NEW PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF LOFERPRAMINE MALEATE: A STABLE SALT OF LOFERPRAMINE

摘要

This invention relates to a stable salt of Lofepramine and A process for the synthesis of stable Lofepramine maleate comprising; dissolving maleic acid in ethyl acetate by warming and the solution is then filtered hot; adding purified Lofepramine base to the said clear solution of maleic acid and heated upto about 40-60°C; filtering the precipitates of Lofepramine maleate; drying the said precipitates at 45 to 55°C to obtain Lofepramine maleate.