A MALEATE SALT OF THE FREE BASE OF N-[5-(AMINOSULFONYL)-4-METHYL-1.3-THIAZOL-2-YL]-N-METHYL-2-[4-(2-PYRIDINYL)-PHENYL]-ACETAMIDE, PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS, METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USES THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF HERPES VIRUSES
The present invention relates to the field of anti-viral active agents, particularly to salts, more particularly to a maleate salt of the free base of N-[5-(aminosulfonyl)-4-methyl-1,3-thiazol-2-yl]-N-methyl-2-[4-(2-pyridinyl)-phenyl]-acetamide, to pharmaceutical formulations thereof as well as to methods for the production of these salts. The present invention also relates to the use of theses salts and of respective pharmaceutical formulations thereof in methods of treatment and/or prevention of human herpes simplex virus infections, particulary infections caused by HSV-1 and HSV-2.
