Claims for Patent: 9,119,848

Summary for Patent: 9,119,848

Title:	Morphinan derivatives for the treatment of drug overdose
Abstract:	The instant application relates to morphinan derivatives of Formula I with sustained effectiveness in treating drug toxicity and overdose: ##STR00001##
Inventor(s):	Silverman; Bernard (Needham, MA), Fu; Fen-Ni (Northboro, MA), Guo; Chengyun (McFarland, WI)
Assignee:	Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited (Dublin, IE)
Application Number:	12/903,462
Patent Claims:	1. A method of treating opioid toxicity or overdose in a subject in need thereof comprising administrating L-malate salt of Compound-1 having the formula: ##STR00008## wherein said opioid toxicity or overdose is resulting from opioid administration to a non-dependent patient; wherein said opioid toxicity or overdose results from an opioid drug selected from alfentanil, allylprodine, alphaprodine, anileridine, benzylmorphine, bezitramide, buprenorphine, butorphanol, clonitazene, codeine, desomorphine, dextromoramide, dezocine, diampromide, diamorphone, dihydrocodeine, dihydromorphine, dimenoxadol, dimepheptanol, dimethylthiambutene, dioxaphetyl butyrate, dipipanone, eptazocine, ethoheptazine, ethylmethylthiambutene, ethylmorphine, etonitazene, etorphine, dihydroetorphine, fentanyl and derivatives, heroin, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, hydroxypethidine, isomethadone, ketobemidone, levorphanol, levophenacylmorphan, lofentanil, meperidine, meptazinol, metazocine, methadone, metopon, morphine, myrophine, narceine, nicomorphine, norlevorphanol, normethadone, nalorphine, nalbuphene, normorphine, norpipanone, opium, oxycodone, oxymorphone, papaveretum, pentazocine, phenadoxone, phenomorphan, phenazocine, phenoperidine, piminodine, piritramide, propheptazine, promedol, properidine, propoxyphene, sufentanil, tilidine, tramadol, mixtures thereof 2. An L-malate salt of compound-1 having the formula: ##STR00009##