Abstract: The present invention relates to cannabinoids for use in the treatment of neuropathic pain. Preferably the cannabinoids are one or more phytocannabinoids of: cannabigerol (CBG), cannabichromene (CBC), cannabidivarin (CBDV) or tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV). More preferably the phytocannabinoids are isolated and/or purified from cannabis plant extracts.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 18, 2012
Date of Patent:
February 20, 2018
Assignee:
GW Pharma Limited
Inventors:
Sabatino Maione, Francesco Rossi, Geoffrey Guy, Colin Stott, Tetsuro Kikuchi
Abstract: Methods of treating a TRPC5 mediated disorder in a subject by administering an effective amount of a TRPC5 antagonist, such as a compound disclosed herein, are described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 27, 2015
Date of Patent:
February 20, 2018
Assignee:
Hydra Biosciences, Inc.
Inventors:
Jayhong A. Chong, Christopher Fanger, Magdalene M. Moran, Elisha Singer, Timothy Strassmaier, Howard Ng
Abstract: This invention relates to novel compounds which are inhibitors of T790M containing EGFR mutants, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation, and to their use in therapy for the prevention or treatment of cancer.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 19, 2015
Date of Patent:
February 13, 2018
Assignee:
GENENTECH, INC.
Inventors:
Marian C. Bryan, Bryan Chan, Emily Hanan, Timothy Heffron, Hans Purkey, Richard Leonard Elliott, Robert Heald, Jamie Knight, Michael Lainchbury, Eileen M. Seward
Abstract: The presently described technology provides methods of treating a patient having moderate to severe pain, narcotic or opioid abuse or narcotic or opioid withdrawal. The presently described methods are carried out by comprising administering to the patient a pharmaceutically effective amount of a composition comprising acetaminophen and benzoate-hydrocodone hydrochloride. The composition has reduced side effects when compared with unconjugated hydrocodone.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 3, 2015
Date of Patent:
January 23, 2018
Assignee:
KemPharm, Inc.
Inventors:
Travis Mickle, Sven Guenther, Christal Mickle, Guochen Chi, Jaroslaw Kanski, Andrea K. Martin, Bindu Bera
Abstract: Disclosed are aqueous pharmaceutical compositions which provide sustained released delivery of corticosteroid compounds. The pharmaceutical composition comprises an insoluble corticosteroid; a soluble corticosteroid; and at least one viscosity enhancing agent. Also provided are methods for using the pharmaceutical compositions in an epidural injection, intra-articular injection, intra-lesional injection, or an intra-ocular injection.
Abstract: The invention relates to the prophylactic and therapeutic applications of certain estrogenic components, such as estetrol in neurological disorders, such as diffuse white matter injury.
Abstract: The present invention relates to solid preparations containing ambroxol which are obtainable by melt extrusion of the mixture consisting of a) 30 to 80% by weight of ambroxol hydrochloride, b) 2 to 68% by weight of at least one hydrogenated vegetable oil, c) 2 to 68% by weight of at least one mixture containing fatty acid ester and/or hydroxy fatty acid ester and d) 0 to 66% by weight of one or more pharmaceutical adjuvants, based in each case on the total amount of the preparation and its use for secretolytic treatment in acute and chronic bronchopulmonary diseases.
Abstract: The invention is directed to methods and compositions for curing migraine headaches. In particular, compositions are described involving the combination of dexamethasone, lidocaine, and thiamine. The methods of curing a patient of migraines having trigeminal or occipital neuralgia involves administering, by subcutaneous injection during a single treatment session, a combination of dexamethasone, lidocaine and thiamine to several craniofacial nerves.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a modulator of glucocorticoid biosynthesis, degradation and/or receptor activation for use in preventing or treating symptoms and/or diseases associated with jet lag. The compositions of the invention may be used as a lead compound for developing a drug for preventing or treating symptoms and/or diseases associated with jet lag. The invention relates to the discovery that administration of the modulator(s) to a subject results in a directional change of the time point of maximum amounts of glucocorticoids in the subject as compared to the time point of maximum amounts of glucocorticoids in a subject not treated with the modulator(s).
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 17, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 26, 2017
Assignee:
MAX-PLANCK-GESELLSCHAFT-ZUR-FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN E.V
Inventors:
Gregor Eichele, Henrik Oster, Silke Kiessling
Abstract: Disclosed are compounds which inhibit the activity of NAMPT, compositions containing the compounds and methods of treating diseases during which NAMPT is expressed.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 19, 2016
Date of Patent:
September 12, 2017
Assignee:
AbbVie Inc.
