Patents by Inventor Alison B. Fleming

Alison B. Fleming has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240122920
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cured pharmaceutical compositions designed to reduce the potential for improper administration of drugs that are subject to abuse, the process of curing such composition in order to improve the dissolution stability, method of using the same for treatment of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Said SAIM, Alison B. FLEMING, Ravi K. VARANASI
  • Publication number: 20200345723
    Abstract: An abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical composition has been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opioids. In a preferred embodiment, a drug is modified to increase its lipophilicity. In some embodiments the modified drug is homogeneously dispersed within spherical microparticles composed of a material that is either slowly soluble or not soluble in water. In some embodiments the drug containing microparticles or drug particles are coated with one or more coating layers, where at least one coating is water insoluble and/or organic solvent insoluble. The abuse-deterrent composition retards the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed. However, when administered as directed, the drug is slowly released from the composition as the composition is passes through the GI tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Publication date: November 5, 2020
    Inventors: Roman V. RARIY, Alison B. FLEMING, Jane HIRSH, Alexander M. KLIBANOV
  • Patent number: 10646485
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cured pharmaceutical compositions designed to reduce the potential for improper administration of drugs that are subject to abuse, the process of curing such composition in order to improve the dissolution stability, method of using the same for treatment of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Said Saim, Alison B. Fleming, Ravi K. Varanasi
  • Publication number: 20200093820
    Abstract: An abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical composition has been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opioids. In a preferred embodiment, a drug is modified to increase its lipophilicity. In some embodiments the modified drug is homogeneously dispersed within spherical microparticles composed of a material that is either slowly soluble or not soluble in water. In some embodiments the drug containing microparticles or drug particles are coated with one or more coating layers, where at least one coating is water insoluble and/or organic solvent insoluble. The abuse-deterrent composition retards the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed. However, when administered as directed, the drug is slowly released from the composition as the composition is passes through the GI tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Publication date: March 26, 2020
    Applicant: Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman V. RARIY, Alison B. FLEMING, Jane HIRSH, Alexander M. KLIBANOV
  • Patent number: 10525053
    Abstract: An abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical composition has been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opioids. In a preferred embodiment, a drug is modified to increase its lipophilicity. In some embodiments the modified drug is homogeneously dispersed within spherical microparticles composed of a material that is either slowly soluble or not soluble in water. In some embodiments the drug containing microparticles or drug particles are coated with one or more coating layers, where at least one coating is water insoluble and/or organic solvent insoluble. The abuse-deterrent composition retards the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed. However, when administered as directed, the drug is slowly released from the composition as the composition is passes through the GI tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman V. Rariy, Alison B. Fleming, Jane Hirsh, Alexander M. Klibanov
  • Publication number: 20190255038
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cured pharmaceutical compositions designed to reduce the potential for improper administration of drugs that are subject to abuse, the process of curing such composition in order to improve the dissolution stability, method of using the same for treatment of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Said SAIM, Alison B. Fleming, Ravi K. Varanasi
  • Patent number: 10188644
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cured pharmaceutical compositions designed to reduce the potential for improper administration of drugs that are subject to abuse, the process of curing such composition in order to improve the dissolution stability, method of using the same for treatment of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC
    Inventors: Said Saim, Alison B. Fleming, Ravi K. Varanasi
  • Publication number: 20180289697
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cured pharmaceutical compositions designed to reduce the potential for improper administration of drugs that are subject to abuse, the process of curing such composition in order to improve the dissolution stability, method of using the same for treatment of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Said SAIM, Alison B Fleming, Ravi K. Varanasi
  • Patent number: 9968598
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cured pharmaceutical compositions designed to reduce the potential for improper administration of drugs that are subject to abuse, the process of curing such composition in order to improve the dissolution stability, method of using the same for treatment of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Said Saim, Alison B. Fleming, Ravi K. Varanasi
  • Publication number: 20180028529
    Abstract: An abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical composition has been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opioids. In a preferred embodiment, a drug is modified to increase its lipophilicity. In some embodiments the modified drug is homogeneously dispersed within spherical microparticles composed of a material that is either slowly soluble or not soluble in water. In some embodiments the drug containing microparticles or drug particles are coated with one or more coating layers, where at least one coating is water insoluble and/or organic solvent insoluble. The abuse-deterrent composition retards the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed. However, when administered as directed, the drug is slowly released from the composition as the composition is passes through the GI tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Roman V. Rariy, Alison B. Fleming, Jane Hirsh, Alexander M. Klibanov
  • Publication number: 20180028528
    Abstract: An abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical composition has been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opiods. In the preferred embodiment, a drug is modified to increase its lipophilicity. In preferred embodiments the modified drug is homogeneously dispersed within microparticles composed of a material that is either slowly soluble or not soluble in water. In some embodiments the drug containing microparticles or drug particles are coated with one or more coating layers, where at least one coating is water insoluble and preferably organic solvent insoluble, but enzymatically degradable by enzymes present in the human gastrointestinal tract. The abuse-deterrent composition retards the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jane Hirsh, Alexander M. Klibanov, Timothy M. Swager, Stephen L. Buchwald, Whe Yong Lo, Alison B. Fleming, Roman V. Rariy
