Patent ID: 8691878
Filing Date: 2014-04-08
Classification: A61K,A61P,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method of treating HIV, comprising administering a solid pharmaceutical dosage form to a patient in need thereof, wherein the dosage form comprises ritonavir formulated in solid dispersion, and said solid dispersion comprises (1) a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant having an HLB value of from 4 to 10, or a combination of pharmaceutically acceptable surfactants having an HLB value of from 4 to 10, and (2) a pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymer having a Tg of at least 50° C., or a combination of pharmaceutically acceptable water-soluble polymers having a Tg of at least 50° C., and wherein the dosage form comprises from 50% to 85% by weight of the total dosage form of said water-soluble polymer or said combination of water-soluble polymers.