Patent 7271182 was granted and assigned to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company on September, 2007 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A sodium salt, magnesium salt, lithium salt, potassium salt, calcium salt or barium salt of (R)-2-[[[3-methyl-4-(2,2,2-trifluoroethoxy)-2-pyridinyl]methyl]sulfinyl]-1H-benzimidazole, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the salt. The novel salt is useful as an excellent antiulcer agent.