Abstract: Substituted imidazolyl-alkyl-piperazine and diazepine derivatives of Formula A: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is aryl, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl or hydrogen;R.sup.2 is aryl, lower alkyl or hydrogen;R.sup.3 is lower alkyl, hydroxy, or hydrogen;R.sup.4 is aryl or hydrogen;R.sup.5 is aryl or hydrogen;m is two or three;n is zero, one or two, provided that when R.sup.3 is hydroxy, n is one or two; andq is zero, one, two, or three;and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are calcium channel antagonists useful for treating mammals having a variety of disease states, such as stroke, epilepsy, hypertension, angina, migraine, arrhythmia, thrombosis, embolism and also for treatment of spinal injuries.

Abstract: The carbamate salt of 2-(2'-thienyl)-alkylamines and particularly the ethylamine and its method of synthesis are disclosed. The carbamate salt of 2-(2'-thienyl)ethylamine is a stable, easily transportable crystalline material that can be converted to 2-(2'-thienyl)ethylamine, a useful intermediate in the synthesis of 5[(2-chlorophenyl)methyl]-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrothieno-[3,2-c]pyridine hydrochloride, also known as ticlopidine hydrochloride. The synthesis is carried out by reacting an amine of formula (I): ##STR1## with CO.sub.

Abstract: The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of Formula A, wherein Z is hydrogen or --C(O)R, Y is hydrogen or morpholinoethyl, and where R is lower alkyl or aryl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful as immunosuppressive agents, particularly for treatment of allograft rejection, especially including cardiac allograft rejection, pancreatic allograft rejection and renal allograft rejection, and for treating autoimmune diabetes.

Abstract: A non-stinging aqueous anti-inflammatory steroid formulation suitable for intranasal administration comprises: an anti-inflammatory steroid in an amount between about 0.01% and about 0.05% (w/v); propylene glycol in an amount between about 2% and about 10% (w/v); PEG 400 in an amount between about 10% and about 25% (w/v); polysorbate 20 in an amount between about 1% and about 4% (w/v); an effective amount of a preservative; an effective amount of a stabilizer; an effective amount of an antioxidant; water; and pH buffering agent sufficient to adjust the pH of the resulting solution to between about 3.5 and about 7.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical formulation suitable for parenteral (preferably intravenous) adminstration includes an effective amount of 1-diphenylmethyl-4-[(2-(4-methylphenyl)-5-methyl-1H-imidazol-4-yl)methyl]p iperazine and a suitable amount of an acid to generate a pharmaceutically acceptable salt having a pH above about 3.0 and a solubility above about 4.0 mg/ml. The intravenous formulation optionally includes a suitable tonicifier in a quantity sufficient to achieve isotonicity with body fluids. The salt is formed in situ during the formulation process. The slat of tartaric acid is preferred; suitable salts for lower concentration dosages are the citric acid and methane sulphonic acid salts.

Abstract: This invention concerns novel, delayed/sustained release devices and compositions, including methods of their manufacture and use. The compositions include macromolecules, particularly polypeptide pharmaceuticals, and an initially partially-hydrated, non-biodegradable, hydrogel rate-limiting membrane.

Abstract: A method of treating rheumatoid arthritis which method comprises administering to a mammal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein: A is oxygen or sulfur;R.sup.1 is selected from the group consisting of H, ##STR2## in which Y is oxygen or sulfur:R.sup.2 is alkyl, haloalkyl or --NR.sup.4 R.sup.5, where R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are independently H, alkyl, haloalkyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl optionally monosubstituted with halogen, hydroxy, carboxy, chlorocarbonyl, nitro, cyano, phenyl, alkyl, acyl, alkoxycarbonyl, acylamino, dialkylamino or dialkylaminoethoxycarbonyl, phenyl optionally disubstituted with hydroxy, carboxy, nitro or alkyl, or benzyl optionally substituted with dialkylamino;n is an integer from 0-6;R.sup.3 is H alkyl or a pharmaceutically acceptable cation;Q and R are independently H or --CO.sub.2 R.sup.

Abstract: 1,9-Alkano-bridged-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepines and the derivatives thereof, i.e., the compounds of Formula I: ##STR1## wherein: R is selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, cyano, lower alkyl, lower alkenyl, and aralkyl;each of R.sup.1, R.sup.2 and R.sup.3 is independently selected from the group consisting of: hydrogen, hydroxy, halo, trifluoromethyl, nitro, amido, lower alkoxy, lower alkyl, and lower alkylthio; andY is lower alkylene having from two to four carbon atoms;and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful as CNS agents, e.g., as antidepressants, anxiolytics and antihypertensives, and/or as precursors thereto.

