The invention provides a
biopharmaceutical formulation including an
aqueous solution having a
propionate buffer with a pH from about 4.0 to about 6.0, at least one
excipient and an effective amount of a therapeutic polypeptide. The
propionate buffer can include a concentration selected from between about 1-50 mM, 2-30 mM, 3-20 mM, 4-10 mM and 5-8 mM. The therapeutic polypeptide included in a
biopharmaceutical formulation of the invention can include an
antibody, Fd, Fv, Fab, F(ab′), F(ab)2, F(ab′)2,
single chain Fv (scFv), chimeric antibodies, diabodies, triabodies, tetrabodies, minibody, peptibody,
hormone,
growth factor or
cell signaling molecule. The invention also provides a method of preparing a
biopharmaceutical formulation. The method includes combining an
aqueous solution having a
propionate buffer with a pH from about 4.0 to about 6.0 and at least one
excipient with an effective amount of a therapeutic polypeptide.