Patent ID: 9687506
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: A61K,A61P,C01B,Y02A,Y10T

Claim:
1. A pharmaceutical composition comprising sodium nitrite and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or excipients, wherein the sodium nitrite contains no greater than 0.02% by weight of sodium carbonate, contains no greater than 10 ppm of an anti-caking agent, has a loss on drying of no greater than 0.25% by weight, wherein the water content is no greater than 0.5% by weight, wherein the heavy metal content is no greater than 10 ppm, contains no greater than 0.4% by weight of sodium nitrate, contains no greater than 0.005% by weight of insoluble matter, contains no greater than 0.005% by weight of chloride, contains no greater than 0.01% by weight of sulfate, contains no greater than 0.001% by weight of iron, contains no greater than 0.01% by weight of calcium, contains no greater than 0.005% by weight of potassium, contains no greater than 0.05 ppm of mercury, contains no greater than 2 ppm of aluminum, contains no greater than 3 ppm of arsenic, contains no greater than 0.003% by weight of selenium, contains no greater than 5000 ppm of ethanol, contains no greater than 3000 ppm methanol, wherein the total non-volatile organic carbon content is no greater than 10 ppm, and contains no greater than 0.25 EU/mg of bacterial endotoxins, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is formulated for intravenous, intraarterial, intraperitoneal, intrathecal, intraventricular, intraurethral, intrasternal, intracranial, intramuscular, intrasynovial, intravesical, or subcutaneous administration.