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`(10) Patent No.:
`(45) Date of Patent:
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`US 7,713,930 B2
`*May 11, 2010
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`ACIDIC INSULIN PREPARATIONS HAVING
`IMPROVED STABILITY
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`Inventors: Anette Brunner-Schwarz, Frankfurt
`(DE); Norbert Lill, Kronberg (DE)
`
`Assignee: Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH,
`Frankfurt am Main (DE)
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`Notice:
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`Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
`patent is extended or adjusted under 35
`U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.
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`This patent is subject to a terminal dis-
`claimer.
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`(21) Appl. No.: 12/328,208
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`(22) Filed:
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`Dec. 4, 2008
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`(65)
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`Jun. 18, 2002
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`(DE)
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` 10227232
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`Primary Examiner Christopher R. Tate
`Assistant Examiner Roy Teller
`(74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm Balaram Gupta
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`(57)
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`ABSTRACT
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`The invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation com-
`prising a polypeptide selected from the group consisting of
`insulin, an insulin metabolite, an insulin analog, an insulin
`derivative and combinations thereof; a surfactant or combi-
`nations of two or more surfactants; optionally a preservative
`or combinations of two or more preservatives; and optionally
`an isotonicizing agent, buffers or further excipients or com-
`binations thereof, the pharmaceutical formulation having a
`pH in the acidic range.
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`20 Claims, No Drawings
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