Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing a treprostinil salt. The process involves the step of dissolving treprostinil in a water-miscible organic solvent to form a treprostinil solution. The treprostinil solution is reacted with an aqueous basic solution containing an alkali metal cation to form treprostinil salt. Allowing crystallization of the treprostinil salt to take place, and then collecting the treprostinil salt formed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 22, 2011
Date of Patent:
January 24, 2017
Assignee:
EON LABS, INC.
Inventors:
Walter Giust, Fabio Souza, Jan Oudenes, Boris Gorin, Elena Bejan