STABILIZED CARBAPENEM ANTIBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF MAKING - Patent 0937079

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EP 0 937 079 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	25.08.1999 Bulletin 1999/34

(21)	Application number: 97913772.0

(22)	Date of filing: 24.10.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C07D 477/ 00^{( . )}
A61K 31/ 454^{( . )}
A61P 31/ 04^{( . )}
C07D 477/ 20^{( . )}

A61K 31/ 407^{( . )}
A61K 31/ 496^{( . )}
C07D 477/ 02^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/019336

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/018800 (07.05.1998 Gazette 1998/18)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

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Priority:

28.10.1996 US 19960029520P
18.12.1996 GB 19960026211

(71)	Applicant: Merck & Co., Inc. (a New Jersey corp.)
	Rahway, N.J. 07065 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	ALMARSSON, Orn Rahway, NJ 07065 (US) KAUFMAN, Michael, J. Rahway, NJ 07065 (US) STONG, John, D. Rahway, NJ 07065 (US) WILLIAMS, John, M. Rahway, NJ 07065 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hiscock, Ian James, et al
	European Patent Department, Merck & Co., Inc., Terlings Park, Eastwick Road Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR (GB)

(54)	STABILIZED CARBAPENEM ANTIBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF MAKING