  • Publication number: 20170368057
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cured pharmaceutical compositions designed to reduce the potential for improper administration of drugs that are subject to abuse, the process of curing such composition in order to improve the dissolution stability, method of using the same for treatment of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Said SAIM, Alison B. Fleming, Ravi K. Varanasi
  • Patent number: 9737530
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to cured pharmaceutical compositions designed to reduce the potential for improper administration of drugs that are subject to abuse, the process of curing such composition in order to improve the dissolution stability, method of using the same for treatment of pain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Said Saim, Alison B. Fleming, Ravi K. Varanasi
  • Publication number: 20170182032
    Abstract: An abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical composition has been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opioids. In a preferred embodiment, a drug is modified to increase its lipophilicity. In some embodiments the modified drug is homogeneously dispersed within spherical microparticles composed of a material that is either slowly soluble or not soluble in water. In some embodiments the drug containing microparticles or drug particles are coated with one or more coating layers, where at least one coating is water insoluble and/or organic solvent insoluble. The abuse-deterrent composition retards the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed. However, when administered as directed, the drug is slowly released from the composition as the composition is passes through the GI tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 29, 2017
    Inventors: Roman V. RARIY, Alison B. Fleming, Jane Hirsh, Alexander M. Klibanov
  • Patent number: 9592200
    Abstract: An abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical composition has been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opioids. In a preferred embodiment, a drug is modified to increase its lipophilicity. In some embodiments the modified drug is homogeneously dispersed within spherical microparticles composed of a material that is either slowly soluble or not soluble in water. In some embodiments the drug containing microparticles or drug particles are coated with one or more coating layers, where at least one coating is water insoluble and/or organic solvent insoluble. The abuse-deterrent composition retards the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed. However, when administered as directed, the drug is slowly released from the composition as the composition is passes through the GI tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Roman V. Rariy, Alison B. Fleming, Jane Hirsh, Alexander M. Klibanov
  • Publication number: 20160074326
    Abstract: An abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical composition has been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opioids. In a preferred embodiment, a drug is modified to increase its lipophilicity. In some embodiments the modified drug is homogeneously dispersed within spherical microparticles composed of a material that is either slowly soluble or not soluble in water. In some embodiments the drug containing microparticles or drug particles are coated with one or more coating layers, where at least one coating is water insoluble and/or organic solvent insoluble. The abuse-deterrent composition retards the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed. However, when administered as directed, the drug is slowly released from the composition as the composition is passes through the GI tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Roman V. RARIY, Alison B. FLEMING, Jane HIRSH, Alexander M. KLIBANOV
  • Patent number: 9248195
    Abstract: An abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical composition has been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opioids. In a preferred embodiment, a drug is modified to increase its lipophilicity. In some embodiments the modified drug is homogeneously dispersed within spherical microparticles composed of a material that is either slowly soluble or not soluble in water. In some embodiments the drug containing microparticles or drug particles are coated with one or more coating layers, where at least one coating is water insoluble and/or organic solvent insoluble. The abuse-deterrent composition retards the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed. However, when administered as directed, the drug is slowly released from the composition as the composition is passes through the GI tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman V. Rariy, Alison B. Fleming, Jane Hirsh, Alexander M. Klibanov
  • Publication number: 20150265596
    Abstract: An abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical composition has been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opiods. In the preferred embodiment, a drug is modified to increase its lipophilicity. In preferred embodiments the modified drug is homogeneously dispersed within microparticles composed of a material that is either slowly soluble or not soluble in water. In some embodiments the drug containing microparticles or drug particles are coated with one or more coating layers, where at least one coating is water insoluble and preferably organic solvent insoluble, but enzymatically degradable by enzymes present in the human gastrointestinal tract. The abuse-deterrent composition retards the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Jane Hirsh, Alexander M. Klibanov, Timothy M. Swager, Stephen L. Buchwald, Whe Yong Lo, Alison B. Fleming, Roman V. Rariy
  • Patent number: 8840928
    Abstract: Tamper-resistant pharmaceutical compositions have been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opioids. The tamper-resistant compositions retard the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed. However, when administered as directed, the drug is slowly released from the composition as the composition is passes through the GI tract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc.
    Inventors: Roman V. Rariy, Alison B. Fleming, Jane C. Hirsh, Said Saim, Ravi K. Varanasi
  • Publication number: 20140105987
    Abstract: An abuse-deterrent pharmaceutical composition has been developed to reduce the likelihood of improper administration of drugs, especially drugs such as opioids. In a preferred embodiment, a drug is modified to increase its lipophilicity. In some embodiments the modified drug is homogeneously dispersed within spherical microparticles composed of a material that is either slowly soluble or not soluble in water. In some embodiments the drug containing microparticles or drug particles are coated with one or more coating layers, where at least one coating is water insoluble and/or organic solvent insoluble. The abuse-deterrent composition retards the release of drug, even if the physical integrity of the formulation is compromised (for example, by chopping with a blade or crushing) and the resulting material is placed in water, snorted, or swallowed. However, when administered as directed, the drug is slowly released from the composition as the composition is passes through the GI tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 17, 2014
    Applicant: COLLEGIUM PHARMACEUTICAL, INC.
    Inventors: Roman V. RARIY, Alison B. FLEMING, Jane HIRSH, Alexander M. KLIBANOV