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Definitions

• the present invention is related to compositions of modafinil and processes for the preparation thereof.
• the present invention relates to compositions that include modafinil and one or more diluents, disintegrants, binders and lubricants.
• the present invention further relates to processes for the preparing a solid dosage form of a modafinil by wet mixing modafinil and excipients with water.
• CisHtsNO ⁇ also known as 2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl) acetamide, or 2- [(diphenylmethyl) sulfinyl] acetamide
• 2-(benzhydrylsulfinyl) acetamide is a synthetic acetamide derivative with wake- promoting activity, the structure of which has been described in French Patent No. 78 05 510 and in U.S. Patent No. 4,177,290 ('290), and which has been approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy.
• Modafinil has been tested for treatment of several behavioral conditions in combination with various agents including apomorphine, amphetamine, reserpine, oxotremorine, hypnotics, yohimbine, 5-hydroxytryptophan, and monoamine oxidase inhibitors, as described in the cited patents.
• a method of preparation of a racemic mixture is described in the '290 patent and a method of preparation of a levorotatory isomer is described in U.S. Patent No. 4,927,855 (both incorporated herein by reference).
• the levorotatory isomer is reported to be useful for treatment of hypersomnia, depression, Alzheimer's disease and to have activity towards the symptoms of dementia and loss of memory, especially in the elderly.
• modafinil The primary pharmacological activity of modafinil is to promote wakefulness. Modafinil promotes wakefulness in rats (Touret et al., 1995; Edgar and Seidel, 1997), cats (Lin et al., 1992), canines (Shelton et al., 1995) and non-human primates (Hernant et al, 1991) as well as in models mimicking clinical situations, such as sleep apnea (English bulldog sleep disordered breathing model) (Panckeri et al, 1996) and narcolepsy (narcoleptic canine) (Shelton et al, 1995). Modafinil has also been described as an agent with activity in the central nervous system, and as a useful agent in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (U.S.
• Patent No. 5,180,745 in the protection of cerebral tissue from ischemia (U.S. Patent No. 5,180,745); in the protection of cerebral tissue from ischemia (U.S. Patent No. 5,180,745); in the protection of cerebral tissue from ischemia (U.S. Patent No. 5,180,745); in the protection of cerebral tissue from ischemia (U.S. Patent No. 5,180,745); in the protection of cerebral tissue from ischemia (U.S. Patent No. 5,180,745); in the protection of cerebral tissue from ischemia (U.S. Patent No. 5,180,745); in the protection of cerebral tissue from ischemia (U.S. Patent No. 5,180,745); in the protection of cerebral tissue from ischemia (U.S. Patent No. 5,180,745); in the protection of cerebral tissue from ischemia (U.S. Patent No. 5,180,745); in the protection of cerebral tissue from ischemia (U.S. Patent No. 5,180,745); in the protection of cerebral tissue
• Patent No. 5,612,379) U.S. Patent No. 5,618,845 describes modafinil preparations of a defined particle size less than about 200 microns.
• modafinil may be used in the treatment of eating disorders, or to promote weight gain or stimulate appetite in humans or animals (US Provisional Patent Application No. 60/150,071, incorporated herein by reference), or in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or fatigue, especially fatigue associated with multiple sclerosis (US Provisional Patent Application No. 60/149,612, incorporated herein by reference).
• Modafinil was known in the art in the form of a therapeutic package, marketed under the name Provigil ® .
• Provigil ® is a pharmaceutical product manufactured by Cephalon, Inc. of West Chester, PA and is also marketed by Cephalon, Inc.
• Provigil ® is supplied as tablets containing 100 mg or 200 mg modafinil, with several excipients, including magnesium silicate and talc.
• modafinil-containing therapeutic packages in the prior art were labeled and otherwise indicated for use in narcolepsy patients. It is desirable to optimize the formulation of a solid dose form of modafinil, and the methods of their preparation on a commercial scale. In particular, new formulations of modafinil have been discovered which exhibit comparable stability, dissolution rate, hardness, friability, thickness, disintegration, size and shape, and
• the newly discovered formulations preferably use a minimal number of excipients, and use pharmaceutical grade excipients that are inexpensive, readily available and that facilitate cost-effective manufacture on a commercial scale. Furthermore, there is a need to improve upon the manufacturing process of the tablet form of modafinil. Improvement in the commercial preparation include minimizing the number of excipients, eliminating the use of organic solvents, reducing the number of steps, and reducing the time and expense of manufacture. The present invention is directed to these, as well as other, important ends.
