Abstract: A pharmaceutical or nutraceutical tablet for oral administration comprising at least two fatty acids or derivatives thereof and cyclodextrin.

Abstract: The present invention provides a radio-opaque composition comprising a cleavable, preferably enzymatically-cleavable, derivative of a physiologically tolerable organoiodine compound and a non-acrylic polymer wherein said derivative is incorporated in said non-acrylic polymer.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical or nutraceutical tablet for oral administration comprising at least two fatty acids or derivatives thereof and cyclodextrin. Surprisingly, we have now found that fatty acids or derivatives thereof, especially fatty acid esters, preferably in the form of complexes with cyclodextrins prepared as stable solid materials, can easily be transformed into tablets with very high concentration of the fatty acid compound. The present inventors have realised that ideal dosage forms for these compounds are tablets and these are readily swallowed and are cheap to manufacture. In particular, the inventors have found that tablets containing complexes of fatty acids or derivatives thereof with cyclodextrin can be prepared by direct compression and moreover they can be prepared having a very high concentration of the desired active agent.

Abstract: The invention relates to modulators of peripheral 5-HT receptors, particularly 5-HT4 receptors, said modulators essentially selective for peripheral 5-HT receptors over receptors of the central nervous system. The invention allows for the treatment, amongst others, of gastrointestinal disorders, lower urinary tract disorders, and cardiovascular disorders without side effects related to CNS activity.

Abstract: The present invention provides the use of an LXR antagonist, or a physiologically-acceptable pro-drug therefor, in the manufacture of a medicament for combating insulin resistance or a disorder associated therewith. Further provided is a compound being an ester or carbamate of a hydroxycholesterol, a pharmaceutical composition of such a compound or its use in therapy.

Abstract: This invention relates to compounds which bind to serotonin receptors inside or outside the central nervous system, in particular compounds which bind to the 5-HT2 or 5-HT7 receptors, their preparation and use, compositions containing them, and methods of treatment using them.

Abstract: The invention provides a water-soluble prodrug compound comprising a therapeutically effective moiety coupled via a metabolically cleavable bond to a protein binding moiety, wherein said therapeutically effective moiety has an anticancer, antiinflammatory, antiinfective or antipain effect, said protein binding moiety binds non-covalently to blood proteins, and the protein binding of said compound is at least 100% higher than that of the therapeutically effective moiety itself, with the exclusion of (i) the monoester of gemcitabine with azelaic acid, (ii) the monoester of dideoxycytidine with 1,12-dodecanedicarboxylic acid, (iii) 2-amino-1,9-dihydro-9(2?-(1-(10-acetyl-decanoyloxy)ethoxymethyl))-guanine, (iv) 5?-cytarabine monoester with 1,4-phenylene diacetic acid, (v) the monoester of metronidazole with 1,4-butanedicarboxylic acid, and (vi) the monoester of metronidazole with 1,6-phenylene diacetic acid; and pre-prodrugs metabolizable thereto.

Abstract: The present invention provides a prodrug compound comprising a therapeutically effective moiety coupled via a metabolically cleavable bond to a blood protein binding moiety.

Abstract: Novel modulators of 5-HT4 receptors have been developed which have a selectivity for peripheral receptors rather than those of the central nervous systems. Theses include novel derivatives of known modulators as well as entirely novel entities. Surprisingly, the derivatised compounds of the known modulators maintain a high binding affinity to 5-HT4 receptors, despite the presence of an acidic moiety at the end of an optional chain. The entirely novel entities also exhibit good binding affinity to 5-HT4 receptors. All of the compounds of the invention have a common motif which includes a basic nitrogen moiety and an acidic moiety. The compounds of the invention, due at least in part to their high ionisation potential at physiological pH, have the unique properties of selectively for peripheral 5HT4 receptors over those of the CNS, good binding affinity, and selectively of 5HT4 receptors over other serotonin receptors.

Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a physiologically active agent and a release sustaining or mucoadhesive agent, characterized in that said release sustaining or mucoadhesive agent comprises a chitosan having a FA of from 0.25 to 0.80.

Abstract: The present invention provides a bone cement comprising in admixture a monomer-containing liquid portion and a particulate polymer portion, wherein at least one of the portions comprises a dissolved nonpolymerizable organoiodine compound.

Abstract: The invention provides a foodstuff comprising a nutritional food substance and a chitosan having an FA value of at least 0.25.