Formulations of psilocin that have enhanced stability

Abstract

A composition of psilocin that is stable including at least one agent or chemical modification that provides enhanced stability. A method making stable psilocin, by providing a formulation of psilocin including at least one agent or chemical modification that provides enhanced stability. A method of treatment of a disease or condition, by administering a composition of psilocin that is stable to an individual and treating the disease or condition.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A composition of psilocin that is stable comprising at least one agent that provides enhanced stability in combination with psilocin, wherein enhanced stability includes being shelf-stable, being stable in cold storage, and being stable in storage under inert conditions. 
     
     
         2 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein said agent is a photostabilizing agent chosen from the group consisting of excipients with spectral overlay, food colorants, drug products with opacifying/coating agents, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         3 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein said agent is an antioxidant chosen from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, α-tocopherol acetate, acetone sodium bisulfite, acetylcysteine, ascorbyl palmitate, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), cysteine, cysteine hydrochloride, d-α-tocopherol natural, d-α-tocopherol synthetic, dithiothreitol, monothioglycerol, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, propyl gallate, sodium bisulfite, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, sodium metabisulfite, sodium sulfite, sodium thiosulfate, thiourea, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein said agent is a chemical modification of psilocin. 
     
     
         5 . The composition of  claim 4 , wherein said chemical modification is a pharmaceutical salt of a cation chosen from the group consisting of aluminum, arginine, benzathine, calcium, chloroprocaine, choline, diethanolamine, ethanolamine, ethylenediamine, histidine, lithium, lysine, magnesium, meglumine, potassium, procaine, sodium, triethylamine, and zinc. 
     
     
         6 . The composition of  claim 4 , wherein said chemical modification is a pharmaceutical salt of an anion chosen from the group consisting of acetate, aspartate, benzenesulfonate, benzoate, besylate, bicarbonate, bitartrate, bromide, camsylate, carbonate, chloride, citrate, decanoate, edetate, estolate, esylate, fumarate, gluceptate, gluconate, glutamate, glycolate, glycollylarsanilate, hexanoate, hexylresorcinate, hydrabamine, hydroxynaphthoate, iodide, isethionate, lactate, lactobionate, malate, maleate, mandelate, mesylate, methylbromide, methylnitrate, methylsulfate, mucate, napsylate, nitrate, octanoate, oleate, pamoate, pantothenate, phosphate, polygalacturonate, propionate, salicylate, stearate, subacetate, succinate, sulfate, tartrate, teoclate, tosylate, and triethiodide. 
     
     
         7 . The composition of  claim 4 , wherein said chemical modification is deuteration of one or more hydrogen atoms in said psilocin. 
     
     
         8 . The composition of  claim 4 , wherein said chemical modification is an acid chosen from the group consisting of naphthalene-1,5-disulfonic acid, sulphuric acid, ethane 1,2-disulfonic acid, naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, maleic acid, phosphoric acid, ethanesulfonic, p-toluenesulfonic, methanesulfonic, glutamic, malonic, gentisic, salicylic, citric, malic, lactic, benzoic, succinic, glutaric, hydrochloric, hydrobromic, oxalic, tartaric, L-tartaric, fumaric, acetic, L-aspartic, galactaric, glycoloic, hippuric, gluconic, sebacic, adipic, and ascorbic. 
     
     
         9 . The composition of  claim 1 , wherein enhanced stability includes being shelf-stable, being stable in cold storage, and being stable in storage under inert conditions, wherein said composition is in a formulation chosen from the group consisting of a liquid dosage form and a solid dosage form, and wherein said composition is in a formulation chosen from the group consisting of a liposome formulation and a nanoparticle formulation. 
     
     
         10 . A method making stable psilocin, including the steps of:
 providing a formulation of psilocin including at least one agent that provides enhanced stability, wherein enhanced stability includes being shelf-stable, being stable in cold storage, and being stable in storage under inert conditions.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the agent is a photostabilizing agent chosen from the group consisting of excipients with spectral overlay, food colorants, drug products with opacifying/coating agents, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the agent is an antioxidant chosen from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, α-tocopherol acetate, acetone sodium bisulfite, acetylcysteine, ascorbyl palmitate, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT), cysteine, cysteine hydrochloride, d-α-tocopherol natural, d-α-tocopherol synthetic, dithiothreitol, monothioglycerol, nordihydroguaiaretic acid, propyl gallate, sodium bisulfite, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, sodium metabisulfite, sodium sulfite, sodium thiosulfate, thiourea, and combinations thereof. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein the agent is a chemical modification of psilocin. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the chemical modification is a pharmaceutical salt of a cation chosen from the group consisting of aluminum, arginine, benzathine, calcium, chloroprocaine, choline, diethanolamine, ethanolamine, ethylenediamine, histidine, lithium, lysine, magnesium, meglumine, potassium, procaine, sodium, triethylamine, and zinc. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the chemical modification is a pharmaceutical salt of an anion chosen from the group consisting of acetate, aspartate, benzenesulfonate, benzoate, besylate, bicarbonate, bitartrate, bromide, camsylate, carbonate, chloride, citrate, decanoate, edetate, estolate, esylate, fumarate, gluceptate, gluconate, glutamate, glycolate, glycollylarsanilate, hexanoate, hexylresorcinate, hydrabamine, hydroxynaphthoate, iodide, isethionate, isethionate, lactate, lactobionate, malate, maleate, mandelate, mesylate, methylbromide, methylnitrate, methylsulfate, mucate, napsylate, nitrate, octanoate, oleate, pamoate, pantothenate, phosphate, polygalacturonate, propionate, salicylate, stearate, subacetate, succinate, sulfate, tartrate, teoclate, tosylate, and triethiodide. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the chemical modification is deuteration of one or more hydrogen atoms in said psilocin. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the chemical modification is an acid chosen from the group consisting of naphthalene-1,5-disulfonic acid, sulphuric acid, ethane 1,2-disulfonic acid, naphthalene-2-sulfonic acid, benzenesulfonic acid, maleic acid, phosphoric acid, ethanesulfonic, p-toluenesulfonic, methanesulfonic, glutamic, malonic, gentisic, salicylic, citric, malic, lactic, benzoic, succinic, glutaric, hydrochloric, hydrobromic, oxalic, tartaric, L-tartaric, fumaric, acetic, L-aspartic, galactaric, glycoloic, hippuric, gluconic, sebacic, adipic, and ascorbic. 
     
     
         18 . A method of treatment of a disease or condition, including the steps of:
 administering a composition of psilocin that is stable to an individual, wherein stable includes being shelf-stable, being stable in cold storage, and being stable in storage under inert conditions; and   treating the disease or condition.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the disease of condition is chosen from the group consisting of anxiety disorders, depression, headache disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), personality disorders, stress disorders, drug disorders, addictions, pain, neurodegenerative disorders, autism spectrum disorder, eating disorders, and neurological disorders. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 18 , wherein the composition is stabilized by a mechanism chosen from the group consisting of a photostabilizing agent, an antioxidant, and a chemical modification.