Patents by Inventor Fred Hassan

Fred Hassan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20050112197
    Abstract: An orally deliverable pharmaceutical composition is provided comprising an aminosulfonyl-comprising drug, for example a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory drug such as celecoxib, and a solvent liquid comprising a polyethylene glycol and one or more free radical-scavenging antioxidants. At least a substantial part of the drug is in dissolved form in the solvent liquid. The composition has rapid-onset properties and is useful in treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated conditions and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: May 26, 2005
    Inventors: Ping Gao, Tiehua Huang, Russell Robins, Juliane Bauer, Jane Guido, Andrew Brugger, Aziz Karim, Fred Hassan, James Forbes
  • Publication number: 20040092519
    Abstract: This patent application describes a method for treating or preventing hot flashes in a patient suffering therefrom comprising administering a therapeutically effective dose of a compound selected from reboxetine, S,S-reboxetine, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, derivatives thereof, or prodrugs thereof to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: Fred Hassan
  • Publication number: 20030232829
    Abstract: This patent application describes the treatment of Addictive disorders, Psychoactive Substance Use disorders, Intoxication disorders, Inhalation disorders, Alcohol addiction, Tobacco addiction and or Nicotine addiction; and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); comprising administering a therapeutically effective, nontoxic dose of Reboxetine and derivatives and or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: December 18, 2003
    Inventors: Fred Hassan, John Michael McCall, Duncan Paul Taylor, Philip F. Von Voigtlander, Erik Ho Fong Wong
  • Publication number: 20030134887
    Abstract: There is provided a method of rapidly relieving pain in a mammalian, preferably human, subject. The method comprises orally administering to the subject an effective pain-relieving amount of a composition comprising celecoxib formulated in such a way as to provide, when tested in fasting humans in accordance with standard pharmacokinetic practice, a blood plasma concentration profile of celecoxib in which a concentration of about 250 ng/ml is attained not later than about 30 minutes after oral administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2002
    Publication date: July 17, 2003
    Inventors: Aziz Karim, Andrew M. Brugger, Ping Gao, Fred Hassan, James C. Forbes
  • Patent number: 6586427
    Abstract: This patent application describes the treatment of Addictive disorders, Psychoactive Substance Use disorders, Intoxication disorders, Inhalation disorders, Alcohol addiction, Tobacco addiction and or Nicotine addiction; and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); comprising administering a therapeutically effective, nontoxic dose of Reboxetine and derivatives and or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof to a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Fred Hassan, John Michael McCall, Duncan Paul Taylor, Philip F. Von Voigtlander, Erik Ho Fong Wong
  • Patent number: 6579895
    Abstract: There is provided a method of rapidly relieving pain in a mammalian, preferably human, subject. The method comprises orally administering to the subject an effective pain-relieving amount of a composition comprising celecoxib formulated in such a way as to provide, when tested in fasting humans in accordance with standard pharmacokinetic practice, a blood plasma concentration profile of celecoxib in which a concentration of about 250 ng/ml is attained not later than about 30 minutes after oral administration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Pharmacia Corporation
    Inventors: Aziz Karim, Andrew M. Brugger, Ping Gao, Fred Hassan, James C. Forbes
  • Publication number: 20030105141
    Abstract: An orally deliverable pharmaceutical composition is provided comprising a drug of low water solubility and a solvent liquid that comprises at least one pharmaceutically acceptable solvent, at least one pharmaceutically acceptable fatty acid and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable organic amine, wherein (a) a substantial portion, for example at least about 15% by weight, of the drug is in dissolved or solubilized form in the solvent liquid, and (b) the fatty acid and the organic amine are present in total and relative amounts such that the composition is finely self-emulsifiable in simulated gastric fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Ping Gao, Aziz Karim, Fred Hassan, James C. Forbes
  • Publication number: 20030105144
    Abstract: An orally deliverable pharmaceutical composition is provided comprising an aminosulfonyl-comprising drug, for example a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory drug such as celecoxib, and a solvent liquid comprising a polyethylene glycol and one or more free radical-scavenging antioxidants. At least a substantial part of the drug is in dissolved form in the solvent liquid. The composition has rapid-onset properties and is useful in treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated conditions and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2002
    Publication date: June 5, 2003
    Inventors: Ping Gao, Tiehua Huang, Russell H. Robins, Juliane M. Bauer, Jane E. Guido, Andrew M. Brugger, Aziz Karim, Fred Hassan, James C. Forbes
  • Publication number: 20030064098