Inventors:
Michael L. Curtin, Kenton Longenecker, Todd M. Hansen, Richard F. Clark, Bryan Sorensen, Howard R. Heyman, Zhiqin Ji
Abstract: Alpha-derivatives of cis-monounsaturated fatty acids for use as medicines. The present invention refers to pharmaceutically acceptable compounds of Formula I, their salts and derivatives, where (a) and (b) can take any value between 0 and 14, (X) can be substituted by any atom or group of atoms with an atomic/molecular weight between 4 and 200 Da and (R) can be substituted by any atom or group of atoms with an atomic/molecular weight between 1 and 200 Da, for use as medicines.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 20, 2015
Date of Patent:
August 15, 2017
Assignee:
UNIVERSITAT DE LES ILLES BALEARS
Inventors:
Pablo Vicente Escribá Ruiz, Xavier Busquets Xaubet, Gwendolyn Barceló Coblijn, Victoria Lladó Cañellas, Rafael Álvarez Martínez, Silvia Teres Jiménez, Daniel López, Juana Barceló Estarellas, Julian Taylor Green, Gerardo Ávila Martín
Abstract: Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition combination which comprises (a) a corticosteroid and (b) b-adrenergic receptor antagonist characterised in that active ingredients (a) and (b) form part of a single composition. Further provided is a method of treating a human or animal patient suffering from or susceptible to a respiratory disease or condition, said method comprises simultaneously, concurrently, separately or sequentially administering to the patient an effective amount of a b-adrenergic receptor antagonist and a corticosteroid.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 8, 2012
Date of Patent:
August 15, 2017
Assignee:
University of Houston System
Inventors:
Richard A. Bond, Burton F. Dickey, Michael J. Tuvim
Abstract: The present embodiments relate to topically delivered medication (compounded) for treatment of pain, inflammation, muscle fatigue, spasms, and/or other ailments. A transdermal cream may provide the effective topical administration of multiple medications simultaneously. The transdermal cream may include a salt load of approximately 30% or greater. The transdermal cream may include a unique base composition such that the transdermal cream may be able to remain stable and avoid degradation for six months or more and capable of effective delivery of active ingredient concentrations exceeding approximately 40% or more of the total formulation weight. The active ingredients may include a nerve depressant, NSAID, muscle relaxant, opiate agonist, local anesthetic, NMDA receptor antagonist, and a tricyclic antidepressant. In one embodiment, the transdermal cream may comprise ketamine HCL, gabapentin, clonidine HCL and baclofen.
Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment and/or prevention of Alzheimer's Disease or the symptoms associated therewith by daily administration of a drink formula comprising fresh marine omega-3 oil in an emulsion and resveratrol or derivatives thereof.
Abstract: A method of preparing hesperetin nanoparticles includes dissolving hesperetin in an organic solvent to form a solution; spraying the solution in boiling water while applying ultrasonic energy to form a mixture; and stirring the mixture for at least about 15 minutes at a speed of about 200-800 rpm to obtain the hesperetin nanoparticles.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 10, 2016
Date of Patent:
July 11, 2017
Assignee:
KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
Mai Abdelrahman Elobeid Wagealla, Lulwah Saleh Mohammed Al-Hassan, Manal Ahmed Gasmelseed Awad, Nouf Abdullah Mureet Al-Ghamdi, Promy Virk, Awatif Ahmed Hendi
Abstract: Disclosed is a composition which is useful for preventing the occurrence of a cardiovascular event, particularly a composition which is expected to show a prophylactic effect on a cardiovascular event occurring in a hypercholesterolemia patient despite providing the patient with a treatment with HMG-CoA RI or a cardiovascular event occurring in a multiple risk patient.
Abstract: Nutritional compositions and methods of making and using the nutritional compositions are provided. In a general embodiment, a nutritional composition includes exogenous vitamin K2. The nutritional compositions may further include an additional component selected from the group consisting of phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, iron, copper, manganese, calcium, vitamin D, osteopontin and combinations thereof.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 14, 2016
Date of Patent:
June 27, 2017
Assignee:
Nestec S.A.
Inventors:
Douglas Richard Bolster, Zamzam Kabiry Roughead
Abstract: Long-chain carboxychromanol compounds useful for treating conditions associated with the need to inhibit cyclooxygenase-1, cyclooxygenase-2, and/or 5-lipoxygenase, and pharmaceutical formulations containing the compounds are provided herein.