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Definitions

• the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising (Z)-2-cyano-3-hydroxy-but-2-enoic acid-(4′-trifluoromethylphenyl)-amide, commonly known as Teriflunomide, as well as a process for the preparation of the same, methods of using such compositions to treat subjects suffering from autoimmune diseases in particular systemic lupus erythematosus or chronic graft-versus-host disease or multiple sclerosis or rheumatoid arthritis.
• a solid pharmaceutical formulation for Teriflunomide was developed for use in clinical studies.
• One of the observations made during stability studies was a strong increase in one degradant, which is 2-cyano-N-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-acetamide and has the structure illustrated in Formula II:
• the present invention is a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1% to 30% weight:weight (w:w) Teriflunomide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable basic addition salt thereof, about 5% to 20% weight:weight disintegrant, about 0% to 40% weight:weight binder, about 0.1% to 2% weight:weight lubricant and the remaining percentage comprising diluents provided that said solid pharmaceutical composition does not contain colloidal silicon dioxide.
• a second aspect of the invention is a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1% to 20% weight:weight Teriflunomide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable basic addition salt thereof, about 5% to 20% weight:weight disintegrant, about 0% to 30% weight:weight binder, about 0.1% to 2% weight:weight lubricant, about 1% to 20% weight:weight acidic reacting compound and the remaining percentage comprising diluents.
• a third aspect of the invention is a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1% to 20% weight:weight Teriflunomide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable basic addition salt thereof, about 5% to 20% weight:weight disintegrant, about 0% to 30% weight:weight binder, about 0.1% to 2% weight:weight lubricant, about 1% to 20% weight:weight acidic reacting compound, about 0,1% to 0.5% weight:weight colloidal silicon dioxide and the remaining percentage comprising diluents.
• the preparation according to the invention therefore provides a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising
• Colloidal silicon dioxide is submicroscopic fumed silica, also known as pyrogenic silica. It is a non-crystalline, fine grain, low density and high surface area silica. Primary particle size is from 5 nm to 50 nm. The particles are non-porous and have a surface from 50 m 2 /g to 600 m 2 /g. It can be obtained for example under the trade name Aeorsil 200 Pharma from Evonik Industries [Evonik Degussa GmbH, Inorganic Materials, Weissfrauenstra ⁇ e 9, 60287 Frankfurt, Germany] or under the trade name CAB-O-SIL M-5P/5DP Cabot Corporation headquartered at Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
• Degradant refers to any drug-based materials generated after the preparation of the unit dosage form. Analysis of impurities and degradant is done using reverse phase HPLC techniques on extracted samples as is known in the art.
• “Pharmaceutically acceptable basic addition salt” is any non-toxic organic or inorganic basic addition salt of the compound Teriflunomide.
• Illustrative inorganic bases which form suitable salts include potassium hydroxide, sodium hydroxide, L-lysine or calcium hydroxide.
• Patient means a warm blooded animal, such as for example rat, mice, dogs, cats, guinea pigs, and primates such as humans.
• Treat” or “treating” means any treatment, including, but not limited to, alleviating symptoms, eliminating the causation of the symptoms either on a temporary or permanent basis, or preventing or slowing the appearance of symptoms and progression of the named disorder or condition.
• “Therapeutically effective amount” means an amount of the compound, which is effective in treating the named disorder or condition.
• Stepoisomers is a general term for all isomers of the individual molecules that differ only in the orientation of their atoms in space. It includes mirror image isomers (enantiomers), geometric (cis/trans) isomers, and isomers of compounds with more than one chiral center that are not mirror images of one another (diastereoisomers).
• Teriflunomide is the generic name for the compound (Z)-2-cyano-3-hydroxy-but-2-enoic acid-(4′-trifluoromethylphenyl)-amide.
• Teriflunomide can be used in the form in which it is chemically prepared, or it can be subjected to a process which changes the physical nature of the particles.
• the material can be milled by any process known in the art. Non exclusive examples of such processes include mechanical milling and jet milling.
