Abstract: A method is provided for using ?2? subunit calcium channel modulators or other compounds that interact with the ?2? calcium channel subunit in combination with one or more compounds with smooth muscle modulatory effects to treat and/or alleviate the symptoms associated with painful and non-painful lower urinary tract disorders in normal and spinal cord injured patients. According to the present invention, ?2? subunit calcium channel modulators include GABA analogs (e.g. gabapentin and pregabalin), fused bicyclic or tricyclic amino acid analogs of gabapentin, and amino acid compounds. Compounds with smooth muscle modulatory effects include antimuscarinics, ?3 adrenergic agonists, spasmolytics, neurokinin receptor antagonists, bradykinin receptor antagonists, and nitric oxide donors.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 9, 2011
Publication date:
December 1, 2011
Applicant:
EDUSA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Inventors:
Matthew Oliver Fraser, Karl Bruce Thor, Edward C. Burgard, Lee R. Brettman, Steven B. Landau, Daniel J. Ricca
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating GERD in a human subject in need of treatment. The method comprises orally administering to said subject an effective amount of a thieno[3,2-b]pyridine compound of Structural Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or N-oxide derivative thereof, wherein the effective amount is from about one to about three daily doses of the compound and the dose is from about 0.2 mg to about 0.5 mg.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-c) or irritable bowel syndrome with alternating constipation and diarrhea (IBS-a) in a subject in need of treatment. The method comprises administering to said subject a therapeutically effective amount of a thieno[3,2-b]pyridine compound of Structural Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or N-oxide derivative thereof.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating GERD in a human subject in need of treatment. The method comprises orally administering to said subject an effective amount of a thieno[3,2-b]pyridine compound of Structural Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or N-oxide derivative thereof, wherein the effective amount is from about one to about three daily doses of the compound and the dose is from about 0.2 mg to about 0.5 mg.