• the present invention relates to novel compositions of modafinil and the processes for their manufacture.
• modafinil is admixed with various excipients to formulate a solid dose of modafinil.
• the solid dose is in tablet form, in other embodiments, it is in capsule form.
• An additional aspect of the present invention include processes for the preparation of modafinil formulations.
• the processes involve preparation of a solid dosage form of modafinil, preferably by wet mixing modafinil and excipients with water, followed by drying and milling of the granulated mixture.
• Other aspects of the present invention include use of these compositions for the treatment of a disease or disorder in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the compositions of the present invention.
• “about 20” includes ⁇ 10% of 20, or from 18 to 22.
• modafinil refers to modafinil, its racemic mixtures, individual isomers, acid addition salts, such as a metabolic acid of modafinil, benzhydrylsulfinylacetic acids, and its sulfone forms, hydroxylated forms, polymorphic forms, analogs, derivatives, cogeners and prodrugs thereof.
• Prodrugs are known in the art as compounds that are converted to the active agent (modafinil) in the body of a subject.
• the term "pharmaceutically acceptable” refers to those compounds, materials, compositions, and/or dosage forms which are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for contact with the tissues of human beings and animals without excessive toxicity, irritation, allergic response, or other problem complications commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.
• the term "subject” refers to a warm blooded animal such as a mammal, preferably a human or a human child, which is afflicted with, or has the potential to be afflicted with one or more diseases and conditions described herein.
• therapeutically effective amount refers to an amount which is effective in reducing, eliminating, treating, preventing or controlling the symptoms of the herein-described diseases and conditions.
• controlling is intended to refer to all processes wherein there may be a slowing, interrupting, arresting, or stopping of the progression of the diseases and conditions described herein, but does not necessarily indicate a total elimination of all disease and condition symptoms, and is intended to include prophylactic treatment.
• unit dose means a single dose which is capable of being administered to a subject, and which can be readily handled and packaged, remaining as a physically and chemically stable unit dose comprising either modafinil, or a pharmaceutically acceptable composition comprising modafinil.
• the present invention provides for compositions of modafinil without magnesium silicate or talc.
• Other embodiments include compositions of modafinil with one or more diluents, disintegrants, binders and lubricants.
• the excipients meet the standards of the National Formulary ("NF") or United States Pharmacopoeia ("USP").
• NF National Formulary
• USP United States Pharmacopoeia
• the composition comprises modafinil; one or more diluents, each independently chosen from a starch, a lactose monohydrate or a microcrystalline cellulose; one or more disintegrants, each independently chosen from a pregelatinized starch or a cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose; a binder; and a lubricant.
• the binder is a polyvinyl pyrrolidone
• the lubricant is magnesium stearate.
• a diluent is Fast Flo ® #316
• a second diluent is Avicel ® PH 102
• a disintegrant is Starch 1500 ®
• a second disintegrant is Ac-Di-Sol ®
• the binder is Povidone K-29/32.
• the excipients are selected to ensure the delivery of a consistent amount of modafinil in a convenient unit dosage form and to optimize the cost, ease and reliability of the manufacturing process. All excipients must be inert, organoleptically acceptable, and compatible with modafinil.
• the excipients used in a solid oral formulation commonly include fillers or diluents, binders, disintegrants, lubricants, antiadherents, glidants, wetting and surface active agents, colors and pigments, flavoring agents, sweeteners, adsorbents, and taste-maskers. Diluents are typically added to a small amount of the active drug to increase the size of the tablet.
• lactose which exists in two isomeric forms, alpha-lactose or beta-lactose, and can be either crystalline or amorphous.
• lactose include spray dried lactose monohydrate (such as
• alpha-lactose monohydrate such as Fast Flo
• anhydrous alpha-lactose such as anhydrous beta-lactose
• agglomerated lactose diluents
• Other diluents include sugars, such as compressible sugar NF, dextrose excipient NF, and dextrates NF.
