Tricyclo Ring System Having The Seven-membered Hetero Ring As One Of The Cyclos Patents (Class 514/220)
  • Patent number: 8642588
    Abstract: The invention relates to esylate salts of the compound of formula (I): Methods of preparing the salts, and their use as medicaments, in particular for sedative or hypnotic, anxiolytic, muscle relaxant, or anticonvulsant purposes is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: PAION UK Limited
    Inventors: Gary Stuart Tilbrook, Louisa Jane Cubitt
  • Publication number: 20140030249
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a pharmaceutical composition that includes tetrabenazine and a release-retarding agent; and a method of treating a hyperkinetic movement disorder (e.g., Huntington's disease, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, hemiballismus, senile chorea, tic disorders, tardive dyskinesia, myoclonus, dystonia and/or Tourette's syndrome). The method includes administering an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition, for a period of time effective to treat the hyperkinetic movement disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Applicant: Valeant International Bermuda
    Inventors: Andrew John DUFFIELD, Graham Jackson, Steven E. Frisbee, Okponanabofa Eradiri, John CK Lai
  • Patent number: 8637664
    Abstract: A compound of formula (I); or a salt or solvate thereof, wherein: the dotted line indicates the optional presence of a double bond between C2 and C3; R2 is selected from —H, —OH, =0, ?CH2, —CN, —R, OR, halo, ?CH—R, O—SO2—R, CO2R and COR; R7 is selected from H, R, OH, OR, SH, SR, NH2, NHR, NRR?, nitro, Me3Sn and halo, where R and R? are independently selected from optionally substituted C1-7 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl and C5-20 aryl groups; R10 and R11 either together form a double bond, or are selected from H and YRY, where Y is selected from O, S and NH and R is H or C1-7 alkyl or H and SOxM, where x is 2 or 3 and M is a monovalent pharmaceutically acceptable cation; each X is independently a heteroarylene group; n is from 1 to 6; and RE is C1-4 alkyl. The compound is useful for the treatment of proliferative diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Spirogen SARL
    Inventors: Philip Wilson Howard, David Edwin Thurston, Geoffrey Wells
  • Publication number: 20140024638
    Abstract: The present invention relates to (2S,3R)—N-(2-((3-pyridinyl)methyl)-1-azabicyclo[2.2.2]oct-3-yl)benzofuran-2-carboxamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for treating schizophrenia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2012
    Publication date: January 23, 2014
    Applicant: TARGACEPT, INC.
    Inventors: Merouane Bencherif, Geoffrey C. Dunbar, David A. Hosford, Gregory J. Gatto, Terry Hauser, Kristen G. Jordan, Anthony Carl Segreti
  • Patent number: 8633185
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I: or solvate thereof, wherein: R2 is an optionally substituted C5-20 aryl group; R6 and R9 are independently selected from H, R, OH, OR, SH, SR, NH2, NHR, NRR?, nitro, Me3Sn and halo; where R and R? are independently selected from optionally substituted C1-12 alkyl, C3-20 heterocyclyl and C5-20 aryl groups; R7 is selected from H, R, OH, OR, SH, SR, NH2, NHR, NHRR?, nitro, Me3Sn and halo; R? is a C3-12 alkylene group, which chain may be interrupted by one or more heteroatoms and/or aromatic rings; X is selected from O, S, or NH; z is 2 or 3; M is a monovalent pharmaceutically acceptable cation; R2?, R6?, R7?, R9?, X? and M? are selected from the same groups as R2, R6, R7, R9, X and M respectively, or M and M? may together represent a divalent pharmaceutically acceptable cation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Spirogen Sarl
    Inventors: Philip Wilson Howard, Zhizhi Chen, Stephen John Gregson
  • Publication number: 20140018349
    Abstract: This invention provides an oral dosage regimen for the treatment of depression, a pharmaceutically acceptable medication dispensing package containing multiple dosage units of medicaments comprising an oral dosage regimen of D-cycloserine for the treatment of depression, a pharmaceutical composition comprising D-cycloserine formulated for oral administration providing a dosage of 1000 mg/day alone or in combination with antidepressant agents and uses thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Uriel Heresco-Levy, Daniel Javitt
  • Publication number: 20140018295
    Abstract: A nasal delivery device for and method of delivering a substance, preferably comprising oxytocin, non-peptide agonists thereof and antagonists thereof, preferably as one of a liquid, as a suspension or solution, or a powder, to the nasal airway of a subject, preferably the posterior region of the nasal airway, and preferably the upper posterior region of the nasal airway which includes the olfactory bulb and the trigeminal nerve, and preferably in the treatment of neurological conditions and disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: OPTINOSE AS
