Pharmaceutical compositions of conjugated estrogens and methods of analyzing mixtures containing estrogenic compounds
First Claim
1. A composition of matter comprising:
- a mixture of estrogenic compounds, wherein said mixture comprises salts of conjugated estrone, conjugated equilin, conjugated Δ
8,9-dehyroestrone, conjugated 17α
-estradiol, conjugated 17α
-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β
-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β
-estradiol, conjugated equilenin, conjugated 17α
-dihydroequilin, and conjugated 17β
-dihydroequilenin, and wherein said mixture comprises the same essential estrogenic compounds present in naturally derived equine conjugated estrogens;
wherein said composition of matter is present in a chemically pure form.
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Abstract
A composition of matter is provided having a mixture of active estrogenic compounds. The mixture is present in chemically pure form. The mixture includes salts of conjugated estrone, conjugated equilin, conjugated Δ8,9-dehydroestrone, conjugated 17α-estradiol, conjugated 17α-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β-estradiol, conjugated equilenin, conjugated 17α-dihydroequilenin, and conjugated 17β-dihydroequilenin. The mixture also contains the same essential estrogenic compounds present in naturally derived equine conjugated estrogens. Drug products including the composition of matter are also provided, as are methods of using these drug products to treat mammals in need of treatment. Methods of analyzing mixtures containing conjugated estrogens are also provided.
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44 Claims
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1. A composition of matter comprising:
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a mixture of estrogenic compounds, wherein said mixture comprises salts of conjugated estrone, conjugated equilin, conjugated Δ
8,9-dehyroestrone, conjugated 17α
-estradiol, conjugated 17α
-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β
-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β
-estradiol, conjugated equilenin, conjugated 17α
-dihydroequilin, and conjugated 17β
-dihydroequilenin, and wherein said mixture comprises the same essential estrogenic compounds present in naturally derived equine conjugated estrogens;
wherein said composition of matter is present in a chemically pure form. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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9. A composition of matter comprising:
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a mixture of estrogenic compounds, wherein at least one of said estrogenic compounds is a synthetic estrogenic compound, and wherein said mixture comprises the same essential estrogenic compounds present in naturally derived equine conjugated estrogens;
wherein said composition of matter is present in a chemically pure form. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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10. The composition according to claim wherein the mixture further comprises at least one compound selected from the group consisting of equilenin, 17β
- -dihydroequilenin, 17β
-dihydroequilin, 17α
-dihydroequilenin, 17β
-estradiol, 17α
-dihydroequilin, 17α
-estradiol, equilin, Δ
8,9-dehydroestrone, estrone, 17α
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8,9-dehydroestradiol, 17β
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8,9-dehydroestradiol, 6-OH 17α
-dihydroequilenin, 6-OH equilenin, and the salts of 17α
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8,9-dehydroestradiol sulfate, 17β
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8,9-dehydroestradiol sulfate, 6-OH 17α
-dihydroequilenin sulfate, 6-OH 17β
-dihydroequilenin sulfate, and 6-OH equilenin sulfate. - View Dependent Claims (11)
- -dihydroequilenin, 17β
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13. A composition of matter comprising:
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a mixture of estrogenic compounds, wherein said mixture comprises the same essential estrogenic compounds present in naturally derived equine conjugated estrogens;
wherein said composition of matter is present in a chemically pure form. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A composition of matter comprising:
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a mixture of estrogenic compounds, wherein said mixture comprises salts of conjugated estrone, conjugated equilin, conjugated Δ
8,9-dehydroestrone, conjugated 17α
-estradiol, conjugated 17α
-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β
-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β
-estradiol, conjugated equilenin, conjugated 17α
-dihydroequilenin, and conjugated 17β
-dihydroequilenin, and wherein said mixture comprises the same essential estrogenic compounds present in naturally derived equine conjugated estrogens; and
at least one additional pharmaceutically active ingredient selected from the group consisting of androgens, progestins, calcium salts, and vitamin D;
wherein said composition of matter is present in a chemically pure form. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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26. A method for analyzing conjugated estrogen constituents comprising the steps of:
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preparing a solution containing conjugated estrogens, said solution comprising;
a mixture comprising estrogenic compounds to be analyzed; and
a mobile phase comprising;
an organic portion comprising between about 0.1% and about 30% (by volume organic portion)-protic solvent and between about 70% and about 100% (by volume organic portion) polar aprotic solvent; and
an aqueous portion;
and analyzing the conjugated estrogens solution utilizing a HPLC system. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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43. A composition of matter comprising:
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a mixture of estrogenic compounds, wherein said mixture comprises salts of conjugated estrone, conjugated equilin, conjugated Δ
8,9-dehydroestrone, conjugated 17α
-estradiol, conjugated 17α
-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β
-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β
-estradiol, conjugated equilenin, conjugated 17α
-dihydroequilenin, and conjugated 17β
-dihydroequilenin, and wherein said mixture comprises the same essential estrogenic compounds present in naturally derived equine conjugated estrogens;
wherein said composition of matter is substantially devoid of a compound selected from the group consisting of indican, sulfated benzyl alcohol, hippuric acid, benzoic acid, and creatinine.
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44. A composition of matter comprising:
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a mixture of estrogenic compounds, wherein said mixture comprises salts of conjugated estrone, conjugated equilin, conjugated Δ
8,9-dehydroestrone, conjugated 17α
-estradiol, conjugated 17α
-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β
-dihydroequilin, conjugated 17β
-estradiol, conjugated equilenin, conjugated 17α
-dihydroequilenin, and conjugated 17β
-dihydroequilenin, and wherein said mixture comprises the same essential estrogenic compounds present in naturally derived equine conjugated estrogens;
wherein said composition of matter is substantially devoid of indican, sulfated benzyl alcohol, hippuric acid, benzoic acid, and creatinine.
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