Macrolide polymorphs, compositions comprising such polymorphs, and methods of use and manufacture thereof
US8883986B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 4, 2009 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07D407/14
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention relates to novel forms of compounds displaying broad spectrum antibiotic activity, especially crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, compositions comprising such crystalline polymorphic forms and amorphous forms of such compounds, processes for manufacture and use thereof. The compounds and compositions of the invention are useful in the pharmaceutical industry, for example, in the treatment or prevention of diseases or disorders associated with the use of antibiotics, chemotherapies, or antiviral therapies, including, but not limited to, colitis, for example, pseudo-membranous colitis; antibiotic associated diarrhea; and infections due to Clostridium difficile (“C. difficile”), Clostridium perfringens (“C. perfringens”), Staphylococcus species, for example, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus, or Enterococcus including Vancomycin-resistant enterococci.
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