Abstract: The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of Formula A, wherein Z is hydrogen or --C(O)R, where R is lower alkyl or aryl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful as immunosuppressive agents, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-tumor agents, anti-viral agents, and anti-psoriatic agents.

Abstract: The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of Formula A, wherein Z is hydrogen or --C(O)R, Y is hydrogen or morpholinoethyl, and where R is lower alkyl or aryl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful as immunosuppressive agents, particularly for treatment of allograft rejection, especially including cardiac allograft rejection, pancreatic allograft rejection and renal allograft rejection, and for treating autoimmune diabetes.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## or an optical isomer thereof wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and are an alkyl or alkenyl group of 6 to 24 carbon atoms; R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same or different and are alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aryl, aralkyl of 7 to 11 carbon atoms, or when two or three of R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are taken together to form quinuclidino, piperidino, pyrrolidino, or morpholino; n is 1 to 8; and X is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion.

Abstract: 3-[.omega.-(3,5-Di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)alkanoyl]-pyrroles and their de-oxy analogs, for example, 3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)pyrrole, 2-chloro-4-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoyl)pyrrole, 3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoyl)pyrrole and 3-[2-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-oxoethyl]pyrrole, have high pharmacological potency as anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic agents.

Abstract: Substituted imidazolyl-alkyl-piperazine and diazepine derivatives of Formula A: ##STR1## wherein: R.sup.1 is aryl, lower alkyl, cycloalkyl or hydrogen;R.sup.2 is aryl, lower alkyl or hydrogen;R.sup.3 lower alkyl, hydroxy, or hydrogen;R.sup.4 aryl or hydrogen;R.sup.5 aryl or hydrogen;m is two or three;n is zero, one or two,provided that when R.sup.3 hydroxy, n is one or two; andq is zero, one, two, or three;and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are calcium channel antagonists useful for treating mammals having a variety of disease states, such as stroke, epilipsy, hypertension, angina, migraine, arrhythmia, thrombosis, embolism and also for treatment of spinal injuries.

Abstract: An improved process for the reduction of 2-(2-nitrovinyl)thiophene to form 2-(2-thienyl)ethylamine employs a boron-containing reducing agent, preferably diborane. The 2-(2-thienyl)ethylamine produced by this process is advantageously converted to ticlopidine.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds of the formula ##STR1## or an optical isomer thereof wherein R.sup.1 and R.sup.2 are the same or different and are an alkyl or alkenyl group of 6 to 24 carbon atoms; R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are the same or different and are alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aryl, aralkyl of 7 to 11 carbon atoms, or when two or three of R.sup.3, R.sup.4, and R.sup.5 are taken together to form quinuclidino, piperidino, pyrrolidino, or morpholino; n is 1 to 8; and X is a pharmaceutically acceptable anion.

Abstract: Nucleoside analogues having a ring-open structure, of general formula: ##STR1## where R and R' may be hydrogen, silyl groups, substituted alkyl groups, benzyl groups and the like, and X is an optionally substituted base such as guanine or adenine, have been shown to exhibit anti-viral and other biological acivities at non-toxic levels.

Abstract: The compounds and pharmaceutical compositions of Formula A, wherein Z is hydrogen or --C(O)R, Y is hydrogen or morpholinoethyl, and where R is lower alkyl or aryl, and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful as immunosuppressive agents, particularly for treatment of allograft rejection, especially including cardiac allograft rejection, pancreatic allograft rejection and renal allograft rejection, and for treating autoimmune diabetes.

Abstract: Heterocyclic aminoalkyl esters of mycophenolic acid, and the derivatives and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, are useful as immunosuppressive agents, anti-inflammatory agents, anti-tumor agents, anti-viral agents, and anti-psoriatic agents.

Abstract: Combinations of 9-(1,3-dihydroxy-2-propoxymethyl) guanine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, with .beta.-interferon show a surprisingly high degree of synergism in their activity against viral infections.

Abstract: 3-[.omega.-(3,5-Di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)alkanoyl]-pyrroles and their de-oxy analogs, for example, 3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzyl)pyrrole, 2-chloro-4-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoyl)pyrrole, 3-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxybenzoyl)pyrrole and 3-[2-(3,5-di-t-butyl-4-hydroxyphenyl)-1-oxoethyl]pyrrole, have high pharmacological potency as anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic agents.