 wt. % of a binding component that holds together the lactose particles within the granules. Said granules have a mass weighted average diameter of 50-500 ?m and said binding component is a solid dispersion or a solid solution of 10-75 wt. % of a cannabinoid in 25-80 wt. % of a lipophilic matrix. The lipophilic matrix contains at least 80 wt. % sucrose fatty acid mono-ester, the fatty acid residue being selected from C8-C18 fatty acids. The aforementioned granulate can be processed into oral dosage units in the form of tablets for oral delivery. The invention further provides a method for the manufacture of the granulate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Jan Albert De Vries, Maria Vanesa Fernandez Cid, Ana Maria Heredia Lopez
  • Publication number: 20150126754
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing a Cannabis plant ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol isolate from a crude solvent extract of Cannabis plant material. The invention relates further to a Cannabis plant THC isolate comprising ?9-tetrahydrocannabinol, Cannabinol (CBN) and/or Cannabidiol (CBD) and to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the Cannabis plant THC isolate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: Echo Pharmaceuticals B.V.
    Inventors: Maria Vanesa Fernandez Cid, Dennis Van Houten