Patent ID: 7141593

Claim:
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a solution which comprises: (a) (2S,3S,5S)-5-(N-(N-((N-methyl-N-((2-isopropyl-4-thiazolyl)-methyl)amino)carbonyl)-L-valinyl)amino)-2-(N-((5thiazolyl)methoxy-carbonyl)-amino)-1,6-diphenyl-3-hydroxyhexane (ritonavir) or a combination of ritonavir and another HIV protease inhibiting compound, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, in an amount of from 1% to 50% by weight of said solution; (b) a pharmaceutically acceptable medium and/or long chain fatty acid, or a mixture of pharmaceutically acceptable medium and/or long chain fatty acids, in an amount of from 30% to 75% by weight of said solution; (c) ethanol or propylene glycol in an amount of from 1% to 15% by weight of said solution; (d) water in an amount of from 0.4% to 3.5% by weight of said solution; and, optionally, (e) a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant.