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USOO9682043B2 (12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US 9,682,043 B2 Goldman (45) Date of Patent: Jun. 20, 2017 (54) METHOD OF PREPARATION OF MIXED FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS PHASE CO-CRYSTALS WITH ACTIVE AGENTS JP 63-240936 A 10, 1988 JP 2003-522097 A 8, 1999 JP 20O2506876 A 3, 2002 (75) Inventor: David Goldman, Portland, CT (US) JP 2002356419 A 12/2002 WO WO99/47543 A2 9, 1999 (73) Assignee: MedCrystallForms, LLC, Hunt Valley, WO WO O2/O55,059 A2 T 2002 MD (US) WO WO O3/101392 A2 12/2003 WO WO 2004/043358 5, 2004 (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this WO WO 2004/078161 A1 9, 2004 patent is extended or adjusted under 35 WO WO 2004/082666 9, 2004 U.S.C. 154(b) by 537 days. OTHER PUBLICATIONS (21) Appl. No.: 11/008,034 Lide CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 2003 p. 3-246 and 3-480. (22) Filed: Dec. 9, 2004 Meyerson et al. “Crystals, Crystal Growth, and Nucleation' Hand book of Industrial Crystallization Ed. Meyerson. 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None See application file for complete search history. * cited by examiner (56) References Cited Primary Examiner — Robert A Wax Assistant Examiner — Caralynne Helm U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — Leydig, Voit & Mayer, 4,384,980 A 5, 1983 Patel et al. Ltd. 4,606.909 A * 8/1986 Bechgaard et al. .......... 424/469 5,118,528 A 6, 1992 Fessi et al. (57) ABSTRACT 5,266,712 A * 11/1993 Lanquetin ..................... 552,574 5,665,331 A 9/1997 Bagchi et al. 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Co-crystallization of chemically related materials is illus CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT 5 trated by the preparation of co-crystallized sugars (U.S. Pat. APPLICATIONS Nos. 4,101,680 and 4.338,339), of acetylenic compounds (U.S. Pat. No. 4,384,980), and sugar alcohols (U.S. Pat. Nos. This patent application claims the benefit of U.S. Provi 5,679,398; 5,958,471 and 6,083,438). The simple co-crys sional Patent Application No. 60/559,862, filed Apr. 6, 2004 tals therein described do not have the broad utility that and U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 60/528.232, 10 mixed phase co-crystals have for the enhancement of prop filed Dec. 9, 2003, which are incorporated by reference erties of widely different structures and physico-chemical herein. properties. Incorporation of minor components by a process FIELD OF THE INVENTION described as co-crystallization that yields a product of 15 indeterminate crystalline structure is illustrated by U.S. Pat. This invention pertains to methods of preparing an active Nos. 6,376,481, and 6,267.963 (sterol esters); U.S. Pat. No. agent as mixed phase co-crystals that have unique physical 6.214,402 (dilution of sweetener); U.S. Pat. No. 4,751,294 properties that differ from the active agent in pure form, as (stabilization by a base); U.S. Pat. No. 5,910.523 (nanocom well as compositions comprising mixed phase co-crystals. posites); U.S. Pat. No. 5,876,506 (mesomorphic sugar), U.S. The formulated mixed phase co-crystals are heterogenous Pat. No. 5,075,291 (uniform dispersion of drug in sugar and contain crystalline regions within the particles/granules alcohol); and U.S. Pat. No. 5,451,416. These materials of produced. Mixed phase co-crystals are useful for systemic indeterminate structure lack the ability of mixed phase delivery of the active agent as human and animal pharma co-crystals to maintain primary crystalline characteristics of ceuticals, dietary Supplements, and agrochemicals. Further the active agent while imparting amorphous-like properties more, mixed phase co-crystals have utility in imparting 25 along with designed functionalities to enhance solubility, desirable physical and stability properties otherwise not dissolution, and absorption. achievable for the pure active agent or in combination as a Complex mixtures of crystalline materials formed by simple formulation with the materials incorporated with the melt/congealing process are described in U.S. Pat. No. active agent. 6.267.963 (sterol-emulsion complexes); U.S. Pat. Nos. 30 4.855,326 and 5,853.762 (rapidly dissolving dosage unit); BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION and U.S. Pat. No. 5,075,291. The process for preparing co-crystals by evaporation or cooling from a solvent system Co-crystals occur in nature and form spontaneously with is described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,145,214 (photoconductors); closely related chemical structures, such as chemical iso U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,751.294; 4,971,797; and 6,214,402. Appli mers (racemates, diasteriomers, and the like). Co-crystals 35 cations for which no active agent is incorporated are are also found for materials that complex together in Solu described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,145,214 and 4,384,980. These tion Such as protein-ligands, chelates, inclusion complexes materials of indeterminate structure lack the ability of mixed as with cyclodextrins, and ligands. In U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,971, phase co-crystals to maintain primary crystalline character 797; 6,312,723 and 6.312,712, complexes of cyclodextrin istics of the active agent while imparting amorphous-like and active agents are described as being co-crystallized 40 properties along with designed functionalities to enhance together from solution.