• the particles produced either directly from the process of chemically preparing Teriflunomide or after a milling operation preferably provide average particle diameters in the range of 1 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m. It is advantageous to use said Teriflunomide particles from 1 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m in the preparation of the solid pharmaceutical composition, especially at about 1% to 10% weight:weight of Teriflunomide.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 2% to 15% weight:weight Teriflunomide and the other components disintegrant, binder, lubricant and diluents show the same amount as defined under b) to e) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 7% to 15% weight:weight disintegrant and the other components Teriflunomide, binder, lubricant and diluents show the same amount as defined under a) and c) to e) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 15% to 35% weight:weight binder and the other components Teriflunomide, disintegrant, lubricant and diluents show the same amount as defined under a), b), d) and e) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 0,1% to 1,0% weight:weight lubricant and the other components Teriflunomide, disintegrant, binder and diluents show the same amount as defined under a) to c) and e) above.
• disintegrants are carboxymethylcellulose, low substituted hydroxyproyl cellulose, microcrystalline cellulose, powdered cellulose, croscarmellose sodium, methylcellulose, polacrilin potassium, sodium alginate, sodium starch glycolate or a mixture of one or more of said disintegrants.
• binders are acacia, carboxymethylcellulose, hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, dextrin, gelatin, guar gum, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, maltodextrin, methylcellulose, sodium alginate, pregelatinized starch, starches such as potato starch, corn starch or cereal starch and zein or a mixture of one or more of said binders.
• lubricants are calcium stearate, glyceryl palmitostearate, sodium benzoate, sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium stearyl fumarate, stearic acid, talc, zinc stearate and magnesium stearate or a mixture of one or more of said lubricants.
• diluents examples include cellulose, cellulose acetate, dextrates, dextrin, dextrose, fructose, 1-O- ⁇ -D-Glucopyranosyl-D-mannitol, glyceryl palmitostearate, hydrogenated vegetable oil, kaolin, lactitol, lactose, lactose mono-hydrate, maltitol, mannitol, maltodextrin, maltose, pregelatinized starch, sodium chloride, sorbitol, starches, sucrose, talc and xylitol or a mixture of one or more of said diluents.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from 2% to 15% weight:weight Teriflunomide, 7% to 15% weight:weight disintegrant selected from one or more of microcrystalline cellulose or sodium starch glycolate, 15% to 35% weight:weight binder selected from one or more of hydroxyproylcellulose or corn starch, 0.1% to 1.0% weight:weight lubricant selected from magnesium stearate and the remaining percentage comprising diluents selected from lactose mono-hydrate.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 2% to 15% weight:weight Teriflunomide and the other components disintegrant, binder, lubricant, acidic reacting compound and diluents show the same amount as defined under B) to F) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 7% to 15% weight:weight disintegrant and the other components Teriflunomide, binder, lubricant, acidic reacting compound and diluents show the same amount as defined under A) and C) to F) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 15% to 30% weight:weight binder and the other components Teriflunomide, disintegrant, lubricant, acidic reacting compound and diluents show the same amount as defined under A), B) and D) to F) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 0,1% to 1,0% weight:weight lubricant and the other components Teriflunomide, disintegrant, binder, acidic reacting compound and diluents show the same amount as defined under A) to C), E and F) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 3% to 20% weight:weight acidic reacting compound and the other components Teriflunomide, disintegrant, binder, lubricant and diluents show the same amount as defined under A) to D) and F) above.
• acidic reacting compound examples include citric acid, acetic acid, glycolic acid, lactic acid, pyruvic acid, malonic acid, succinic acid, glutaric acid, fumaric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, ascorbic acid, maleic acid, hydroxymaleic acid, benzoic acid, hydroxybenzoic acid, phenylacetic acid, cinnamic acid, salicyclic acid, 2-phenoxybenzoic acid, p-toluenesulfonic acid and sulfonic acids such as methanesulfonic acid and 2-hydroxyethanesulfonic acid or a mixture of one or more of said acidic reacting compound.
• Teriflunomide is mixed with said disintegrant, binder, lubricant and diluents constituents to obtain the concentration of Teriflunomide and said further components according to the present invention in the final mixture and finally is mixed with an acidic reacting compound.
• the solid pharmaceutical composition comprising components A) to F) as defined above shows a pH from 4.5 to 2.0, when water is adsorbed to the pharmaceutical composition or when water is added in small amounts to the pharmaceutical composition.
• the solid pharmaceutical composition comprising components A) to F) as defined above shows a pH from about pH 3 to about pH 2.
