Abstract: The invention relates to methods of and treatments for using pharmaceutical compositions from a class of compounds that directly or indirectly selectively modulates GABAA chloride channel activity to treat alcohol and/or stimulant substance abuse. The present invention also relates to methods of, and protocols for, relieving symptoms associated with alcohol and/or stimulant substance abuse in a comprehensive treatment plan. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of a selective chloride channel modulator, such as flumazenil, to treat alcohol and/or psychostimulant dependency, the withdrawal symptoms associated therewith, and the cravings associated therewith.
Abstract: The invention relates to methods of and treatments for using pharmaceutical compositions from a class of compounds that directly or indirectly selectively modulates GABAA chloride channel activity to treat alcohol and/or stimulant substance abuse. The present invention also relates to methods of, and protocols for, relieving symptoms associated with alcohol and/or stimulant substance abuse in a comprehensive treatment plan. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of a selective chloride channel modulator, such as flumazenil, to treat alcohol and/or psychostimulant dependency, the withdrawal symptoms associated therewith, and the cravings associated therewith.
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of and compositions for treating and relieving symptoms and disease associated with indications caused by a physiological drive to alleviate a sensation of anxiety. In one treatment method, methods of, and compositions for, modulating the expression of certain GABAA receptor subunits are used to treat anxiety-related disorders and depressive disorders associated with physiological tolerance to endogenous neurosteroids.
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of and compositions for treating and relieving symptoms and disease associated with indications caused by a physiological drive to alleviate a sensation of anxiety. More specifically, the present invention relates to methods of and compositions for treating and relieving symptoms associated with substance abuse and withdrawal. The present invention relates to methods of and compositions for treating and relieving symptoms associated with addiction to antidepressants, opiates, nicotine or marijuana. In one method, a patient is treated with a composition that directly or indirectly modulates GABAA by modulating the expression of the GABAA receptor a4 subunit.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 7, 2006
Publication date:
October 16, 2008
Applicant:
Hythiam, Inc.
Inventors:
Sanjay Sabnani, Donald Wesson, Joseph Dunn
Abstract: The invention relates to methods of and treatments for using pharmaceutical compositions from a class of compounds that directly or indirectly selectively modulates GABAA chloride channel activity to treat alcohol and/or stimulant substance abuse. The present invention also relates to methods of, and protocols for, relieving symptoms associated with alcohol and/or stimulant substance abuse in a comprehensive treatment plan. More specifically, the present invention relates to the use of a selective chloride channel modulator, such as flumazenil, to treat alcohol and/or psychostimulant dependency, the withdrawal symptoms associated therewith, and the cravings associated therewith.
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of flumazenil in developing a drug used for the sequential administration of small quantities of flumazenil at short intervals, until a therapeutically effective quantity is administered to treat alcohol dependence.
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of flumazenil in developing a drug used for the sequential administration of small quantities of flumazenil at short intervals, until a therapeutically effective quantity is administered to treat alcohol dependence.
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of flumazenil to produce a medicament for the treatment of cocaine dependency. The flumazenil can be administered sequentially in small quantities at short intervals until a therapeutically effective quantity for the treatment of cocaine dependency has been administered.
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of flumazenil to produce a medicament for the treatment of cocaine dependency. The flumazenil can be administered sequentially in small quantities at short intervals until a therapeutically effective quantity for the treatment of cocaine dependency has been administered.
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of flumazenil in developing a drug used for the sequential administration of small quantities of flumazenil at short intervals, until a therapeutically effective quantity is administered to treat alcohol dependence.