Patents by Inventor Phillip R. Nixon

Phillip R. Nixon 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: 20040138200
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition comprising a salt, preferably a crystalline salt, of an organic acid of low water solubility and a compound of formula (I) is provided. The salts are useful in treating Parkinson's disease. Also provided are methods of treatment using the salts and methods of making crystalline forms of the salts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Hawley, Michael S. Bergren, Phillip R. Nixon, Gordon W. Halstead, Robert S. Chao, Tzu-chi R. Ju
  • Publication number: 20040006072
    Abstract: A sustained-release pharmaceutical composition in a form of a tablet comprises (a) alprazolam in an amount of about 0.1 mg to about 5 mg per tablet, (b) a high viscosity HPMC and (c) a low viscosity HPMC, wherein the total amount of HPMC is about 110 mg to about 135 mg per tablet and the high and low viscosity HPMCs are present in a weight ratio of about 40:60 to about 60:40. The tablet can be a member of a series having different amounts of alprazolam in the range from about 0.1 mg to about 5 mg, members of the series having substantially equal total tablet weight and being substantially bioequivalent. The composition is useful in treatment of CNS conditions and disorders including general anxiety disorder, anxiety associated with depression, panic disorder and panic attacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2003
    Publication date: January 8, 2004
    Inventors: Robert M. Franz, Leo Lucisano, Phillip R. Nixon, Mark G. Eller, Joseph C. Fleishaker
  • Patent number: 6630165
    Abstract: Dosage forms and methods for providing sustained release of reboxetine are provided. The sustained release dosage forms provide therapeutically effective average steady-state plasma reboxetine concentrations when administered once per day. This once-a-day dosing regimen results in only one peak plasma reboxetine concentration occurrence in each 24 hour period. In addition, the peak plasma reboxetine concentration occurs at a later time following dose administration and exhibits a lesser magnitude than the peak plasma reboxetine concentration that occurs following administration of reboxetine in an immediate-release dosage form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2003
    Assignee: Alza Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvia L. Seroff, Noymi V. Yam, Atul D. Ayer, Padmanabh P. Bhatt, Michael A. Desjardin, Andrew C. Lam, David E. Edgren, Phillip R. Nixon
  • Publication number: 20020146453
    Abstract: Dosage forms and methods for providing sustained release of reboxetine are provided. The sustained release dosage forms provide therapeutically effective average steady-state plasma reboxetine concentrations when administered once per day. This once-a-day dosing regimen results in only one peak plasma reboxetine concentration occurrence in each 24 hour period. In addition, the peak plasma reboxetine concentration occurs at a later time following dose administration and exhibits a lesser magnitude than the peak plasma reboxetine concentration that occurs following administration of reboxetine in an immediate-release dosage form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2002
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: Sylvia L. Seroff, Noymi V. Yam, Atul D. Ayer, Padmanabh P. Bhatt, Michael A. Desjardin, Andrew C. Lam, David E. Edgren, Phillip R. Nixon
  • Patent number: 6387403
    Abstract: Dosage forms and methods for providing sustained release of reboxetine are provided. The sustained release dosage forms provide therapeutically effective average steady-state plasma reboxetine concentrations when administered once per day. This once-a-day dosing regimen results in only one peak plasma reboxetine concentration occurrence in each 24 hour period. In addition, the peak plasma reboxetine concentration occurs at a later time following dose administration and exhibits a lesser magnitude than the peak plasma reboxetine concentration that occurs following administration of reboxetine in an immediate-release dosage form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: ALZA Corporation
    Inventors: Sylvia L. Seroff, Noymi V. Yam, Atul D. Ayer, Padmanabh P. Bhatt, Michael A. Desjardin, Andrew C. Lam, David E. Edgren, Phillip R. Nixon