Patents by Inventor Andrej Bastarda

Andrej Bastarda 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).

  • Patent number: 9453030
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oxidative degradation products of atorvastatin calcium and the process of the preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to atorvastatin calcium substantially free of oxidative degradation products and the pharmaceutical compositions containing such atorvastatin calcium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: Lek Pharmaceuticals d.d.
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Darko Kocjan, Andrej Bastarda, Andrej Kocijan, Matjaz Kracun
  • Publication number: 20150105551
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oxidative degradation products of atorvastatin calcium and the process of the preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to atorvastatin calcium substantially free of oxidative degradation products and the pharmaceutical compositions containing such atorvastatin calcium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventors: Rok GRAHEK, Darko KOCJAN, Andrej BASTARDA, Andrej KOCIJAN, Matjaz KRACUN
  • Patent number: 8435938
    Abstract: The new pure vancomycin hydrochloride substantially free of impurities known in commercially available products is described. The term “substantially free of impurities” designates a purity of vancomycin hydrochloride between about 97% and about 99%, particularly between about 98% and about 99%, preferably about 99%, as determined by HPLC analytical method as directed in U.S.P., NF 27th revision, 22 (2004). The new pure vancomycin hydrochloride (vancomycin B hydrochloride) contains less than 0.7% of total impurities, namely, only one impurity exceeds 0.3%. The new process for the purification of crude vancomycin by displacement chromatography is described by which the desired pure antibiotic according to the present invention is produced, based on the finding that high purity of the vancomycin hydrochloride is obtained using low selected pH values of the mobile phase between 3.9 and 4.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Lek Pharmaceuticals d.d.
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Andrej Bastarda
  • Patent number: 8309719
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of enantiomerically pure methyl ester of rosuvastatin has been developed, wherein the crude methyl ester ester is first purified by preparative chromatography, followed by crystallization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: LEK Pharmaceuticals D.D.
    Inventors: Andrej Bastarda, Rok Grahek, Martin Crnugelj
  • Publication number: 20120088774
    Abstract: The present invention belongs to the field of pharmaceutical industry and relates to dosage forms comprising active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) such as tadalafil, simvastatin, fenofibrate and lovastatin that are practically insoluble in water, adsorbed on a carrier. Furthermore it relates to an adsorbate comprising API being practically insoluble in water and to a process for the preparation of said adsorbate with non-polar solvent (s) such as chlorinated hydrocarbon, diisopropylethes and hexane. Furthermore the invention relates to a process for the preparation of the dosage form, as well as to the use of the adsorbate for the preparation of the dosage form. Moreover it relates to the dosage form for use in the treatment of erectile dysfunction, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections and/or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2010
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: LEK PHARMACEUTICALS D.D.
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Andrej Bastarda, Miha T. Jaklic, Klemen Kocevar, Samo Pirc
  • Patent number: 8044086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oxidative degradation products of atorvastatin calcium and the process of the preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to atorvastatin calcium substantially free of oxidative degradation products and the pharmaceutical compositions containing such atorvastatin calcium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Lek Pharmaceuticals D.D.
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Darko Kocjan, Andrej Bastarda, Andrej Kocijan, Matjaz Kracun
  • Publication number: 20110184172
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of enantiomerically pure methyl ester of rosuvastatin has been developed, wherein the crude methyl ester ester is first purified by preparative chromatography, followed by crystallization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Applicant: LEK PHARMACEUTICALS D.D.