• ® diluent is lactose monohydrate (such as Fast Flo ).
• Other preferred diluents include
• microcrystalline cellulose such as Avicel PH, and Ceolus
• Diluents may include starch and starch derivatives.
• Starches include native starches obtained from wheat, corn, rice and potatoes. Other starches include pregelatinized starch NF, and sodium starch glycolate NF. Starches and starch derivatives also function as disintegrants. Other diluents include inorganic salts, such
• dibasic calcium phosphate USP such as Di-Tab and Emcompress
• Such polyols as mannitol USP, sorbitol NF, and xylitol NF may also serve as diluents. Many diluents also function as disintegrants and binders, and these additional properties must be taken into account when developing a formulation.
• Disintegrants are included in tablet formulations to break the tablets into particles of the active pharmaceutical ingredient and excipients which will facilitate dissolution of the active ingredient and enhance bioavailability of the active ingredient.
• Starch and starch derivatives including cross-linked sodium salt of a carboxymethyl
• ether of starch such as sodium starch glycolate NF, Explotab , and Primogel
• starch such as sodium starch glycolate NF, Explotab , and Primogel
• a preferred disintegrant is pregelatinized starch, such as Starch
• Another preferred disintegrant is cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl
• ⁇ cellulose such as Croscarmellose Sodium NF, Ac-Di-Sol .
• Other disintegrants include cross-linked polyvinylpyrrolidone (such as Crospovidone NF),
• microcrystalline cellulose such as Avicel PH.
• Binders are used as a wet granulation excipient to agglomerate the active pharmaceutical ingredient and the other excipients.
• a binder is selected to improve powder flow and to improve compactibility.
• Binders include cellulose derivatives such as microcrystalline cellulose NF, methylcellulose USP, carboxymethycellulose sodium USP, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose USP, hydroxyethyl cellulose NF, and hydroxypropyl cellulose NF.
• binders include polyvidone, polyvinyl pyrrolidone, gelatin NF, natural gums (such as acacia, tragacanth, guar, and pectin), starch paste, pregelatinized starch NF, sucrose NF, corn syrup, polyethylene glycols, and sodium alginate, ammonium calcium alginate, magnesium aluminum silicate, polyethylene glycols.
• a preferred binder is polyvinyl pyrrolidone, in particular, Povidone USP, and preferably, povidone K-29/52.
• Lubricants are used in tablet formulation to prevent sticking of the tablet to the punch faces and to reduce friction during the compression stages.
• Lubricants typically include vegetable oils (such as corn oil), mineral oils, polyethylene glycols (such as PEG-4000 and PEG-6000), salts of stearic acid (such as calcium stearate and sodium stearyl fumarate), mineral salts (such as talc), inorganic salts (such as sodium chloride), organic salts (such as sodium benzoate, sodium acetate, and sodium oleate) and polyvinyl alcohols.
• a preferred lubricant is magnesium stearate.
• modafinil comprises from about 30-50% by weight of the composition.
• the composition comprises a diluent which is a lactose monohydrate, a second diluent which is a microcrystalline cellulose; a disintegrant which is a pregelatinized starch, a second disintegrant which is a cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose; a binder which is a polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and a lubricant which is magnesium stearate.
• the lactose monohydrate is from about 25-35% of the composition by weight; the microcrystalline cellulose is from about 5- 15%, the pregelatinized starch is from about 5-15%, the cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose is from about 1-10%, the polyvinyl pyrrolidone is from about 1-10%, and the magnesium stearate is from about 0.2-2.0%.
• the lactose monohydrate is Fast Flo ® #316; the microcrystalline cellulose is Avicel ® PH 102; the pregelatinized starch is Starch 1500 ® , the cross-linked sodium carboxymethyl cellulose is Ac-Di-Sol ® ; and the polyvinyl pyrrolidone is Povidone K-29/32.
• modafinil is about 40.0% of the composition by weight
• Fast Flo ® #316 is about 28.7%
• the Avicel ® PH 102 is about 10.4%
• the Starch 1500 ® is about 10.9%
• the Ac-Di-Sol ® is about 4.0%
• the Povidone K-29/32 is about 5.2%
• the magnesium stearate is about 0.8%.
