Abstract: A method and composition for the treatment of hormone allergy is disclosed. The method relates to using progesterone dilutions, or any other steroid hormone, to treat the systemic symptoms of hormone allergy, including pain. The composition of the hormone dilutions ranges from 10−1 to 10−5. The hormone dilution may be administered sublingually, or, in the alternative, an intradermal route of administration may be chosen. Hormone dilutions may be administered at daily intervals or on any other treatment schedule as required to alleviate a patient's symptoms.

Abstract: The invention relates to the combined administration of a PDE4 or PDE3/4 inhibitor and a disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARDs) or anti-rheumatic or anti-arthritic drug.

Abstract: This invention relates to a medicinal aerosol suspension formulation and more particularly, to a medicinal aerosol formulation containing a particulate drug or a combination of at least two particulate drugs, a propellant and a stabilizing agent comprising a water addition.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising micronized progesterone, sunflower oil and/or olive oil, and soya bean lecithin, to the method for the preparation thereof and to the uses thereof for treating a physiological condition linked to insufficiency of progesterone secretion.

Abstract: Methods for abating coronary artery blockage in human subjects include administering a combination of natural hormones including human growth hormone with sufficient T3 thyroid supplement to maintain the body temperature of the subject at or above 97.6° F. upon awakening and at 98.7° F. or higher during afternoon hours. Testosterone, if any, administered to male subjects is in natural, gel form.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition in the form of a gel or a solution and is characterized in that it contains dihydrotestosterone and also at least one penetration promoter, to processes for preparing it and to uses thereof.

Abstract: The invention concerns the use of at least a compound selected in the group consisting of dehydroepiandrosterone, its precursors and its metabolic derivatives, for preparing a composition for oral administration and for use in regulating human skin and/or skin appendages.

Abstract: The invention concerns a self-adhesive transdermal device comprising at least two chambers such that the first chamber is a reservoir-type transdermal device (2) and the second chamber is a matrix-type transdermal device (6) located at the periphery of the first chamber. The invention is characterised in that said two devices contain the same active principle.

Abstract: Novel lipid compounds are provided that may be termed “pro-cationic” in that they are neutral or negatively charged until they are either brought into contact with cellular membranes or are internalized by cells. The lipids have a hydrophobic tail group and a hydrophilic head group, the head group incorporating both a positively and negatively charged region at physiological pH. The hydrophobic tail group is stably connected to the positive region of the head group which in turn is connected to the negative region by a disulfide bond that is susceptible to cleavage by membrane-bound and intracellular factors. Cleavage of the disulfide bond removes the negatively charged region from the head group resulting in a lipid that is cationic and therefor fusogenic with negatively charged cell membranes. Consequently, lipids of the invention are useful as components of liposomes that serve as vehicles for delivering pharmaceutical agents into cells with reduced toxicity.

Abstract: A composition comprising at least one physiologically tolerated film-forming agent, at least one physiologically tolerated solvent, at least one plasticizer and a compound of the formula I 1

Abstract: This invention provides a method of treating systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) with (DHEA) and a related pharmaceutical product.

Abstract: This invention relates to the identification of an orphan G-protein coupled receptor PFI-011 (and variants thereof) as a receptor of adrenic acid, and the use of adrenic acid (and analogues or mimetics thereof) as modulators for PFI-011. It also relates to screening methods to identify agonists and antagonists for this adrenic acid receptor.

Abstract: A process for preparing compounds of formula (1): 1

Abstract: A method of increasing alertness in an individual by administering an effective amount of an alertness-increasing vomeropherin to the individual; and an alarm device that, when activated, emits an alertness-increasing vomeropherin. The method and device are especially useful in increasing alertness in individuals who are not readily responsive to usual external stimuli.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the invention, there is provided a pharmaceutical formulation for administration by inhalation comprising a compound of formula (I), wherein R1 represents C1-6 alkyl or C1-6 haloalkyl; R2 represents —C(═O)-aryl or —C(═O)-heteroaryl; R3 represents hydrogen, methyl (which may be in either the &agr; or &bgr; configuration) or methylene; R4 and R5 are the same or different and each represents hydrogen or halogen; and {overscore (-----)} represents a single or a double bond; and salts and solvates thereof together with a long-acting &bgr;2-adrenoreceptor agonist which formulation has a therapeutically useful effect in the treatment of inflammatory disorders of the respiratory tract over a period of 24 hours or more.

