Patents by Inventor Leonard Ferro

Leonard Ferro 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: 20050267302
    Abstract: A novel crystalline form (Form H) of the aldosterone receptor antagonist drug eplerenone is provided having a relatively rapid dissolution rate in aqueous media. Also provided are novel solvated crystalline forms of eplerenone that, when desolvated, can yield Form H eplerenone. Also provided is amorphous eplerenone. Pharmaceutical compositions are provided comprising Form H eplerenone, optionally accompanied by one or more other solid state forms of eplerenone, in a total unit dosage amount of eplerenone of about 10 to about 1000 mg, and further comprising one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. Processes are provided for preparing Form H eplerenone and for preparing compositions comprising Form H eplerenone. A method for prophylaxis and/or treatment of an aldosterone-mediated condition or disorder is also provided, comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of eplerenone, wherein at least a fraction of the eplerenone present is Form H eplerenone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2003
    Publication date: December 1, 2005
    Applicant: G.D. Searle & Co.
    Inventors: Kathleen Barton, Thomas Borchardt, Marlon Carlos, Subhash Desai, Leonard Ferro, Henry Gaud, Scott Ganser, Clay Little, Partha Mudipalli, Mark Pietz, Daniel Pilipauskas, Yuen-Lung Sing, Glenn Stahl, Joseph Wieczorek, Chris Yan
  • Publication number: 20050261261
    Abstract: A novel crystalline form (Form L) of the aldosterone receptor antagonist drug eplerenone is provided having relatively high physical stability at normal temperatures of storage and use. Pharmaceutical compositions are also provided comprising Form L eplerenone, optionally accompanied by one or more other solid state forms of eplerenone, in a total unit dosage amount of eplerenone of about 10 to about 1000 mg, and further comprising one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. Processes are provided for preparing Form L eplerenone and for preparing compositions comprising Form L eplerenone. A method for prophylaxis and/or treatment of an aldosterone-mediated condition or disorder is also provided, comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of eplerenone, wherein at least a fraction of the eplerenone present is Form L eplerenone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2005
    Publication date: November 24, 2005
    Applicant: Pharmacia Corporation
    Inventors: Kathleen Barton, Thomas Borchardt, Marlon Carlos, Subhash Desai, Leonard Ferro, Henry Gaud, Scott Ganser, Clay Little, Partha Mudipalli, Mark Pietz, Daniel Pilipauskas, Yuen-Lung Sing, Glenn Stahl, Joseph Wieczorek, Chris Yan
  • Publication number: 20050159594
    Abstract: A novel crystalline form (Form H) of the aldosterone receptor antagonist drug eplerenone is provided having a relatively rapid dissolution rate in aqueous media. Also provided are novel solvated crystalline forms of eplerenone that, when desolvated, can yield Form H eplerenone. Also provided is amorphous eplerenone. Pharmaceutical compositions are provided comprising Form H eplerenone, optionally accompanied by one or more other solid state forms of eplerenone, in a total unit dosage amount of eplerenone of about 10 to about 1000 mg, and further comprising one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. Processes are provided for preparing Form H eplerenone and for preparing compositions comprising Form H eplerenone. A method for prophylaxis and/or treatment of an aldosterone-mediated condition or disorder is also provided, comprising administering to a subject a therapeutically effective amount of eplerenone, wherein at least a fraction of the eplerenone present is Form H eplerenone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Applicant: Pharmacia Corporation
    Inventors: Kathleen Barton, Thomas Borchardt, Marlon Carlos, Subhash Desai, Leonard Ferro, Henry Gaud, Scott Ganser, Clay Little, Partha Mudipalli, Mark Pietz, Daniel Pilipauskas, Yuen-Lung Sing, Glenn L. Stahl, Joseph Wieczorek, Chris Yan
  • Publication number: 20050080046
    Abstract: There is provided a parenterally deliverable pharmaceutical composition comprising eplerenone and a solvent liquid having the eplerenone in solution therein. Compositions of the invention are storage stable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2004
    Publication date: April 14, 2005
    Inventors: Pornanong Aramwit, Hong Qi, Leonard Ferro