• the compositions comprise at least one unit dose of modafinil.
• the compositions comprise one unit dose of modafinil.
• the unit dose is in a solid dose form, and more preferably is a tablet.
• the tablet can include 10, 25, 50 and preferably 100 mg of modafinil in a 250 mg tablet.
• the tablet can include 200 mg of modafinil in a 500 mg tablet, 300 mg of modafinil in a 750 mg tablet, and 400 mg modafinil in 1000 mg tablet.
• a capsule may contain 10, 25, 50, or 100 mg of modafinil in a 125 mg capsule or 200 mg of modafinil in a 250mg capsule.
• the present invention provides for a process of preparing a solid dosage form of modafinil by wet mixing modafinil and excipients with water, drying and milling the granulated mixture.
• the final mixture is compressed into a tablet.
• the final mixture is encapsulated.
• the process comprises the steps of:
• the final blended mixture is compressed into tablets. In other preferred embodiments, the final blended mixture is enclosed in a capsule.
• step (a) modafinil is blended with all excipients in the final formulation, other than the lubricant.
• modafinil is thoroughly dry blended with the diluent(s), disintegrant(s) and binder to form a uniform dry mixture.
• Blenders appropriate for large scale dry blending include twin shell blenders, double cone blenders, and ribbon blenders. Ribbon blenders have the advantage of being used in continuous-production procedures. High-speed, high shear mixers may also be used and offer the advantage of shorter mixing times.
• the dry mixture may also be granulated, milled into a fine powder, passed through a mesh screen, or micronized, if necessary. Preferably, the dry blending was performed in high shear granulators.
• the resulting dry mixture is then wetted with a wetting agent to form a wet granulation mixture in step (b).
• the wetting agent is typically added over time, usually from about 1 to about 15 minutes, with continuous mixing.
• the wetting agent is added to the blender used in the dry blending step.
• the wet granulation is carried out in a high shear granulator.
• the wetting agent is an aqueous-based solution.
• the wetting agent is water without any additional solvents, and in particular, without organic solvents. More preferably, the water is purified water. The type and amount of wetting agent, rate of addition of wetting agent, and the mixing time influences the structure of the granules.
• the different types of granules such as pendular, funicular, capillary, etc., can be manipulated to achieve the desired density, porosity, texture and dissolution pattern of the granules, which in turn, determines the compressibility, hardness, disintegration and consolidation characteristics of the dried mixture.
• the wet granulation mixture is then dried in step (c) to form a dried granulation mixture with an appropriate moisture content.
• the drying means include a fluid bed or tray dryers. Fluid bed drying yield shorter drying times, in the range from 1 to 3 hours, while tray drying averages 10 to 13 hours.
• the wet granulation mixture is dried in a fluid bed, for preferably about 1-3 hours.
• Fluid bed drying has the added advantages of better temperature control and decreased costs.
• the method of drying, drying time, and moisture content are critical to avoid decomposition, chemical migration, and other adverse physical characteristics of dried mixture which can affect the dosage form performance.
• the dried granulation mixture is subsequently milled in step (d) to form a milled granulation mixture.
• the particle size of the dried granulation mixture is reduced to achieve an appropriate particle size distribution for the subsequent processes.
• milling is achieved using a high shear impact mill (such as Fitzpatrick) or a low shear screening mill (such as Comil).
• the dried granulation mixture may also be screened to select the desired granule size.
• the lubricant was blended with the dried granulation mixture to give a final blended mixture.
• a V blender or bin blenders are used.
• a preferred blender is a V-shell PK blender.
• a gentle blending is preferred, such that each granule covered with the lubricant, while minimizing the breaking up of the granules. Increased breaking of the granules results in fine powder, or "fines".
• a high fine content results in variations of weight and density during compression into a tablet, as well as increases the need for cleaning of the compression machinery.
• the final blended mixture is then prepared in a solid dosage form suitable for oral administration. Solid dosage forms include tablets, capsules, pills, troches, cachets, and the like.
• the final blended mixture is compressed into a tablet.
• the compression machinery typically contains two steel punches within a steel die cavity.
