Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for mass notification are described herein. One method includes receiving, by an operator station, a selection associated with a particular paging group of a fire network associated with a facility, receiving an audio message by the operator station, and communicating the audio message to the particular paging group according to the selection.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for managing access rights are described herein. One method includes receiving, by a mobile device, information from a passive tag located at an entrance to an area, wherein the information includes identification information for the entrance, sending, by the mobile device to a computing device of an access control system associated with the area, the information from the passive tag and a request to access the area, and granting, by the computing device of the access control system, access to the area based on the information from the passive tag and the request to access the area.

Abstract: Methods, devices, and systems for managing access rights are described herein. One method includes receiving, by a mobile device, information from a passive tag located at an entrance to an area, wherein the information includes identification information for the entrance, sending, by the mobile device to a computing device of an access control system associated with the area, the information from the passive tag and a request to access the area, and granting, by the computing device of the access control system, access to the area based on the information from the passive tag and the request to access the area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of the active pharmaceutical ingredient vorinostat. In particular it relates to a process for preparing vorinostat substantially free from impurities.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of the active pharmaceutical ingredient vorinostat. In particular it relates to a process for preparing vorinostat substantially free from impurities.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of the active pharmaceutical ingredient vorinostat. In particular it relates to a process for preparing vorinostat substantially free from impurities, involving suberic acid, aniline and hydroxylamine as starting materials.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems for mass notification are described herein. One method includes receiving, by an operator station, a selection associated with a particular paging group of a fire network associated with a facility, receiving an audio message by the operator station, and communicating the audio message to the particular paging group according to the selection.

Abstract: The present invention relates to processes for the preparation of 4-hydroxy-??-[[[6-(4-phenylbutoxy)hexyl]amino]methyl]-1,3-benzenedimethanol 1-hydroxy-2-naphthoate (salmeterol xinafoate) (12a), the preparation of 4-hydroxy-??-[[[6-(4-phenylbutoxy)hexyl]amino]methyl]-1,3-benzenedimethanol (salmeterol) (11), the preparation of protected N-[6-(4-phenylbutoxy)hexyl]amine intermediates (7), and the preparation of 6-substituted (4-phenylbutoxy)hexane intermediates (5), shown below, wherein X is a leaving group and Pg is a protecting group.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of steroidal 17?-carboxylic thioates. More particularly the present invention relates to a convenient and efficient synthesis of steroidal 17?-carboxylic thioates, such as fluticasone propionate I, using soluble mixed fluorides to introduce fluorine by displacing an appropriate leaving group X in compounds II resulting in selective and controlled fluorination. The present invention also relates to intermediates II and their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel crystalline form of zofenopril calcium of formula (I), chemically known as (4S)-1-[(2S)-3-(benzoylthio)-2-methylpropionyl]-4-(phenylthio)-L-proline calcium salt. The present invention further relates to a process for the preparation of the new crystalline form of zofenopril calcium and its use in pharmaceutical preparations.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of the active pharmaceutical ingredient vorinostat. In particular it relates to a process for preparing vorinostat substantially free from impurities, involving suberic acid, aniline and hydroxylamine as starting materials.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved process for the preparation of the active pharmaceutical ingredient zolmitriptan. In particular, it relates to an efficient process for the preparation of zolmitriptan and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates.

Abstract: The present invention relates to zofenopril calcium form A substantially free of other forms of zofenopril calcium and to zofenopril calcium having a chemical purity of more than 98.5%. The present invention also relates to methods of preparing such zofenopril calcium. It further relates to compositions comprising such zofenopril calcium.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of rizatriptan and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts. It provides a novel process for the preparation of highly pure rizatriptan, which can be easily adopted for commercial production with a high degree of consistency in purity and yield. Subsequently the rizatriptan base prepared can be converted into any suitable pharmaceutically acceptable salt, such as the oxalate, succinate or benzoate salt, for dosage form preparation. The present invention also provides a composition comprising rizatriptan useful for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment or prevention of migraine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of O-desmethyl venlafaxine (ODV).

Abstract: The present invention relates to crystalline forms of O-desmethyl venlafaxine (ODV) succinate monohydrate, namely Forms I and II, in pure form and to novel processes for their preparation. The present invention provides a process for the preparation of Form II free of Form I and a process for the preparation of Form I free of Form II. The present invention provides direct methods for the preparation of ODV succinate Form II from ODV free base and for the preparation of ODV succinate Form I from ODV free base.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel hydrate form of O-desmethyl venlafaxine succinate. The present invention further relates to processes for the preparation of the novel hydrate form, pharmaceutical compositions comprising it, second medical uses of the novel hydrate form, and methods using it for treating diseases such as generalised anxiety disorder, anxiety, depressive disorder, depression and panic disorder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of bisphosphonic acids and salts thereof, in particular monosodium salts thereof. The invention also relates to the conversion of the bisphosphonic acids to their sodium salts using an aqueous-organic solvent system. The present invention further relates to the conversion of variable hydrate forms of risedronic acid monosodium salt into a pharmaceutically acceptable hemipentahydrate form by crystallization using an aqueous-organic solvent system.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of steroidal 17?-carboxylic thioates. More particularly the present invention relates to a convenient and efficient synthesis of steroidal 17?-carboxylic thioates, such as fluticasone propionate I, using soluble mixed fluorides to introduce fluorine by displacing an appropriate leaving group X in compounds II resulting in selective and controlled fluorination. The present invention also relates to intermediates II and their preparation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to zofenopril calcium form A substantially free of other forms of zofenopril calcium and to zofenopril calcium having a chemical purity of more than 98.5%. The present invention also relates to methods of preparing such zofenopril calcium. It further relates to compositions comprising such zofenopril calcium.