Abstract: 7-Oxo-DHEA derivatives, various of which are themselves novel compounds, are well suited for cosmetically/therapeutically treating adverse conditions/afflictions of a keratinous substrate/material, notably of human skin, hair, eyelashes and nails, to improve the appearance thereof, in particular to prevent or treat signs of aging of the skin and/or a dull complexion and/or skin or hair pigmentation disorders and/or dryness of the skin and/or hyperseborrhoea and/or hyperseborrhoea-related imperfections and/or sensitive skin and/or dandruff and/or natural hair loss and/or baldness.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition useful for treating hypogonadism is disclosed. The composition comprises an androgenic or anabolic steroid, a C1-C4 alcohol, a penetration enhancer such as isopropyl myristate, and water. Also disclosed is a method for treating hypogonadism utilizing the composition.

Abstract: A composition comprising a pharmaceutical compound, a membrane-permeation enhancer, and a polymeric film-forming agent, including, for example, a hydrocarbon-based liquid nail lacquer comprising a solution of an anti-fungal agent in a pharmaceutically-effective amount, a membrane-compatible permeation enhancer in an amount effective to enhance penetration through a membrane or nail of said anti-fungal agent, a polymeric film-forming agent in an amount effective to form an adherent polymeric film on a membrane or nail, and a solvent for forming said solution; and a method for forming on a membrane or nail of the body an adherent film containing a pharmaceutical compound and permeation enhancer from a solution of the components in which there is used a mixture of solvents, including a solvent which is highly volatile and a solvent of lower volatility.

Abstract: The invention concerns the use of at least a compound selected in the group consisting of dehydroepiandrosterone, its chemical precursors, its chemical derivatives, its biological precursors and metabolic derivatives, for preparing a composition designed for oral administration and for use to directly increase skin water content.

Abstract: A medicament for preventive and therapeutic treatment of obesity and a disease with abnormal lipid metabolism which comprises a 24-alkylcholest-5-en-3-one as an active ingredient.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel pharmaceutical composition based on the use of a particular oil phase which comprises a lipophilic, pharmaceutically active agent, a mixture of diglyceride and monoglyceride in a ratio of from about 9:1 to about 6:4 by weight (diglyceride:monoglyceride) wherein the diglyceride and monoglyceride are mono- or di-unsaturated fatty acid esters of glycerol having sixteen to twenty-two carbon chain length, one or more pharmaceutically acceptable solvents, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable surfactants. The composition is in a form of self-emulsifying formulation which provides high concentration and high oral bioavailability for lipophilic compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to 22S hydroxycholesta-8, 14-diene derivatives having general formula (I) wherein R1 is OR, OSO3H or —NOR; with R being H, (C1-6)alkyl or (C1-6)acyl; each of R2 and R3 is independently hydrogen or (C1-6)alkyl; R4 is hydrogen, (C1-6)alkyl or (C1-6)acyl; R5 is hydrogen; or R5 designates, together with R6, an additional bond between the carbon atoms at which R5 and R6 are placed; R6 is hydrogen, hydroxy or halogen, or R6 designates, together with R5, an additional bond between the carbon atoms at which R6 and R5 are placed; each or R7 and R8 is independently hydrogen or (C1-4)alkyl, optionally substituted with OH, (C1-4)alkoxy, or halogen; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of the invention have meiosis activating activity and can be used for the control of fertility.

Abstract: Novel methods for reduction or elimination the incidence of hot flashes and menopausal symptoms, while decreasing the risk of acquiring breast or endometrial cancer and furthermore treating and/or inhibiting the development of osteoporosis, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, insulin resistance, diabetes, loss of muscle mass, obesity, irregular menstruation, Alzheimer's disease, or vaginal dryness in susceptible warm-blooded animals including humans involving administration of selective estrogen receptor modulator, particularly compounds having the general structure: 1

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of developing a male or female menopause disorder or symptom in a mammal by administering to the mammal a sex hormone binding globulin synthesis inhibiting agent and one or more steroids, including, for example, an androgen or an estrogen; to combinations for treating, preventing or reducing the risk of developing a male or female menopause disorder or symptom in a mammal; and to compositions for treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of developing a male or female menopause disorder or symptom in a mammal, where the composition comprises a sex binding globulin synthesis inhibiting agent and one or more steroids, including, for example, an androgen or an estrogen.

Abstract: This invention discloses a method of administering 1,4-androstadienedione as a means of increasing boldenone levels in humans. As men age, a decline in androgenic hormone levels is typically noted, possibly resulting in muscle mass, bone density and energy loss. Various methods have therefore been developed to supplement androgens for men with declining levels. This invention is an improvement over the previously suggested steroid precursors, in that androstadienedione displays superior oral activity. This may be a very advantageous trait for men seeking the an orally active form of androgen replacement.