    Inventor: Per Gisle Djupesland
  • Publication number: 20140018606
    Abstract: Provided herein is the compound RK-33, or a salt, solvate, stereoisomer, or derivative thereof, which is shown to be an inhibitor if the DEAD box helicase DDX3, in mammalian cells. RK-33 is also provided herein for use as a radiation dose sensitizer in a subject suffering from a proliferative disease and undergoing radiation therapy. Methods of treatment of proliferative diseases, such as cancer with a combination of RK-33 and radiotherapy methods such as stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: The Johns Hopkins University
    Inventors: Venu Raman, Phuoc Tran
  • Publication number: 20140018352
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of protein kinase. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising said compounds and methods of using the compositions in the treatment of various disease, conditions, or disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Francoise Pierard, Jean-Damien Charrier
  • Publication number: 20140018353
    Abstract: A method of treating B-cell malignant cancers or T-cell malignant cancers in a mammal by administering to a patient a pharmaceutically acceptable amount of a composition comprising (S)-2-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,3,9-trimethyl-6H-thieno[3,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo-[4,3-a][1,4]diazepin-6-yl]-N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide. The B-cell malignant cancers include diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and splenic marginal zone lymphoma. The T-cell malignant cancers include anaplastic large T-cell lymphoma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Francesco Bertoni, Paola Bonetti
  • Publication number: 20140017199
    Abstract: The present application provides for a compound of Formula IV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, and/or ester thereof, compositions containing such compounds, therapeutic methods that include the administration of such compounds, and therapeutic methods and include the administration of such compounds with at least one additional therapeutic agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Manoj C. Desai, Allen Yu Hong, Hon Chung Hui, Hongtao Liu, Randall W. Vivian, Lianhong Xu
  • Publication number: 20140011862
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions, methods, and kits for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicants: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Inc.
    Inventors: James Elliott Bradner, Johannes Zuber, Junwei Shi, Christopher R. Vakoc
  • Publication number: 20140005169
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds useful as inhibitors of bromodomain-containing proteins. The invention also provides pharmaceutically acceptable compositions comprising compounds of the present invention and methods of using said compositions in the treatment of various disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: CONSTELLATION PHARMACEUTICALS
    Inventors: Brian K. Albrecht, James Edmund Audia, Alexandre Cote, Victor S. Gehling, Jean-Christophe Harmange, Michael Charles Hewitt, Christopher G. Naveschuk, Alexander M. Taylor, Rishi G. Vaswani
  • Publication number: 20140005173
    Abstract: Compositions and methods for treating psychotic and neurological disorders in a subject are disclosed. The compositions and methods utilize a pharmaceutical compound that reverses or negates the effects of an NMDA receptor antagonist. The compositions and methods are effective in reducing at least catatonic features in the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: James Conour
  • Publication number: 20130345202
    Abstract: Soluble complexes of flumazenil, methods for the preparation thereof, pharmaceutical compositions including same and use of the compositions for alleviating or counteracting the various types of hypersomnia, drowsiness, residual effects associated with the administration of sleep/hypnotic drugs, alcohol intoxication or hepatic encephalopathy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Inventor: Shimon Amselem
  • Publication number: 20130345201
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical combination for the treatment of schizophrenia and acute manic episodes associated with bipolar disorders, which comprises a compound which is active on a trace amine-associated receptor 1 (TAAR1 agonist) and an antipsychotic drug. This combination can reduce metabolic side effects which appear if using an antipsychotic drug alone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.
