Medicaments for inhalation comprising an anticholinergic and a betamimetic

• US 20050025718A1
• Filed: 07/15/2004
• Published: 02/03/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH (C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG)
• Original Assignee: Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH (C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG)
• Inventors: Pairet, Michel, Pieper, Michael P., Konetzki, Ingo, Meade, Christopher John Montague
• Application Number:
  US10/891,564
• Publication Number:
  US 20050025718A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 424/46
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 2300/00 Mixtures or combinations of active ingredients, wherein at least one active ingredient is fully defined in groups A61K31/00 - A61K41/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 31/4704 2-Quinolinones, e.g. carbostyril
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 45/06 Mixtures of active ingredients without chemical characterisation, e.g. antiphlogistics and cardiaca
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0075 for inhalation via a dry powder inhaler [DPI], e.g. comprising micronized drug mixed with lactose carrier particles
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/008 comprising drug dissolved or suspended in liquid propellant for inhalation via a pressurized metered dose inhaler [MDI]
• CPC Class Codes: A61P 11/00 Drugs for disorders of the respiratory system

Abstract

A pharmaceutical composition comprising an anticholinergic and a betamimetic of formula 2 optionally together with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, the anticholinergic and the betamimetic optionally in the form of their enantiomers, mixtures of their enantiomers, their racemates, their solvates, or their hydrates, processes for preparing them, and their use in the treatment of asthma, COPD, or other inflammatory or obstructive respiratory complaints.

Claims

1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising:

(a) a betamimetic of formula 2

 

and

(b) an anticholinergic,

or an enantiomer, mixture of enantiomers, racemate, solvate, or hydrate thereof.

2. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient.

3. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the betamimetic of formula 2 is the enantiomer of formula 2-en

4. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the anticholinergic is a tiotropium salt, oxitropium salt, flutropium salt, ipratropium salt, glycopyrronium salt, or trospium salt, or an enantiomer, mixture of enantiomers, racemate, solvate, or hydrate thereof.

5. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 4, wherein the anticholinergic is a salt of chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, phosphate, methanesulfonate, nitrate, maleate, acetate, citrate, fumarate, tartrate, oxalate, succinate, benzoate or p-toluenesulfonate, or mixtures thereof.

6. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the anticholinergic is a tiotropium salt, oxitropium salt, or ipratropium salt, or an enantiomer, mixture of enantiomers, racemate, solvate, or hydrate thereof.

7. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 6, wherein the anticholinergic is a salt of chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, phosphate, methanesulfonate, nitrate, maleate, acetate, citrate, fumarate, tartrate, oxalate, succinate, benzoate or p-toluenesulfonate, or mixtures thereof.

8. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the anticholinergic is a salt of formula 1a

9. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 8, wherein X⁻

is fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, phosphate, methanesulfonate, nitrate, maleate, acetate, citrate, fumarate, tartrate, oxalate, succinate, benzoate, or p-toluenesulfonate, or an enantiomer, racemate, hydrate, or mixture thereof.

10. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the anticholinergic is a salt of formula 1a-en

11. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 10, wherein X⁻

is fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, phosphate, methanesulfonate, nitrate, maleate, acetate, citrate, fumarate, tartrate, oxalate, succinate, benzoate, or p-toluenesulfonate, or an enantiomer, racemate, hydrate, or mixture thereof.

12. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the anticholinergic is a salt of formula 1b

13. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 12, wherein X⁻

is fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, phosphate, methanesulfonate, nitrate, maleate, acetate, citrate, fumarate, tartrate, oxalate, succinate, benzoate, or p-toluenesulfonate, or an enantiomer, racemate, hydrate, or mixture thereof.

14. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 12, wherein the salt of formula 1b is an R-enantiomer.

15. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the anticholinergic is a compound of formula 1b-base

16. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 12, wherein the compound of formula 1b-base is an R-enantiomer.

17. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the anticholinergic is a compound of formula 1c

18. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 17, wherein X⁻

is fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, phosphate, methanesulfonate, nitrate, maleate, acetate, citrate, fumarate, tartrate, oxalate, succinate, benzoate, or p-toluenesulfonate, or an enantiomer, racemate, hydrate, or mixture thereof.

19. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the anticholinergic is a compound of formula 1d

20. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 19, wherein X⁻

is fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, phosphate, methanesulfonate, nitrate, maleate, acetate, citrate, fumarate, tartrate, oxalate, succinate, benzoate, or p-toluenesulfonate, or an enantiomer, racemate, hydrate, or mixture thereof.

21. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the anticholinergic is a compound of formula 1e

22. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 21, wherein X⁻

is fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, phosphate, methanesulfonate, nitrate, maleate, acetate, citrate, fumarate, tartrate, oxalate, succinate, benzoate, or p-toluenesulfonate, or an enantiomer, racemate, hydrate, or mixture thereof.

23. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the anticholinergic is a compound of formula 1f

24. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 23, wherein X⁻

is fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, phosphate, methanesulfonate, nitrate, maleate, acetate, citrate, fumarate, tartrate, oxalate, succinate, benzoate, or p-toluenesulfonate, or an enantiomer, racemate, hydrate, or mixture thereof.

25. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 1, wherein the anticholinergic is a compound of formula 1g

26. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 25, wherein X⁻

is fluoride, chloride, bromide, iodide, sulfate, phosphate, methanesulfonate, nitrate, maleate, acetate, citrate, fumarate, tartrate, oxalate, succinate, benzoate, or p-toluenesulfonate, or an enantiomer, racemate, hydrate, or mixture thereof.

27. The pharmaceutical composition according to one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 1, 7, 19, 21, 23, or 25, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is suitable for inhalation.

28. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 27, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is an inhalable powder, a propellant-containing metering aerosol, or a propellant-free inhalable solution or suspension.

29. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition further comprises a suitable physiologically acceptable excipient selected from the group consisting of:

monosaccharides, disaccharides, oligo- and polysaccharides, polyalcohols, and salts.

30. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 29, wherein the excipient has a maximum average particle size of up to 250 μ

m.

31. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 30, wherein the excipient has a maximum average particle size of between 10 μ

m and 150 μ

m.

32. The pharmaceutical composition of claim 31, wherein the excipient has a maximum average particle size of between 10 μ

m and 150 μ

m.

33. A capsule containing a pharmaceutical composition according to one of claims 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, or 25 in the form of an inhalable powder.

34. A capsule containing a pharmaceutical composition according to claim 27 in the form of an inhalable powder.

35. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is a propellant-containing inhalable aerosol and the anticholinergic and the betamimetic are in dissolved or dispersed form.

36. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 35, wherein the propellant-containing inhalable aerosol comprises a propellant gas selected from hydrocarbons and halohydrocarbons.

37. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 35, wherein the propellant-containing inhalable aerosol comprises a propellant gas selected from the group consisting of:

n-propane;

n-butane;

isobutane; and

chlorinated and/or fluorinated derivatives of methane, ethane, propane, butane, cyclopropane, and cyclobutane.

38. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 36, wherein the propellant gas is TG134a, TG227, or a mixture thereof.

39. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 35, further comprising at least one of a cosolvent, stabilizer, surfactant, antioxidant, lubricant, or means for adjusting the pH of the composition.

40. The pharmaceutical composition according to one of claims 36 to 38, further comprising at least one of a cosolvent, stabilizer, surfactant, antioxidant, lubricant, or means for adjusting the pH of the composition.

41. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 35, wherein the amount of the anticholinergic and the betamimetic is up to 5 wt. % of the pharmaceutical composition.

42. A pharmaceutical composition according to claim 1, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is propellant-free inhalable solution or suspension that further comprises a solvent selected from water, ethanol, or a mixture of water and ethanol.

43. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 42, wherein the pH is between 2 and 7.

44. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 43, wherein the pH is between 2 and 5.

45. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 42, wherein the pH of the pharmaceutical composition is adjusted by means of one or more acids selected from the group consisting of:

hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid, ascorbic acid, citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid, maleic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, acetic acid, formic acid, and propionic acid.

46. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 42, further comprising other cosolvents or excipients.

47. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 45, further comprising other cosolvents or excipients.

48. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 46, wherein the cosolvent is selected from the group consisting of alcohols, glycols, polyoxyethylene alcohols, and polyoxyethylene fatty acid esters.

49. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 46, wherein the cosolvent is selected from the group consisting of:

isopropyl alcohol, propylene glycol, polyethylene glycol, polypropylene glycol, glycol ether, and glycerol.

50. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 46, wherein the excipient is selected from the group consisting of:

surfactants, stabilizers, complexing agents, antioxidants, preservatives, flavorings, pharmacologically acceptable salts, and vitamins.

51. The pharmaceutical composition according to claim 50, wherein the excipient is selected from the group consisting of:

edetic acid, a salt of edetic acid, ascorbic acid, vitamin A, vitamin E, tocopherols, cetyl pyridinium chloride, benzalkonium chloride, benzoic acid, and benzoate salts.

52. A method of treating asthma, COPD, or other inflammatory or obstructive respiratory complaints in a patient in need of such treatment, the method comprising administering to the patient a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition according to one of claims 1, 2, 8, 10, 1, 2, 1, 5, 1, 7, 19, 21, 23, or 25.

53. A kit comprising one or more unit dosage containers containing a pharmaceutical composition, each unit dosage container containing a pharmaceutical composition comprising:

(a) a betamimetic of formula 2

 

and

(b) an anticholinergic,

each optionally together with a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient,

the anticholinergic and the betamimetic optionally in the form of their enantiomers, mixtures of their enantiomers, their racemates, their solvates, or their hydrates.

54. The kit according to claim 53, further comprising instructions with directions for using the kit.

55. A kit comprising:

(a) a first container containing a first pharmaceutical formulation comprising a betamimetic of formula 2

10 and

(b) a second container containing a second pharmaceutical formulation comprising an anticholinergic,

each container each optionally further containing a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient,

the anticholinergic and the betamimetic optionally in the form of their enantiomers, mixtures of their enantiomers, their racemates, their solvates, or their hydrates.

56. The kit according to claim 55, further comprising instructions with directions for using the kit.