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions are provided comprising one or more orally deliverable dose units, each comprising a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory drug of low water solubility in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein the drug is present in the form of solid particles, about 25% to 100% by weight of which are smaller than 1 &mgr;m. The compositions are useful in treatment or prophylaxis of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated conditions and disorders and have particular advantages where rapid onset of therapeutic effect is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2001
    Publication date: April 3, 2003
    Inventors: Tugrul T. Kararli, Mark J. Kontny, Subhash Desai, Michael J. Hageman, Royal J. Haskell, Fred Hassan, James C. Forbes
  • Publication number: 20030045563
    Abstract: An orally deliverable pharmaceutical composition is provided comprising a drug of low water solubility, a solvent liquid that comprises at least one pharmaceutically acceptable solvent, and a turbidity-decreasing polymer, wherein (a) a substantial portion, for example at least about 15% by weight, of the drug is in dissolved or solubilized form in the solvent liquid, and (b) the polymer is present in an amount sufficient to substantially inhibit crystallization and/or precipitation of the drug in simulated gastric fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2002
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Ping Gao, Michael J. Hageman, Walter Morozowich, Robert J. Dalga, Kevin J. Stefanski, Tiehua Huang, Aziz Karim, Fred Hassan, James C. Forbes
  • Publication number: 20020142045
    Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions are provided comprising one or more orally deliverable dose units, each comprising a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory drug of low water solubility in a therapeutically effective amount, wherein the drug is present in the form of solid particles, about 25% to 100% by weight of which are smaller than 1 &mgr;m. The compositions are useful in treatment or prophylaxis of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated conditions and disorders and have particular advantages where rapid onset of therapeutic effect is desired.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2002
    Publication date: October 3, 2002
    Inventors: Tugrul T. Kararli, Mark J. Kontny, Subhash Desai, Michael J. Hageman, Royal J. Haskell, Fred Hassan, James C. Forbes
  • Publication number: 20020107250
    Abstract: An orally deliverable pharmaceutical composition is provided comprising a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitory drug of low water solubility, for example celecoxib, and a glycol ether, for example diethylene glycol monoethyl ether. At least a substantial part of the drug is in dissolved or solubilized form in a solvent liquid comprising the glycol ether. The composition has rapid-onset properties and is useful in treatment of cyclooxygenase-2 mediated conditions and disorders, particularly pain. For relief of pain in headache or migraine, the composition can optionally be administered together with a vasodilator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventors: Madhusudan Hariharan, Tugrul T. Kararli, Fred Hassan, James C. Forbes
  • Publication number: 20020077328
    Abstract: A therapeutic combination useful in the treatment, amelioration, prevention, or delay of pain comprising a high energy form of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor, a vasomodulator, and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, carrier, or diluent, the cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor and vasomodulator each being present in an amount effective to contribute to the treatment, prevention, ameloriation or delay of pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Fred Hassan, James C. Forbes
  • Publication number: 20020049230
    Abstract: This patent application describes the treatment of Addictive disorders, Psychoactive Substance Use disorders, Intoxication disorders, Inhalation disorders, Alcohol addiction, Tobacco addiction and or Nicotine addiction; and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); comprising administering a therapeutically effective, nontoxic dose of Reboxetine and derivatives and or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof to a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2001
    Publication date: April 25, 2002
    Applicant: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Fred Hassan, John Michael McCall, Duncan Paul Taylor, Philip F. Von Voigtlander, Erik Ho Fong Wong
  • Publication number: 20020028238
    Abstract: There is provided a method of rapidly relieving pain in a mammalian, preferably human, subject. The method comprises orally administering to the subject an effective pain-relieving amount of a composition comprising celecoxib formulated in such a way as to provide, when tested in fasting humans in accordance with standard pharmacokinetic practice, a blood plasma concentration profile of celecoxib in which a concentration of about 250 ng/ml is attained not later than about 30 minutes after oral administration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 7, 2002
    Inventors: Aziz Karim, Andrew M. Brugger, Ping Gao, Fred Hassan, James C. Forbes
  • Patent number: 6352986
    Abstract: This patent application describes the treatment of Addictive Disorders, Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders, Intoxication disorders, Inhalation disorders, Alcohol addiction, Tobacco Addiction and or Nicotine Addiction; and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); comprising administering a therapeutically effective, nontoxic dose of Reboxetine and derivatives and or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof to a patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2002
    Assignee: Pharmacia & Upjohn Company
    Inventors: Fred Hassan, John Michael McCall, Duncan Paul Taylor, Philip F. Von Voigtlander, Erik Ho Fong Wong