Patents by Inventor Takehiko Yasuji

Takehiko Yasuji 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: 9198904
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration comprising a modified release portion containing tamsulosin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an immediate release portion containing solifenacin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a hydrophilic substance. In the pharmaceutical composition, the dissolution rate of each drug (in particular, solifenacin contained in the immediate release portion) is similar to those of the current single drug formulations, and the maximum percentage of drag dissolution of each drug (in particular, solifenacin contained in the immediate release portion) is 90% or more. Therefore, the pharmaceutical composition is a single formulation (i.e., a combined formulation) with a bioavailability equivalent to those of the current single drug formulations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: ASTELLAS PHARMA INC.
    Inventors: Takehiko Yasuji, Noriyuki Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Shuuya Kawahama, Kazuhiro Sako, Akio Sugihara
  • Patent number: 8039482
    Abstract: A solid pharmaceutical preparation of solifenacin or a salt thereof, the preparation being stable and inhibited from decomposing with time when supplied to clinical fields. In a pharmaceutical preparation containing solifenacin or a salt thereof, the compound in an amorphous form was revealed to be causative of cardinal-drug decomposition with time. The composition for a solid pharmaceutical preparation of solifenacin or a salt thereof contains solifenacin or its salt each in a crystalline from, and the content provided are: a process for producing the composition; and a medicinal composition for solid pharmaceutical preparations which contains solifenacin and an amorphization inhibitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Akio Sugihara, Takehiko Yasuji, Katsuhiro Masaki, Daisuke Murayama
  • Publication number: 20110065746
    Abstract: A solid pharmaceutical preparation of solifenacin or a salt thereof, the preparation being stable and inhibited from decomposing with time when supplied to clinical fields. In a pharmaceutical preparation containing solifenacin or a salt thereof, the compound in an amorphous form was revealed to be causative of cardinal-drug decomposition with time. The composition for a solid pharmaceutical preparation of solifenacin or a salt thereof contains solifenacin or its salt each in a crystalline from, and the content provided are: a process for producing the composition; and a medicinal composition for solid pharmaceutical preparations which contains solifenacin and an amorphization inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Akio SUGIHARA, Takehiko Yasuji, Katsuhiro Masaki, Daisuke Murayama
  • Publication number: 20100233260
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for oral administration comprising a modified release portion containing tamsulosin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and an immediate release portion containing solifenacin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a hydrophilic substance. In the pharmaceutical composition, the dissolution rate of each drug (in particular, solifenacin contained in the immediate release portion) is similar to those of the current single drug formulations, and the maximum percentage of drag dissolution of each drug (in particular, solifenacin contained in the immediate release portion) is 90% or more. Therefore, the pharmaceutical composition is a single formulation (i.e., a combined formulation) with a bioavailability equivalent to those of the current single drug formulations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Takehiko Yasuji, Noriyuki Kinoshita, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Shuuya Kawahama, Kazuhiro Sako, Akio Sugihara
  • Patent number: 7794748
    Abstract: This invention is aimed to provide a stabilized formulation of ramosetron or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof under a temperature/humidity condition, especially at a low content and relates to a stable oral solid drug composition of ramosetron or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is characterized by containing one or two or more members selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic carboxylic acid or an ester thereof, a hydroxycarboxylic acid or an ester thereof, an acidic amino acid, an enolic acid, an aromatic carboxyl compound or an ester thereof, and a carboxyl group-containing high-molecular substance, and to a stabilization method of the same. Also, this invention relates to a therapeutic agent of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome containing from 0.002 to 0.02 mg of ramosetron hydrochloride as a daily dose or an equivalent molar amount of ramosetron or its pharmaceutically acceptable other salt as an active ingredient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Sugihara, Katsuhiro Masaki, Takehiko Yasuji
  • Publication number: 20100144711
    Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition for oral administration, comprising 3-hydroxy-N1-(4-methoxybenzoyl)-N2-[4-(4-methyl-1,4-diazepan-1-yl)benzoyl]-1,2-phenylenediamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and hydroxypropyl cellulose having a viscosity of approximately 6 mPa·S (inclusive) to approximately 150 mPa·S (exclusive) in a 2% aqueous solution at 20° C., or a viscosity of 75 mPa·S (inclusive) to 400 mPa·S (inclusive) in a 5% aqueous solution at 25° C., and a process of manufacturing the pharmaceutical composition for oral administration are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: Astellas Pharma Inc.
    Inventors: Shinsuke Oba, Takehiko Yasuji, Tadashi Hakomori, Kazuhiro Sako
  • Publication number: 20080039516
    Abstract: A solid pharmaceutical preparation of solifenacin or a salt thereof, the preparation being stable and inhibited from decomposing with time when supplied to clinical fields. In a pharmaceutical preparation containing solifenacin or a salt thereof, the compound in an amorphous form was revealed to be causative of cardinal-drug decomposition with time. The composition for a solid pharmaceutical preparation of solifenacin or a salt thereof contains solifenacin or its salt each in a crystalline from, and the content provided are: a process for producing the composition; and a medicinal composition for solid pharmaceutical preparations which contains solifenacin and an amorphization inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Inventors: Akio Sugihara, Takehiko Yasuji, Katsuhiro Masaki, Daisuke Murayama
  • Publication number: 20050026981
    Abstract: This invention is aimed to provide a stabilized formulation of ramosetron or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof under a temperature/humidity condition, especially at a low content and relates to a stable oral solid drug composition of ramosetron or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, which is characterized by containing one or two or more members selected from the group consisting of an aliphatic carboxylic acid or an ester thereof, a hydroxycarboxylic acid or an ester thereof, an acidic amino acid, an enolic acid, an aromatic carboxyl compound or an ester thereof, and a carboxyl group-containing high-molecular substance, and to a stabilization method of the same. Also, this invention relates to a therapeutic agent of diarrhea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome containing from 0.002 to 0.02 mg of ramosetron hydrochloride as a daily dose or an equivalent molar amount of ramosetron or its pharmaceutically acceptable other salt as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2004
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Applicant: Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akio Sugihara, Katsuhiro Masaki, Takehiko Yasuji