Abstract: Orally administrable pharmaceutical compositions of lipase-containing products, particularly pancreatin and pancreatin-containing products, or of enzyme products which contain at least one lipase of non-animal, especially microbial origin, which improve the lipolytic activity and particularly result in stabilization of the lipase in the acidic pH range. These oral pharmaceutical compositions contain a system which includes at least one surfactant and one co-surfactant and optionally a lipophilic phase, and are self-emulsifiable on contact with a hydrophilic and a lipophilic phase. The compositions according to the invention are suitable for treating or inhibiting maldigestion, especially maldigestion due to chronic exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, in mammals and humans.

Abstract: Orally administrable pharmaceutical compositions of lipase-containing products, particularly pancreatin and pancreatin-containing products, or of enzyme products which contain at least one lipase of non-animal, especially microbial origin, which improve the lipolytic activity and particularly result in stabilization of the lipase in the acidic pH range. These oral pharmaceutical compositions contain a system which includes at least one surfactant and one co-surfactant and optionally a lipophilic phase, and are self-emulsifiable on contact with a hydrophilic and a lipophilic phase. The compositions according to the invention are suitable for treating or inhibiting maldigestion, especially maldigestion due to chronic exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, in mammals and humans.

Abstract: Orally administrable pharmaceutical compositions of lipase-containing products, particularly pancreatin and pancreatin-containing products, or of enzyme products which contain at least one lipase of non-animal, especially microbial origin, which improve the lipolytic activity and particularly result in stabilization of the lipase in the acidic pH range. These oral pharmaceutical compositions contain a system which includes at least one surfactant and one co-surfactant and optionally a lipophilic phase, and are self-emulsifiable on contact with a hydrophilic and a lipophilic phase. The compositions according to the invention are suitable for treating or inhibiting maldigestion, especially maldigestion due to chronic exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, in mammals and humans.

Abstract: Described is a novel combination therapy for diabetes mellitus type I and/or for obesity and its concomitant and/or secondary diseases or conditions, in particular the metabolic syndrome and/or syndrome X, and/or diabetes mellitus type II, by administering a combination of at least one KATP channel opener as a first active agent and at least one CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist as a second active agent. The invention is further directed to such novel combination therapy wherein a dually acting compound with combined KATP channel opening and CB1 antagonistic properties is used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel N-sulfamoyl-piperidineamides of Formula I and their physiologically acceptable acid addition salts, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, processes for their preparation, and their use for the treatment of obesity and its concomitant and/or secondary diseases and related or other conditions.

Abstract: Described herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising therapeutically effective quantities of (i) a KATP channel modulator; and (ii) a CBx modulator. Also described herein are methods of making and using these compositions.

Abstract: N-sulfamoyl-N?-benzopyranpiperidine compounds of formula I and their physiologically acceptable acid addition salts, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, processes for their preparation, and their use for the treatment and/or inhibition of glaucoma, epilepsy, bipolar disorders, migraine, neuropathic pain, obesity, type II diabetes, metabolic syndrome, alcohol dependence, and/or cancer, and related concomitant and/or secondary diseases or conditions

Abstract: A sulfamate compound corresponding to Formula I wherein R1 to R3 and n have defined meanings, pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds; a process for preparing these compounds, and the use of such compounds or compositions to treat or inhibit various disorders or disease states in patients in need thereof by administering to such a patient a therapeutically effective amount of such a compound.

Abstract: Methods of treating one or more medical conditions by administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of a CBx modulator having KATP channel modulating properties are described herein. Also described are methods of using a CBx modulator having KATP channel modulating properties to treat one or more medical conditions.

Abstract: Described herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising therapeutically effective quantities of (i) a KATP channel modulator; and (ii) a CBx modulator. Also described herein are methods of making and using these compositions.

