Abstract: Methods for the treatment of age-related behavioral disorders in companion animals are disclosed. These comprise administering to a companion animal in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor. A preferred acetylcholinesterase inhibitor is a compound of Formula 1: Pharmaceutical compositions and dosage forms comprising a compound of Formula 1 are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula 1

Abstract: This invention relates to a compound of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein A and R1 are each an optionally substituted 5 to 6-membered heteroaryl, wherein the heteroaryl is optionally fused to a carbocyclic ring or 5 to 6-heteroaryl; R2 is (C1-C4)alkyl optionally substituted with halo, amino or an alkyl amino; R3 and R4 are each hydrogen, halo, (C1-C4)alkyl optionally substituted with halo and the like; and X1 to X4 are each hydrogen, halo, hydroxy, (C1-C4)alkyl optionally substituted with halo and the like. These compounds have COX-2 inhibiting activity and thus useful for treating or preventing inflammation or other COX-2 related diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the formula wherein R2, R3, R6 and A are defined as in the specification, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to their medicinal use. The compounds of the invention are useful in the treatment or alleviation of inflammation and other inflammation associated disorders, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, colon cancer and Alzheimer's disease, in mammals (preferably humans, dogs, cats and livestock).

Abstract: Treating or preventing the early stages of degeneration of articular cartilage or subchondral bone in the affected joint of a mammal is accomplished by administering a chondroprotective compound of Formula (I): where A is hydroxy, (C1-C4)alkoxy, amino, hydroxy-amino, mono-(C1-C2)alkylamino, di-(C1-C2)alkylamino; X and Y are independently H or (C1-C2)alkyl; and n is 1 or 2; R6 is halogen, (C1-C3)alkyl, trifluoromethyl, or nitro; R9 is H; (C1-C2)alkyl; phenyl or phenyl-(C1-C2)alkyl, where phenyl is optionally mono-substituted by fluoro or chloro; —C(═O)—R, where R is (C1-C2)alkyl or phenyl, optionally mono-substituted by fluoro or chloro; or —C(═O)—O—R′, where R1 is (C1-C2)alkyl. This treatment ameliorates, diminishes, actively treats, reverses or prevents any injury, damage or loss of articular cartilage or subchondral bone subsequent to said early stage of said degeneration.

Abstract: Treating or preventing the early stages of degeneration of articular cartilage or subchondral bone in the affected joint of a mammal is accomplished by administering a chondroprotective compound of Formula (I): 1

Abstract: Nitric oxide releasing oxindole prodrugs are described which are useful in methods of treating or preventing pain, inflammation, fever, or gastrointestinal lesions in a patient in need of such treatment, or of modifying an inflammatory disease or condition by favorably affecting the outcome thereof in said patient, wherein there is administered to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I): 1

Abstract: Treating or preventing the early stages of degeneration of articular cartilage or subchondral bone in the affected joint of a mammal is accomplished by administering a chondroprotective compound of Formula (I): 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to certain compounds of the formula (I) the racemic-enantiomeric mixtures and optical isomers of said compounds, prodrugs thereof and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts, depicted below, which are .beta.-adrenergic receptor agonists and accordingly have utility as, inter alia, hypoglycemic and antiobesity agents. The invention also relates to methods of use for the compounds and to compositions containing them. The compounds of the present invention also possess utility for increasing lean meat deposition and/or improving the lean meat to fat ratio in animals, e.g., ungulate animals, companion animals, especially dogs, and poultry. The compounds of formula (I) have the following structure ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4 and R.sup.5 are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: Derivatives of 16-membered ring 3-deoxy macrolide antibiotic derivatives of rosaramicin, repromicin, 5-mycaminosyltylonolide, desmycosin, lactenocin, O-demethyllactenocin, cirramycin A.sub.1, and 23-deoxymycaminosyltylonolide, which are useful against bacterial and mycoplasmic pathogens in animals.