Abstract: Disclosed is a composition effective in reducing skin wrinkles. The composition comprises or uses a phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor as an active ingredient. Further disclosed is a method for reducing skin wrinkles using the composition.

Abstract: A flexible membrane for a polishing head includes a main part having a first surface configured to make contact with a surface of a substrate and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a plurality of extensions extending substantially perpendicularly from the second surface of the main part so as to define a plurality of independent spaces, respectively, and an inner ring coupled with an inner side of an outermost extension of the extensions to support an edge portion of the main part. A bottom surface of the inner ring is substantially flat.

Abstract: Provided are picolinamide and pyrimidine-4-carboxamide compounds, a method for preparing the same, a pharmaceutical composition containing the same, and a medical use using the compound as an agent for preventing, regulating, and treating diseases related to regulation of glucocorticoids by using selective inhibitory activity of the compound for an 11?-HSD1 enzyme. The picolinamide and pyrimidine-4-carboxamide compounds of the present invention are selective inhibitors of human-derived 11?-HSD1 enzymes, and are useful in an agent for preventing, regulating, and treating diseases related to glucocorticoid regulation in which human-derived 11?-HSD1 enzymes are involved, for example, metabolic syndromes such as, type 1 and type 2 diabetes, diabetes later complications, latent autoimmune diabetes adult (LADA), insulin tolerance syndromes, obesity, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), impaired fasting glucose (IFG), damaged glucose tolerance, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, etc.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds useful as gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (“GnRH”) receptor antagonist.

Abstract: 2-pyridyl substituted imidazoles of the formula (I) as shown in claim 1, are provided, which are useful in the treatment of diseases mediated by ALK5 or ALK4 inhibitors or both.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for transdermal administration containing tolterodine. The composition comprises lidocaine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to achieve enhanced skin penetration. The composition enhances the skin penetration of tolterodine. Therefore, a successful commercial application of a tolterodine-containing transdermal preparation based on the composition can be expected.

Abstract: Disclosed is a composition for transdermal administration containing tolterodine. The composition comprises at least one essential oil as an abirritant to minimize skin irritation caused by tolterodine. The composition relieves skin irritation caused by tolterodine. Therefore, a successful commercial application of a tolterodine-containing transdermal preparation based on the composition can be expected.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel 2-pyridyl substituted imidazole derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof, which selectively inhibits the transforming growth factor-? (TGF-?) type I receptor (ALK5) and/or the activin type I receptor (ALK4); a pharmaceutical composition comprising same as an active ingredient; and a use of the 2-pyridyl substituted imidazole derivative for the manufacture of a medicament for preventing or treating a disease mediated by ALK5 and/or ALK4 receptors in a mammal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a lyophilized pharmaceutical composition for injection having superior storage stability comprising a taxoid, and a method thereof. More specifically, the present invention relates to a lyophilized pharmaceutical composition for injection having improved solubility and stability of dilution compared to the conventional preparations by dissolving a water-insoluble taxoid in distilled water added with a hydrophilic polymer such as hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose (HPMC), polyethylene glycol (PEG) or polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) cyclodextrin (CD), and lyophilizing the mixture and a method thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optical resolution of amlodipines by using isopropanol solvent and optically active O,O?-dibenzoyl tartaric acid as chiral reagent. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method comprising (a) obtaining (R)- or (S)-amlodipine dibenzoyl tartrate salt or solvate thereof by reacting (R,S)-amlodipines with optically active O,O?-dibenzoyl tartaric acid in isopropanol solvent, and (b) treating the (R)- or (S)-amlodipine salt with a base, thus obtaining optically active amlodipine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sibutramine-containing inclusion complex having superior storage stability, and particularly to a pharmaceutically stable inclusion complex suitable for the drug formulation, which prepared by reacting a sibutramine (N,N-dimethyl-1-[1-(4-chlorophenyl)-cyclobutyl]-3-methylbutylamine) of Formula 1 and beta-cyclodextrin in a predetermined ratio, its preparation method and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of S-(+)-clopidogrel by an optical resolution and, more particularly, to a process for the preparation of S-(+)-clopidogrel represented by the following formula 1 with high optical purity by converting a clopidogrel racemic carboxylic acid into a diastereomeric salt using a (+)-cinchonine for optical resolution, extracting an S-(+)-clopidogrel carboxylic acid from the diastereomeric salt using a suitable solvent under an acidic condition and then reacting the S-(+)-clopidogrel carboxylic acid with methanol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to salts of a pyrrolopyrimidinone derivative having superior PDE-5 inhibition activity and a process for preparing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a crystalline acid addition salt prepared by reacting a pyrrolopyrimidinone derivative with an acid selected from gentisic acid, maleic acid, citric acid, fumaric acid and tartaric acid. With no hygroscopic property and superior long-term storage stability, photostability and thermal stability, the salts of the pyrrolopyrimidinone derivative are appropriate to be prepared into medications and, with superior PDE-5 inhibition activity, are useful for the treatment and prevention of erectile dysfunction, pulmonary arterial hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, benign prostatic hypertrophy and lower urinary tract diseases.

Abstract: 2-pyridyl-substituted imidazoles which are used advantageously in the treatment of diseases mediated by ALK 5 or ALK 4 inhibitors or both.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of S-(+)-clopidogrel by an optical resolution and, more particularly, to a process for the preparation of S-(+)-clopidogrel represented by the following formula 1 with high optical purity by converting a clopidogrel racemic carboxylic acid into a diastereomeric salt using a (+)-cinchonine for optical resolution, extracting an S-(+)-clopidogrel carboxylic acid from the diastereomeric salt using a suitable solvent under an acidic condition and then reacting the S-(+)-clopidogrel carboxylic acid with methanol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a stable pharmaceutical composition for injection containing docetaxel and a method of preparing the same. More particularly, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for injection containing docetaxel having better storage stability than conventional medications, which is prepared by dissolving docetaxel, a water-insoluble compound, in distilled water after mixing it with cyclodextrin (CD) and a water-soluble polymer such as hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC), polyethylene glycol (PEG) or polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) and lyophilizing the mixture, and a method of preparing the same.

Abstract: Disclosed are agents that inhibit histone deacetylase. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel hydroxamic acid derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for anticancer agents or other therapeutic agents based on their histone deacetylase inhibitory activity.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of optically pure amlodipine gentisate, more particularly to a continuous process for the preparation of optically pure amlodipine gentisate with good yield and high optical purity. The processes can be preformed by first reacting racemic (R,S)-amlodipine and optically pure O,O?-dibenzoyltartaric acid in the presence of a solvent including isopropanol to prepare (R)- or (S)-amlodipine dibenzoyltartarate diastereomer or a solvate thereof, treating the prepared amlodipine diastereomeric salt or a solvate thereof with a base and then finally adding gentisic acid.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an acid salt of amlodipine gentisate and a method of its preparation. More particularly, the present invention relates to a crystalline acid salt of amlodipine gentisate of the following formula 1 prepared by reacting amlodipine and gentisic acid, which is useful for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and has the advantages of low toxicity, excellent stability, improved pharmaceutical efficacies and long-lasting concentration in blood.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for optical resolution of amlodipines by using isopropanol solvent and optically active O,O?-dibenzoyl tartaric acid as chiral reagent. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method comprising (a) obtaining (R)— or (S)-amlodipine dibenzoyl tartrate salt or solvate thereof by reacting (R,S)-amlodipines with optically active O,O?-dibenzoyl tartaric acid in isopropanol solvent, and (b) treating the (R)— or (S)-amlodipine salt with a base, thus obtaining optically active amlodipine.