COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PROVIDING THYROID HORMONE OR ANALOGS THEREOF
First Claim
1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more thyroid hormones or analogs thereof, wherein a first portion of thyroid hormone is formulated for modified release and a second portion of the one or more thyroid hormones is formulated for modified release, wherein the combination of the first and second portion are provided in an amount effective to treat hypothyroidism.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a pharmaceutical composition and method of making and using comprising one or more thyroid hormones or analogs thereof, wherein a first portion of thyroid hormone is formulated for modified release and a second portion of the one or more thyroid hormones is formulated for modified release, wherein the combination of the first and second portion are provided in an amount effective to treat hypothyroidism.
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- 1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising one or more thyroid hormones or analogs thereof, wherein a first portion of thyroid hormone is formulated for modified release and a second portion of the one or more thyroid hormones is formulated for modified release, wherein the combination of the first and second portion are provided in an amount effective to treat hypothyroidism.
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16. A pharmaceutical composition comprising thyroid hormone(s) complexed with ion-exchange resin particles to form drug resin particles, wherein the composition comprises a first plurality of immediate release drug-resin particles and a second plurality of drug-resin particles that are coated for modified release, wherein the composition has an in vivo fasted serum profile with a first and second peak wherein the first peak occurs before 3 hours after ingestion of the composition and the second peak occurs after 3 hours after ingestion.
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17. A method of making a pharmaceutical composition comprising:
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attaching a first portion of a first thyroid hormone or analogs thereof to ion-exchange resin particles to form drug-resin particles; attaching a second portion of a second thyroid hormone or analogs thereof to ion-exchange resin particles to form drug-resin particles; and wherein at least 10-90% or more by weight of the first portion of thyroid hormone(s) is formulated for modified release, and at least 90-10% or more by weight of the second portion of thyroid hormone(s) is formulated for modified release, wherein the first and second portions are provided in an amount effective to treat hypothyroidism. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of evaluating a formulation believed to be useful in treating hypothyroidism, the method comprising:
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(a) measuring the blood levels of one or more thyroid hormones from a first set of subjects suspected of having hypothyroidism; (b) administering the formulation to a first subset of the patients, and a placebo to a second subset of the patients, wherein the formulation comprises a first portion of thyroid hormone is formulated for modified release and a second portion of the one or more thyroid hormones is formulated for modified release, wherein the combination of the first and second portion are provided in an amount effective to treat hypothyroidism; (c) repeating step (a) after the administration of the formulation or the placebo; and (d) determining if the formulation reduces the number of hypothyroidism that is statistically significant as compared to any reduction occurring in the second subset of patients, wherein a statistically significant reduction indicates that the formulation is useful in treating hypothyroidism.
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