    Inventors: Andrej Bastarda, Rok Grahek, Martin Crnugelj
  • Publication number: 20110112165
    Abstract: A new compound in which atorvastatin and aliskiren are covalently bound, salts of this compound, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, as well the use of this compound as a medicament and as an impurity standard are provided. Furthermore, a 0 process for the preparation of a compound in which atorvastatin and aliskiren are covalently bound, a method for analyzing a sample of atorvastatin and/or aliskiren, and a method for determining the retention time on a chromatographic system for atorvastatin and/or aliskiren are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Andrej Kocijan, Matjaz Kracun, Andrej Bastarda, Rok Grahek, Darko Kocjan
  • Publication number: 20100305087
    Abstract: A combination preparation comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and a pharmaceutically acceptable solid support, wherein said solid support is in a water-insoluble particulate form and comprises a material selected from silicic acid, aluminum hydroxide and titanium hydroxide is disclosed. The API is a compound having both, at least one hydrophobic structural moiety causing the API to have a low solubility in water or in an aqueous solution, and multiple hydrophilic groups arranged to form multiple intermolecular interactions to the solid support involving polar or ionic or hydrogen bonding. The hydrophilic groups of the API are independently equal or different and comprise at least one of the groups consisting of OH- and halogen-groups. The API is bound to the solid support by adsorption, and a major proportion of said API is in an amorphous state. Related pharmaceuticals and methods of preparation also are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: Lek Pharmaceuticals d.d.
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Aleksander Resman, Andrej Bastarda, Martin Crnugelj
  • Publication number: 20100219063
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oxidative degradation products of atorvastatin calcium and the process of the preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to atorvastatin calcium substantially free of oxidative degradation products and the pharmaceutical compositions containing such atorvastatin calcium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: Lek Pharmaceuticals D.D.
    Inventors: Rok GRAHEK, Darko Kocjan, Andrej Bastarda, Andrej Kocijan, Matjaz Kracun
  • Publication number: 20100190958
    Abstract: The new pure vancomycin hydrochloride substantially free of impurities known in commercially available products is described. The term “substantially free of impurities” designates a purity of vancomycin hydrochloride between about 97% and about 99%, particularly between about 98% and about 99%, preferably about 99%, as determined by HPLC analytical method as directed in U.S.P., NF 27th revision, 22 (2004). The new pure vancomycin hydrochloride (vancomycin B hydrochloride) contains less than 0.7% of total impurities, namely, only one impurity exceeds 0.3%. The new process for the purification of crude vancomycin by displacement chromatography is described by which the desired pure antibiotic according to the present invention is produced, based on the finding that high purity of the vancomycin hydrochloride is obtained using low selected pH values of the mobile phase between 3.9 and 4.2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2005
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: LEK PHARMACEUTICAL D.D.
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Andrej Bastarda
  • Publication number: 20100056605
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oxidative degradation products of atorvastatin calcium and the process of the preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to atorvastatin calcium substantially free of oxidative degradation products and the pharmaceutical compositions containing such atorvastatin calcium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: LEK PHARMACEUTICALS D.D.
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Darko Kocjan, Andrej Bastarda, Andrej Kocijan, Matjaz Kracun
  • Publication number: 20090012150
    Abstract: The invention relates to the pharmaceutical composition comprising the amorphous active substance which is atorvastatin calcium. The process of stabilization of the pharmaceutical composition comprising the pharmaceutical formulation with amorphous atorvastatin calcium, the process of stabilization of the pharmaceutical formulation comprising amorphous atorvastatin calcium and the process of stabilization of atorvastatin calcium in an amorphous form is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Andrej Bastarda, Mateja Salobir
  • Publication number: 20070208071
    Abstract: The present invention relates to oxidative degradation products of atorvastatin calcium and the process of the preparation thereof. The present invention also relates to atorvastatin calcium substantially free of oxidative degradation products and the pharmaceutical compositions containing such atorvastatin calcium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2005
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Applicant: LEK PHARMACEUTICALS D.D.
