Patents by Inventor Antonia Periclou

Antonia Periclou 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: 20070065512
    Abstract: The present invention provides immediate release and modified release oral dosage forms. Specifically, the invention provides modified and immediate release pharmaceutical dosage forms containing memantine that exhibit an enhanced release profile and provide reliable absorption. The dosage forms may be used to treat mild, moderate or severe Alzheimer's disease or neuropathic pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Applicant: Forest Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Mahendra Dedhiya, Suneel Rastogi, Anil Chhettry, Narasimhan Mani, Antonia Periclou, Niranjan Rao
  • Publication number: 20060198884
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an immediate release solid oral dosage form containing 1-aminocyclohexanes, preferably memantine or neramexane, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable coating, wherein the active ingredient exhibits dose proportionality and is released at a dissolution rate of more than about 80% within about the first 60 minutes following entry of said form into a use environment. The dosage form is direct compressed and has a hardness within the range of between about 3 and about 40 Kp, exhibits an average Tmax within the range of about 2 to about 8 hours with an active ingredient load within the range of about 2.5 to about 150 mg. The formulation allows for dose-proportional compositions for once daily or b.i.d. dosing, while maintaining a steady average range of Tmax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Publication date: September 7, 2006
    Applicant: Forest Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Yang, Rajiv Janjikhel, Niranjan Rao, Antonia Periclou, Wattanaporn Abramowitz, Mahendra Dedhiya, Erhard Seiller, Bernhard Hauptmeier
  • Publication number: 20060051416
    Abstract: The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions given once daily containing at least one therapeutically active ingredient selected from the group consisting of memantine and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of memantine, and a pharmaceutically acceptable polymeric matrix carrier. The dosage forms of the invention sustain the release of the therapeutically active agent from about 4 to about 24 hours when said dosage form is exposed to aqueous solutions. following entry of said form into a use environment, wherein said dosage form has a dissolution rate of more than about 80% after passage of about 6 hours to about 12 hours following said entry into said use environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Applicant: Forest Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Suneel Rastogi, Niranjan Rao, Antonia Periclou, Wattanaporn Abramowitz, Mahendra Dedhiya, Shashank Mahashabde
  • Publication number: 20060002999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an immediate release solid oral dosage form containing 1-aminocyclohexanes, preferably memantine or neramexane, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable coating, wherein the active ingredient exhibits dose proportionality and is released at a dissolution rate of more than about 80% within about the first 60 minutes following entry of said form into a use environment. The dosage form is direct compressed and has a hardness within the range of between about 3 and about 40 Kp, exhibits an average Tmax within the range of about 2 to about 8 hours with an active ingredient load within the range of about 2.5 to about 150 mg. The formulation allows for dose-proportional compositions for once daily or b.i.d. dosing, while maintaining a steady average range of Tmax.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Applicant: Forest Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: Yan Yang, Rajiv Janjikhel, Niranjan Rao, Antonia Periclou, Wattanaporn Abramowitz, Mahendra Dedhiya, Erhard Seiller, Bernhard Hauptmeier