CPC A61K 31/444 (2013.01) [A61K 9/4825 (2013.01); A61K 9/4858 (2013.01); A61K 9/4866 (2013.01); A61K 9/4891 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. An immediate-release pharmaceutical composition comprising a fill material encapsulated in a capsule shell, wherein the fill material comprises:
a. apixaban and
b. a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier system comprising at least one of a solubilizing agent, a crystallization inhibitor, a stabilizer, and a solvent;
wherein fill material is in the form of a liquid;
wherein apixaban is uniformly solubilized in the pharmaceutically acceptable carrier system;
wherein the capsule shell is a gelatin capsule coated with a functional coating to provides an in-vitro release of not more than about 50 wt % of the apixaban, within 60 min of dissolution in 900 mL of a 0.1N HCl, (pH 1.2) dissolution medium, measured using USP Apparatus II, at 75 RPM and 37° C.; and
wherein the pharmaceutical composition is not an osmotic formulation.
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