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US 7,129,248 B2Granted
Process for preparing oxycodone hydrochloride having less than 25 ppm 14-hydroxycodeinone
AssigneeEuro-Celtique S.A.
InventorsRobert Chapman, Lonn S. Rider, Qi Hong, Donald Kyle, Robert Kupper
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Abstract
In certain embodiments the invention is directed to a process for preparing an oxycodone hydrochloride composition having less than 25 ppm of 14-hydroxycodeinone.
Claims18
A process for preparing an oxycodone hydrochloride composition having less than 25 ppm 14-hydroxycodeinone comprising hydrogenating an oxycodone hydrochloride composition having at least 100 ppm 14-hydroxycodeinone in a suitable solvent to produce an oxycodone hydrochloride composition having less than 25 ppm 14-hydroxycodeinone.
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