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Darko Kocjan, Andrej Bastarda, Andrej Kocijan, Matjaz Kracun
  • Publication number: 20070032549
    Abstract: Lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, mevastatin, atorvastatin, and derivatives and analogs thereof are known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and are used as antihypercholesterolemic agents. The majority of them are produced by fermentation using microorganisms of different species identified as species belonging to Aspergillus, Monascus, Nocardia, Amycolatopsis, Mucor or Penicillium genus, Streptomyces, Actinomadura, Micromonospora, some are obtained by treating the fermentation products using the method of chemical synthesis or they are the products of total chemical synthesis. The purity of the active ingredient is an important factor for manufacturing the safe and effective pharmaceutical, especially if the pharmaceutical product must be taken on a longer term basis in the treatment or prevention of high plasma cholesterol. The accumulation of the impurities from the pharmaceuticals of lower purity may cause many side effects during the medical treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2006
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Dusan Milivojevic, Andrej Bastarda
  • Patent number: 7141602
    Abstract: Lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, mevastatin, atorvastatin, and derivatives and analogs thereof are known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and are used as antihypercholesterolemic agents. The majority of them are produced by fermentation using microorganisms of different species identified as species belonging to Aspergillus, Monascus, Nocardia, Amycolatopsis, Mucor or Penicillium genus, Streptomyces, Actinomadura, Micromonospora, some are obtained by treating the fermentation products using the method of chemical synthesis or they are the products of total chemical synthesis. The purity of the active ingredient is an important factor for manufacturing the safe and effective pharmaceutical, especially if the pharmaceutical product must be taken on a longer term basis in the treatment or prevention of high plasma cholesterol. The accumulation of the impurities from the pharmaceuticals of lower purity may cause many side effects during the medical treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: LEK Pharmaceuticals d.d.
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Dusan Milivojevic, Andrej Bastarda
  • Publication number: 20040138294
    Abstract: Lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, mevastatin, atorvastatin, and derivatives and analogs thereof are known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and are used as antihypercholesterolemic agents. The majority of them are produced by fermentation using microorganisms of different species identified as species belonging to Aspergillus, Monascus, Nocardia, Amycolatopsis, Mucor or Penicillium genus, Streptomyces, Actinomadura, Micromonospora, some are obtained by treating the fermentation products using the method of chemical synthesis or they are the products of total chemical synthesis. The purity of the active ingredient is an important factor for manufacturing the safe and effective pharmaceutical, especially if the pharmaceutical product must be taken on a longer term basis in the treatment or prevention of high plasma cholesterol. The accumulation of the impurities from the pharmaceuticals of lower purity may cause many side effects during the medical treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Dusan Milivojevic, Andrej Bastarda
  • Publication number: 20040077708
    Abstract: The invention relates to the pharmaceutical composition comprising the amorphous active substance which is atorvastatin calcium. The process of stabilization of the pharmaceutical composition comprising the pharmaceutical formulation with amorphous atorvastatin calcium, the process of stabilization of the pharmaceutical formulation comprising amorphous atorvastatin calcium and the process of stabilization of atorvastatin calcium in an amorphous form is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2003
    Publication date: April 22, 2004
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Andrej Bastarda Podlipa, Mateja Salobir
  • Patent number: 6695969
    Abstract: Lovastatin, pravastatin, simvastatin, mevastatin, atorvastatin, and derivatives and analogs thereof are known as HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors and are used as and antihypercholesterolemic agents. The majority of them are produced by fermentation using microorganisms of different species identified as species belonging to Aspergilus, Monascus, Nocardia, Amycolatopsis, Mucor or Penicilium genus, some are obtained by treating the fermentation products using the method of chemical synthesis or they are the products of total chemical synthesis. The purity of the active ingredient is an important factor for manufacturing the safe and effective pharmaceutical, especially if the pharmaceutical product must be taken on a longer term basis in the treatment or prevention of high plasma cholesterol. The accumulation of the impurities from the pharmaceuticals of lower purity may cause many side effects during the medical treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: LEK Pharmaceuticals d.d.
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Dusan Milivojevic, Andrej Bastarda
  • Patent number: 5854390
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a new method for the purification of vancomycin hydrochloride by preparative HPLC (method of displacement chromatography), whereby the chromatographic purity of the product is essentialy improved.The chromatography is performed on a reverse stationary phase with a mobile phase consisting of an organic or inorganic acid or of a buffer with possible additives, with different displacing agents, at a defined pH and temperature as well as the amount and concentration of vancomycin hydrochloride.The process is distinguished by the excellent yield and exceptional chromatographic purity 95.5% area of the obtained product and, besides, it represents an ecologically irreproachable process.The vancomycin hydrochloride purified according to the present invention is useful for all types of application since the portion of impurities it contains is for one third lower than in hitherto known commercially available products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: LEK, tovarna farmacevtskih in kemicnih izdelkov, d.d.
    Inventors: Rok Grahek, Andrej Bastarda