Abstract: Described herein are methods of treating, preventing or inhibiting a variety of medical conditions by administering to subjects in need thereof an effective amount of at least one potassium Kv1.3 channel inhibiting compound which can optionally also have either or both CBx modulating properties and/or potassium K(atp) channel opening properties. Also described is the use of potassium Kv1.3 channel inhibiting compounds in a pharmaceutical composition for the prophylaxis, treatment, delayed progression, delayed onset and/or inhibition of a variety of medical conditions.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel N-sulfamoyl-piperidineamides of Formula I and their physiologically acceptable acid addition salts, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, processes for their preparation, and their use for the treatment of obesity and its concomitant and/or secondary diseases and related or other conditions.

Abstract: N-sulfamoyl-N?-benzopyranpiperidine compounds of formula I and their physiologically acceptable acid addition salts, pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, processes for their preparation, and their use for the treatment and/or inhibition of glaucoma, epilepsy, bipolar disorders, migraine, neuropathic pain, obesity, type II diabetes, metabolic syndrome, alcohol dependence, and/or cancer, and related concomitant and/or secondary diseases or conditions.

Abstract: Described is a novel combination therapy for diabetes mellitus type I and/or for obesity and its concomitant and/or secondary diseases or conditions, in particular the metabolic syndrome and/or syndrome X, and/or diabetes mellitus type II, by administering a combination of at least one KATP channel opener as a first active agent and at least one CB1 cannabinoid receptor antagonist as a second active agent. The invention is further directed to such novel combination therapy wherein a dually acting compound with combined KATP channel opening and CB1 antagonistic properties is used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of known and novel N-sulfamoyl-N?-arylpiperazines corresponding to Formula I and their physiologically compatible acid addition salts for the treatment or inhibition of obesity and related conditions.

Abstract: Orally administrable pharmaceutical compositions of lipase-containing products, particularly pancreatin and pancreatin-containing products, or of enzyme products which contain at least one lipase of non-animal, especially microbial origin, which improve the lipolytic activity and particularly result in stabilization of the lipase in the acidic pH range. These oral pharmaceutical compositions contain a system which includes at least one surfactant and one co-surfactant and optionally a lipophilic phase, and are self-emulsifiable on contact with a hydrophilic and a lipophilic phase. The compositions according to the invention are suitable for treating or inhibiting maldigestion, especially maldigestion due to chronic exocrine pancreatic insufficiency, in mammals and humans.

Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure The present invention relates to a novel medical use of 4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole compounds which are potent antagonists of the cannabis CB1-receptor. Said compounds are particularly suitable in the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of CB1 receptor related diseases in juvenile patients and/or for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of drug induced obesity in juvenile as well as in adolescent patients. The compounds have the general formula (I) wherein the group Bb represents sulfonyl or carbonyl, and the substituents R, R1, R2 and R3, and the group Aa are defined as shown in the description.

Abstract: Novel and known trifluoroacetyl-substituted phenyl, phenol and benzoyl compounds for the treatment and/or inhibition of obesity and of concomitant and/or secondary diseases involved therewith, in particular metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases. Novel trifluoroacetyl-substituted phenyl, phenol and benzoyl compounds, pharmaceutical preparations containing them and processes for the preparation of these compounds. Also compounds acting as inhibitors of lipase, in particular pancreatic lipase.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel medical use of e.g. 4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole compounds which are potent antagonists of the cannabis CB1-receptor in combination with lipase inhibitors. Said compounds are particularly suitable in combination with lipase inhibitors in the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of obesity in adolescent or in juvenile patients and/or for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of drug induced obesity in juvenile as well as in adolescent patients. The compounds have the general formula (I) wherein the group Bb represents sulfonyl or carbonyl, and the substituents R, R1, R2 and R3, and the group Aa are defined as shown in the description. Preferred lipase inhibitors are orlistat, panclicins, ATL-962 and/or lipstatin.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel medical use of compounds with CB1-receptor activity selected from the group of 4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazole derivatives, 1H-Imidazole derivatives, thiazole derivatives and/or 1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide derivatives, as each defined in the specification, or of a prodrug thereof, a tautomer thereof or a salt thereof, in the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of CB1 receptor related diseases in juvenile patients and/or for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of drug induced obesity in juvenile, as well as in adolescent, patients. Furthermore, the invention pertains to the use of said compounds with CB1-receptor activity in combination with lipase inhibitors.