Abstract: A formulation and methods for inducing sustained regional local anesthesia in a patient comprising a substrate comprising a local anesthetic and an effective amount of a biocompatible, biodegradable, controlled release material prolonging the release of the local anesthetic from the substrate to obtain a reversible local anesthesia when implanted or injected in a patient, and a pharmaceutically acceptable, i.e., non-toxic, non-glucocorticoid augmenting agent effective to prolong the duration of the local anesthesia for a time period longer than that obtainable from the substrate without the augmenting agent.

Abstract: A stabilized pharmaceutical dosage unit comprising tibolone, in an amount of from 0.1% to 10% by weight of the dosage unit, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The dosage unit is contained in a humid atmosphere of 50 to 70% relative humidity until administration.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical product comprising a nucleoside analogue active against herpes simplex virus, such as acyclovir/valaciclovir or penciclorivir/famciclovir, and an immunosuppressant, as a combined preparation for simultaneous, separate or sequential use in the treatment and/or prevention of herpes simplex virus infections.

Abstract: The present invention concerns with steroid compounds of formula (I) wherein R1 is cyclohexyl or cycloheptyl, R2 is hydrogen or C1-C6 alkyl, R3 is hydrogen, C1-C6 alkyl or methylol, R4 is hydrogen or hydroxymethylene and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also concerns with a method for preparation of the compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds as its active component and use of the compounds and the pharmaceutical compositions in preparing medicines for treating diseases, e.g. those associated with progestin dependence.

Abstract: A method of alleviating the violence and stimulating the appetite of stags in the puberty age of the fall and a method of allowing to cut and collect more than twice stag's horn is provided by administering 17&bgr;-decanoate-4-estrene-3-one and/or 17&bgr;-cyclohexylpropionate-4-estrene-3-one.

Abstract: A method is provided for enhancing a female individual's sexual desire and responsiveness. The method involves oral administration of a dosage form containing an effective amount of an orally active androgenic agent, and is on an as-needed basis rather than involving chronic pharmacotherapy. Oral pharmaceutical compositions, dosage forms and kits for carrying out the method are provided as well.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods, kits, combinations, and compositions for treating, preventing or reducing the risk of developing a testosterone deficient disorder, or the symptoms associated with, or related to a testosterone deficient disorder in a subject in need thereof. The present invention also relates to a method of administering a steroid in the testosterone synthetic pathway to a subject in need thereof. In addition, the methods, kits, combinations and compositions may be used in conjunction with other pharmaceutical agents effective at treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of developing a testosterone deficient disorder. The present invention also can also be used in conjunction with a pharmacologically effective amount of an estrogenic hormone. Furthermore, the methods, kits, combinations and compositions can be used in conjunction with a pharmacologically effective amount of another steroid or pharmaceutical agent that increases serum testosterone levels in a mammal.

Abstract: A method for reducing coronary artery reactivity. A predetermined amount of natural progesterone is provided by a convenient and pleasant delivery system to the blood stream, sufficient to reduce the likelihood of coronary vasospasm and myocardial ischemia. The progesterone may be provided either by topical application to the epidermis of a cream in which the progesterone is dissolved or by patch technology, so as to provide continuous delivery and thereby maintain the level of progesterone in the blood stream at least about 1 nanogram per milliliter.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition useful for treating hypogonadism is disclosed. The composition comprises an androgenic or anabolic steroid, a C1-C4 alcohol, a penetration enhancer such as isopropyl myristate, and water. Also disclosed is a method for treating hypogonadism utilizing the composition.

Abstract: The invention concerns compounds of formula (I) wherein: X, Y, R1, R2, Z, G are as defined in the description, the methods for preparing them and the intermediates in said method, their use as medicine and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of providing male contraception using a specified androgen without the need of a separate sterilizing agent. The invention also describes methods for non-contraceptive androgen replacement and devices useful for carrying out both processes.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to improved formulations for dihydroergotamine in which the drug is present at a concentration of at least 2.9 mM. The invention encompasses methods for using these formulations in treating patients for migraine headaches and the packaging of formulation into prefilled syringes for self-administration by patients.

