Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The pharmaceutical compositions are comprised of a therapeutically effective combination of a nicotine receptor partial agonist and an anti-ADHD agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The method of using these compounds is also disclosed.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed for the treatment of obesity, an overweight condition and compulsive overeating. The pharmaceutical compositions are comprised of a therapeutically effective combination of a nicotine receptor partial agonist and an anti-obesity agent or weight loss facilitator or promoter and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The method of using these compounds is also disclosed.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition and method of treatment of diseases of cognitive dysfunction in a mammal comprising administration of a nicotine receptor partial agonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, butylcholinesterase inhibitor, an estrogenic agent, selective estrogen receptor modulator or muscarinic agonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The nicotine receptor partial agonist and acetylcholinesterase inhibitor, butylcholinesterase inhibitor, estrogen, selective estrogen receptor modulator or muscarinic agonist are present in amounts that render the composition effective enhancing cognition or in the treatment of diseases of cognitive dysfunction including but not limited to Alzheimer's Disease, mild cognitive impairment, age-related cognitive decline, vascular dementia, Parkinson's disease dementia, Huntington's Disease, Stroke, TBI, AIDS associated dementia and schizophrenia.