Patent ID: 8802709

Claim:
A solid pharmaceutical composition comprising a blended mixture of a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and crystalline hemiedisylate salt form II of 4′-{2-ethoxy-4-ethyl-5-[((S)-2-mercapto-4-methylpentanoylamino)methyl]imidazol-1-ylmethyl}-3′-fluorobiphenyl-2-carboxylic acid, characterized by a powder x-ray diffraction pattern comprising diffraction peaks at 2θ values of 9.74±0.20, 11.00±0.20, 12.89±0.20, 14.27±0.20, 15.54±0.20, 18.62±0.20, and 23.78±0.20; wherein said composition is shaped or loaded into tablets or capsules.