• the pH determination is performed by suspending one tablet in about 1 ml of purified water.
• the pH of the supernatant is determined with a pH sensitive probe.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 2% to 15% weight:weight Teriflunomide and the other components disintegrant, binder, lubricant, acidic reacting compound, colloidal silicon dioxide and diluents show the same amount as defined under B) to G) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 7% to 15% weight:weight disintegrant and the other components Teriflunomide, binder, lubricant, acidic reacting compound, colloidal silicon dioxide and diluents show the same amount as defined under A) and C) to G) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 15% to 30% weight:weight binder and the other components Teriflunomide, disintegrant, lubricant, acidic reacting compound, colloidal silicon dioxide and diluents show the same amount as defined under A), B) and D) to G) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 0,1% to 1,0% weight:weight lubricant and the other components Teriflunomide, disintegrant, binder, acidic reacting compound, colloidal silicon dioxide and diluents show the same amount as defined under A) to C), E and G) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 3% to 20% weight:weight acidic reacting compound and the other components Teriflunomide, disintegrant, binder, lubricant, colloidal silicon dioxide and diluents show the same amount as defined under A) to D) and F) and G) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 0.2% to 0.4% weight:weight colloidal silicon dioxide and the other components Teriflunomide, disintegrant, binder, lubricant, acidic reacting compound and diluents show the same amount as defined under A) to E) and G) above.
• the invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical composition
• a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising from about 0.3% weight:weight colloidal silicon dioxide and the other components Teriflunomide, disintegrant, binder, lubricant, acidic reacting compound and diluents show the same amount as defined under A) to E) and G) above.
• Teriflunomide is mixed with said disintegrant, binder, lubricant, colloidal silicon dioxide and diluents constituents to obtain the concentration of Teriflunomide and said further components according to the present invention in the final mixture and finally is mixed with an acidic reacting compound.
• the solid pharmaceutical composition comprising components A) to G) as defined above shows a pH from 4.5 to 2.0, when water is adsorbed to the pharmaceutical composition or when water is added in small amounts to the pharmaceutical composition.
• the solid pharmaceutical composition comprising components A) to G) as defined above shows a pH from about pH 3 to about pH 2.
• the Teriflunomide and the further components of the solid pharmaceutical composition according to the invention can be mixed as powders.
• This mixing can be carried out using any of the mixing techniques known in the art.
• the mixing is preferably carried out using a high shear mixer, V-blender (or other twin-shell blender), bin blender or Turbula mixer-shaker. Blending is typically carried out first without the addition of a lubricant for sufficient time to assure complete mixing. At that point, the lubricant is typically added followed by a short (about 1-10 minute) further mixing period.
• unit dosage forms are prepared by procedures known in the art. Preferably, unit dosage forms are made on rotary tablet presses or capsule filling machines. The dosage forms thus prepared can then optionally be coated with a film designed to provide ease of swallowing, a proprietary or identification appearance and/or protection of the dosage form.
• preferred processes for preparing a wet granulation of Teriflunomide and the further components of the solid pharmaceutical composition comprise the following steps:
• the dosage forms thus prepared can then optionally be coated with a film designed to provide ease of swallowing, a proprietary or identification appearance and/or protection of the dosage form.
• the packaging is preferably in the form of foil-foil cold form blisters, plastic blisters or sealed bottles with or without desiccant.
• packaging materials with a water vapor permeability below 0.25 g/m 2 /day are preferred.
• the solid pharmaceutical composition according to the invention can be administered in any form or mode which makes the compound bioavailable in therapeutically effective amounts, including orally, sublingually, buccally, transdermally, intranasally, rectally, topically, and the like.
• One skilled in the art of preparing formulations can determine the proper form and mode of administration depending upon the particular characteristic disease to be treated, the stage of the disease, the condition of the patient and other relevant circumstances. For example, see Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, 18th Edition, Mack Publishing Co. (1990).
• the solid pharmaceutical composition according to the invention may be administered orally, for example, in the form of tablets, troches, capsules, wafers, chewing gums and the like.
• dosage unit forms may contain other various materials, which modify the physical form of the dosage unit, for example, as coatings.
• tablets or pills may be coated with nonfunctional coatings like Hypromelose based coatings, sugar, shellac, or other enteric coating agents.
• Teriflunomide exhibits its ability to act therapeutically can vary depending upon its severity, the patient, other underlying disease states that the patient is suffering from, and other medications that may be concurrently administered to the patient. Generally, Teriflunomide will exhibit their therapeutic activities at dosages of between about 0.001 mg/kg of patient body weight/day to about 100 mg/kg of patient body weight/day.
• the solid pharmaceutical composition according to the invention is suitable for example, for treating acute immunological events, such as sepsis, allergy, graft-versus-host-reactions and host-versus-graft-reactions, Autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematodes, or multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, asthma, urticaria, rhinitis and uveitis, cancerous diseases such as lung cancer, leukemia, ovarian cancer, sarcoma, Kaposi's sarcoma, meningioma, intestinal cancer, lymph node cancer, brain tumours, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer or skin cancer.
• acute immunological events such as sepsis, allergy, graft-versus-host-reactions and host-versus-graft-reactions, Autoimmune disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematodes, or multiple sclerosis
• HPC Hydroxypropyl cellulose 7.5 mPa*s
• Citric acid monohydrate are dissolved in 219.3 g of purified water and are stirred for at least 30 min.
• the concentration of HPC in the final solution is 6.4% relative to the mass of water irrespective of the amount of citric acid added. (table 1).
• the final blend is compressed to tablets on a Korsch EK0 single punch press.
• composition of the solid pharmaceutical compositions prepared is given in tables 1, 2 and 3.
• the tablets are prepared according to the manufacturing process given in example 1.
• composition of the tablets is given in tables 1, 2 and 3.
• the samples are stored for up to 6 months at 25° C./60% RH, 30° C./65% RH, 40° C./75% RH in induction sealed HDPE bottles [wide necked bottle, 45 mL, white, round with induction seal and child resistant screw cap] and at 40° C./75% RH in open glass bottles. Bottles are stored upright.
• Tablets are analyzed for content by HPLC.
• Teriflunomide tablets containing 25 mg citric acid lubricated with or without colloidal silicon dioxide [Examples 1 C, D, I, J] and Teriflunomide tablets containing no citric acid but lubricated without colloidal silicon dioxide (Example 0A) display significantly reduced formation of 2-cyano-N-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-acetamide compared to Teriflunomide tablets containing colloidal silicon dioxide (Example 0B).
• the stabilizing effect of citric acid is more pronounced in the presence of colloidal silicon dioxide.
• Buffer is prepared by the transfer of 50 mmol (4.2 g) of sodium acetate, 50 mmol (2.9 g) of sodium chloride in a glass bottle for mobile phases and addition of 1000 mL water. Adjust pH to 6.5 with glacial acetic acid using a pH-meter.
• Mobile phase A Mobile phase B Buffer pH 6.5 900 mL Buffer pH 6.5 100 mL Acetonitrile 100 mL Acetonitrile 900 mL
• Time Mobile phase A Mobile phase B [minutes] [%] [%] 0 100 0 0 to 20 52 48 20 to 25 0 100 25 to 26 100 0 26 to 30 100 0
• the pH determination is performed by suspending one tablet in about 1 ml of purified water. After disintegration of the tablet and settling of the solid contents, the pH of the supernatant is determined with a pH sensitive probe. The mean result of two individual tablets is reported as pH of tablet (see tables 2 and 3).
• the tablets are prepared according to the manufacturing process given in example 1.
• the composition of the tablets is given in table 1.
• samples are stored for 6 months at 40° C./75% RH in induction sealed HDPE bottles [wide necked bottle, 60 mL, white, round with induction seal and child resistant screw cap]. Bottles are stored upright.
• Tablets are analyzed for related impurities by HPLC (using the method described above).
• Teriflunomide tablets lubricated without colloidal silicon dioxide display significantly reduced formation of 2-cyano-N-(4-trifluoromethyl-phenyl)-acetamide compared to Teriflunomide tablets containing colloidal silicon dioxide (Example 0B and 0C). Further more the formation of 4-TFMA is strongly reduced in tablets containing no colloidal silicon dioxide (Example 0A and 0D) compared to tablets lubricated with colloidal silicon dioxide ((Example 0B and 0C).

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