Patents by Inventor Polona Smrdel

Polona Smrdel 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).

  • Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a combination of metformin and sitagliptin
    Patent number: 8758815
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, preferably a pharmaceutical dosage form, comprising at least two separate compartments, wherein one compartment contains a composition comprising metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and wherein another compartment contains a composition comprising sitagliptin. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing dosage forms comprising metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and sitagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the process comprising the steps of: a) providing one composition containing metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and optionally also sitagliptin, b) providing a further composition containing sitagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and optionally also metformin, and c) combining the compositions to form compartments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Lek Pharmaceuticals D.D.
    Inventors: Polona Smrdel, Tijana Stanic Ljubin, Luka Peternel, Uros Klancar
  • PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING A COMBINATION OF METFORMIN AND SITAGLIPTIN
    Publication number: 20130059002
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, preferably a pharmaceutical dosage form, comprising at least two separate compartments, wherein one compartment contains a composition comprising metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and wherein another compartment contains a composition comprising sitagliptin. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing dosage forms comprising metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and sitagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the process comprising the steps of: a) providing one composition containing metformin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and optionally also sitagliptin, b) providing a further composition containing sitagliptin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and optionally also metformin, and c) combining the compositions to form compartments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Lek Pharmaceuticals D.D.
    Inventors: Polona Smrdel, Tijana Stanic Ljubin, Luka Peternel, Uros Klancar