Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of improving (e.g. restoring) function in a patient having idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which method comprises perorally administering a therapeutically-effective amount of N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide (C21), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to said patient. Said treatment is capable of treating said IPF in a therapeutic, including a curative, fashion.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of improving (e.g. restoring) function in a patient having idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which method comprises perorally administering a therapeutically-effective amount of N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide (C21), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to said patient. Said treatment is capable of treating said IPF in a therapeutic, including a curative, fashion.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of improving (e.g. restoring) function in a patient having idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which method comprises perorally administering a therapeutically-effective amount of N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide (C21), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to said patient. Said treatment is capable of treating said IPF in a therapeutic, including a curative, fashion.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of improving (e.g. restoring) function in a patient having idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, which method comprises perorally administering a therapeutically-effective amount of N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide (C21), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to said patient. Said treatment is capable of treating said IPF in a therapeutic, including a curative, fashion.

Abstract: There is provided N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-isobutylthiophene-2-sulfonamide, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of treatment of respiratory virus-induced tissue damage. Such damage may be caused by coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. N-Butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide alleviates symptoms of diseases caused by those viruses (including coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19), such as cough, dyspnea, pneumonia, respiratory distress, respiratory failure and/or fibrosis of organs such as the lungs, the heart or the kidneys, and may thus prevent respiratory virus-induced morbidity and/or mortality.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a pharmaceutical composition suitable for administration to the lung, which composition comprises a plurality of amorphous nanoporous silica particles, in which N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-yl-methylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof is loaded into the pores of said silica particles, and wherein the silica particles have: (a) a mass median aerodynamic diameter that is between about 0.1 ?m and about 10 ?m; and (b) a geometric standard deviation that is less than about 4. Such compositions find particular utility in the treatment of an interstitial lung diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis, which diseases may be treated with such compositions for example by way of pulmonary administration.

Abstract: There is provided N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-isobutyl-thiophene-2-sulfonamide, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of treatment of respiratory virus-induced tissue damage. Such damage may be caused by coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. N-Butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-isobutylthiophene-2-sulfonamide alleviate symptoms of diseases caused by those viruses (including coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19), such as cough, dyspnea, pneumonia, respiratory distress, respiratory failure and/or fibrosis of organs such as the lungs, the heart or the kidneys, and may thus prevent respiratory virus-induced morbidity and/or mortality.

Abstract: There is provided N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-isobutylthiophene-2-sulfonamide, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of treatment of respiratory virus-induced tissue damage. Such damage may be caused by coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. N-Butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide alleviate symptoms of diseases caused by those viruses (including coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19), such as cough, dyspnea, pneumonia, respiratory distress, respiratory failure and/or fibrosis of organs such as the lungs, the heart or the kidneys, and may thus prevent respiratory virus-induced morbidity and/or mortality.

Abstract: There is provided N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-isobutylthiophene-2-sulfonamide, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of treatment of respiratory virus-induced tissue damage. Such damage may be caused by coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. N-Butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide alleviate symptoms of diseases caused by those viruses (including coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19), such as cough, dyspnea, pneumonia, respiratory distress, respiratory failure and/or fibrosis of organs such as the lungs, the heart or the kidneys, and may thus prevent respiratory virus-induced morbidity and/or mortality.

Abstract: According to the invention, there is provided a pharmaceutical composition suitable for administration to the lung, which composition comprises a plurality of amorphous nanoporous silica particles, in which one or more immunomodulatory imide drug is loaded into the pores of said particles, and wherein the silica particles have: (a) a mass median aerodynamic diameter that is between about 0.1 ?m and about 10 ?m; and (b) a geometric standard deviation that is less than about 4, for use in the treatment of an interstitial lung disease by pulmonary administration. Preferred immunomodulatory imide drugs include thalidomide. Interstitial lung diseases that may be mentioned include idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and sarcoidosis.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method for the treatment of airway hyperresponsiveness, which method comprises the administration of pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient in need of such treatment. Suitable lower doses of pemirolast are least about 110 mg per day.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method for the treatment of airway hyperresponsiveness, which method comprises the administration of pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient in need of such treatment. Suitable lower doses of pemirolast are least about 110 mg per day.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the therapeutic treatment of asthma, such as an acute asthma attack. Suitable lower doses of pemirolast are least about 110 mg per day.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the therapeutic treatment of asthma, such as an acute asthma attack. Suitable lower doses of pemirolast are least about 110 mg per day.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the therapeutic treatment of asthma, such as an acute asthma attack. Suitable lower doses of pemirolast are least about 110 mg per day.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method for the treatment of airway hyperresponsiveness, which method comprises the administration of pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient in need of such treatment. Suitable lower doses of pemirolast are least about 110 mg per day.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the therapeutic treatment of asthma, such as an acute asthma attack. Suitable lower doses of pemirolast are least about 110 mg per day.

Abstract: According to the invention there is provided pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment of systemic low-grade inflammation.

Abstract: There is provided combination products comprising (a) pemirolast, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt or solvate thereof; and (b) a compound that inhibits the formation and/or action of angiotensin II, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt or solvate thereof. Such combination products find particular utility in atherosclerosis and related conditions.

Abstract: There is provided combination products comprising (a) a mast cell inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt or solvate thereof; and (b) a PPARY agonist, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt or solvate thereof. Such combination products find particular utility in atherosclerosis and related conditions.