• the tablet is formed when pressure is exerted on the dried granulation mixture by the punches in the cavity, or cell.
• Tableting machines include single-punch machines, rotary tablet machines, gravity feed, and powder assisted machines. Preferably, gravity feed or powder assisted machines are used.
• Rotary machines operating at high speeds suitable for large-scale production include double rotary machines and single rotary machines. Tablets can also include sugar-coated tablets, film-coated tablets, enteric-coated tablets, multiple-compressed tablets, controlled- release tablets, tablets for solution, effervescent tablets or buccal and sublingual tablets.
• Compressed tablets may be characterized by a number of specifications, including diameter size, shape, thickness, weight, hardness, friability, disintegration time, and dissolution characteristics.
• the compositions of the current invention preferably have similar properties to that of Provigil ® .
• the tablets preferably have weights, friability and dissolution rates in accordance with USP standards.
• the preferred hardness and thickness ranges of various sized tablets are shown below in Table 1:
• the final blended mixture is enclosed in capsules, preferably hard gelatin capsules.
• the hard gelatin capsules are commercially available, and are generally made from gelatin, colorants, optionally an opacifying agent such as titanium dioxide, and typically contain 12-16% water.
• the hard capsules can be prepared by filling the longer end of the capsule with the final blended mixture, and slipping a cap over the top using mG2, Zanasi, or H ⁇ fhger and Karg (H&K) machines.
• the present invention provides for a process of preparing a solid dose form of modafinil by dry mixing modafinil with the excipients.
• the mixture is compressed into a tablet.
• the mixture is encapsulated.
• the process comprises the steps of: (a) dry blending of modafinil and one or more excipients to form a dry mixture;
• the final blended mixture is compressed into tablets. In other preferred embodiments, the final blended mixture is enclosed in a capsule.
• step (a) modafinil is blended with all excipients in the final formulation, other than the lubricant.
• modafinil is thoroughly dry blended with the diluent(s), disintegrant(s) and a binder to form a uniform dry mixture.
• Blenders appropriate for large scale dry blending include twin shell blenders, double cone blenders, V blenders or bin blenders.
• a preferred blender is a V-shell PK blender.
• High-speed, high shear mixers may also be used.
• the dry mixture may also be granulated, milled into a fine powder, passed through a mesh screen, or micronized, if necessary.
• the lubricant was blended with the dry mixture to give a final blended mixture.
• a V blender or bin blenders are used.
• a preferred blender is a V-shell PK blender.
• the final blended mixture is then prepared in a solid dosage form suitable for oral administration.
• Solid dosage forms include tablets, capsules, pills, troches, cachets, and the like.
• the final blended mixture is compressed into a tablet.
• the final blended mixture is enclosed in capsules, preferably hard gelatin capsules.
• Other aspects of the invention also include use of these compositions for the treatment of a disease or disorder in a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the compositions of the present invention.
• compositions are useful in the treatment of sleepiness, promotion of wakefulness, treatment of Parkinson's disease, cerebral ischemia, stroke, sleep apneas, eating disorders, stimulation of appetite and weight gain, treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and fatigue, and improvement of cognitive dysfunction.
• Example 1 Formulation of a 100 mg Modafinil Tablet
• Example 2 Formulation of a 200 mg Modafinil Tablet
• Pregelatinized Starch NF (27.25 kg), Microcrystalline Cellulose NF (26.00 kg), Croscarmellose Sodium NF (10.00 kg) and Povidone K29/32 USP (13.00 kg) through a #10 mesh screen.
• Purified Water USP (100.00 kg). While mixing the dry mixture at low speed, pump the purified water into the Collette mixer at a rate of 14 kg/min. After the water has been added, continue to mix the wet granulation mixture at low speed and low chopper for 30 additional seconds. Additional mixing, and/or additional water may be required to achieve the desired consistency. Discharge the wet granulation mixture from the Collette bowl into a suitable transport vessel.
• the compression equipment can be outfitted to make tooling for a 100 mg tablet (0.496 x 0.218 inches), a 200 mg tablet (0.625 x 0.275 inches, bisected), 300 mg tablet (0.715 x 0.315 inches) and a 400 mg tablet (0.750 x 0.330 inches).

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