Abstract: The present invention provides hybrid molecules and methods of synthesizing such hybrid molecules from a cholinergic agent and a bile acid. The hybrid molecules function as cholinergic agents and may be either cholinergic agonists or cholinergic antagonists. Further disclosed herein are compositions comprising hybrid cholinergic agents and methods of making such compositions. Methods of treating a patient having a cholinergic disorder are also disclosed.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition useful for treating hypogonadism is disclosed. The composition comprises an androgenic or anabolic steroid, a C1-C4 alcohol, a penetration enhancer such as isopropyl myristate, and water. Also disclosed is a method for treating hypogonadism utilizing the composition.

Abstract: The memory of a healthy mammal and the memory of a mammal with age impaired memory can be improved by administering an effective amount of &Dgr;5-Androstene-3&bgr;-ol-7,17-dione and 3&bgr; esters thereof.

Abstract: Certain compounds, structurally related to natural compounds which can be extracted i.a. from bull testes and from human follicular fluid, can be used for regulating the meiosis in oocytes and in male germ cells. Some of these compounds are useful in the treatment of infertility, whereas other compounds are useful as contraceptives. These compounds have the structural formula wherein the substituents are as defined in the specification.

Abstract: The invention discloses compositions and methods for increasing chemotherapeutic specificity to endocrine dependent cancers, and reducing systemic toxicity, through administration of endocrine hormones in conjunction with administration of phase specific chemotherapeutics. The invention also discloses why prior art phase specific chemotherapeutic regimens fail to achieve high cure rates for cancer. The failure relates to the Gompertzian acceleration, or reduction in cancer cell cycle time, induced by the chemotherapeutic reduction of tumor size, which in turn results in the cancer's lack of phase synchronicity to subsequent administrations of the phase specific chemotherapeutic(s).

Abstract: Pegylation or glycosylation of therapeutic proteins to enhance at least one of the solubility, stability and bioavailability thereof, for delivery of an effective amount in an aerosol delivery to the lungs using a minimal number of puffs.

Abstract: A method including administering a drug to the patient and positioning a catheter adjacent to the tissue to be treated by the drug. The tissue may then be stimulated using the catheter. The catheter may include one or more contacts or optical parts at the distal end if the catheter stimulation is by electric energy or by photonic energy, respectively. If the catheter includes a passage with one or more ports at the distal end of the catheter, the drug is administered through the passage. Alternatively, drugs may be administered systematically or concurrently with intrathecally administered agents.

Abstract: This invention provides methods that are useful for identifying therapeutic agents for the treatment of a CAR-mediated disorder or condition. The methods include determining whether the candidate therapeutic agent can: interact directly with CAR, modulate CAR-mediated gene expression, decrease CAR antagonist elevation of a cholesterol indicator in a mammal, or decrease a cholesterol level indicator in a mammal with a defective CAR. Also provided are CAR agonists.

Abstract: Dermatitis can be treated by the administration of &Dgr;5-androstene-3&bgr;-ol-7,17 dione and metabolizable precursors thereof, such as &Dgr;5-androstene-3&bgr;-acetoxy-7,17 dione, to the skin.

Abstract: Improved aerodynamically light particles for delivery to the pulmonary system, and methods for their preparation and administration are provided. In a preferred embodiment, the aerodynamically light particles are made of a biodegradable material and have a tap density less than 0.4 g/cm3 and a mass mean diameter between 5 &mgr;m and 30 &mgr;m. The particles may be formed of biodegradable materials such as biodegradable polymers. For example, the particles may be formed of a functionalized polyester graft copolymer consisting of a linear &agr;-hydroxy-acid polyester backbone having at least one amino acid group incorporated herein and at least on poly(amino acid) side chain extending from an amino acid group in the polyester backbone. In one embodiment, aerodynamically light particles having a large mean diameter, for example greater than 5 &mgr;m, can be used for enhanced delivery of a therapeutic or diagnostic agent to the alveolar region of the lung.

Abstract: A pressure-liquefied propellant mixture for aerosols, comprising a fluorinated alkane, in particular 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane and/or 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane, and carbon dioxide, makes possible an improvement of the wetting properties of pharmaceutically active compounds, with which the formulation problems existing with hydrofluoroalkanes in relation to suspension as well as solution aerosols can be overcome and thus improved medicinal aerosol formulations can be obtained. With the aid of carbon dioxide, it is also possible to specifically influence the pressure and thus the particle size distribution and also by displacement of oxygen from the hydrofluoroalkanes to improve the storage stability of oxidation-sensitive active compounds.

Abstract: Methods of treating a mammal having a condition characterized by vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation, where the mammal is treated with progesterone or an agonist thereof. Also disclosed are methods of screening compounds useful for inhibiting vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation.

Abstract: Aldosterone receptor antagonists for the prevention and treatment of cognitive dysfunction are disclosed.