    Inventors: Marius Hoener, Susanne Raab, Celine Risterucci, Sabine Sewing
  • Publication number: 20130338149
    Abstract: A drug for sedating a patient, and especially a smoker, during eye surgery. The drug includes a sedative such as midazolam in a mix with nicotine. The mixture is injected into the patient prior to the eye surgery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventor: Walter J. Cukrowski
  • Patent number: 8609651
    Abstract: The present invention includes benzodiazepine compositions formulated for intranasal administration, comprising a binary solvent system comprising a first solvent in which the benzodiazepine is soluble, the first solvent capable of penetrating nasal mucosal tissue, and a second solvent in which the benzodiazepine in less soluble. The compositions of the present invention may be used to treat a variety of disorders including, but not limited to, panic attacks, muscle spasms, anxiety, and seizures. In one aspect, the present invention relates to a fast-acting, clonazepam composition for transnasal administration that can be used for the treatment of seizure clusters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Gene Jamieson, Michael Des Jardin, Clark Allphin, Sigridur Olafsdottir
  • Publication number: 20130324520
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating cancer using modulators of retinoid X receptor gamma (RXRG). The ability of RXRG antagonists to disrupt the association of complexes comprising RXRG is demonstrated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2012
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH
    Inventors: Xiaoliang Xu, Suresh Jhanwar
  • Patent number: 8598119
    Abstract: Use of particular substituted heterocycle fused gamma-carboline compounds as pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them for the treatment of one or more disorders involving the 5-HT2A, SERT and/or dopamine D2 pathways are disclosed. In addition, the compounds may be combined with other therapeutic agents for the treatment of one or more sleep disorders, depression, psychosis, dyskinesias, and/or Parkinson's disease or any combinations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sharon Mates, Allen Fienberg, Lawrence Wennogle
  • Publication number: 20130317011
    Abstract: The present invention provides a compound of general formula A, useful as potential anticancer agents against eleven human cancer cell lines. The present invention further provides a process for the preparation of diaryl ether linked pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine conjugates attached through different alkane spacers of general formula A.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Applicant: COUNCIL OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH
    Inventors: Ahmed Kamal, Arutla Viswanath, Jayanti Naga Srirama Chandra Murty, Earla Vijaya Bharathi, Gadupudi Ramakrishna, Farheen Sulthana
  • Patent number: 8592407
    Abstract: The present invention provides synthesis and in vitro anticancer activity of novel pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine derivatives with dithiocarbamate side chains. The present invention also relates to a process for the preparation of new pyrrolo[2,1-c][1,4]benzodiazepine derivatives with dithiocarbamate side chains of general formula (A) and a process for the preparation thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Council of Scientific & Industrial Research
    Inventors: Kamal Ahmed, Sreekanth Kokkonda, Praveen K. Pogula, Balakishan Gorre
  • Patent number: 8591922
    Abstract: Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions and formulations comprising mixed salts of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB). Also provided herein are methods of making the pharmaceutical compositions and formulations, and methods of their use for the treatment of sleep disorders such as apnea, sleep time disturbances, narcolepsy, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucination, sleep arousal, insomnia, and nocturnal myoclonus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Assignee: Jazz Pharmacuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Clark P. Allphin, Michael DesJardin
  • Publication number: 20130309310
    Abstract: Described are injectable formulations of particulate olanzapine that produce a prolonged duration of action upon administration, and methods of making and using such formulations. The injectable formulations comprise particulate olanzapine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited
    Inventors: Stephen B. Ruddy, David Czekai, Gary Liversidge, Scott A. Jenkins, Elaine M. Liversidge
  • Publication number: 20130309306
    Abstract: This invention provides methods for the amelioration, termination and/or abortion of a seizure by the intrapulmonary administration of a benzodiazepine, for example, midazolam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Michael A. Rogawski, Ashish Dhir
  • Publication number: 20130302282
    Abstract: A class of compounds that inhibit Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is disclosed, along with compositions containing the compound, and methods of using the composition for treating individuals infected with HCV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Min Zhong, Leping Li
  • Patent number: 8580764
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating a cell proliferative disorder, such as lung cancer and breast cancer, by administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrole-2,5-dione compound or a pyrroloquinolinyl-pyrrolidine-2,5-dione compound, such as (?)-trans-3-(5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo[3,2,1-ij]quinolin-1-yl)-4-(1H-indol-3-yl)pyrrolidine-2,5-dione, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a second anti-proliferative agent, such as gemcitabine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: ArQule, Inc.
    Inventors: Giovanni Abbadessa, Dennis S. France, Chang-Rung Chen, Thomas C. K. Chan
  • Publication number: 20130287854
    Abstract: According to the invention there is provided a method of treating and/or preventing the symptoms of Parkinson's disease comprising delivering apomorphine, optionally in combination with levodopa and/or a dopamine agonist that is not apomorphine, wherein apomorphine is administered by inhalation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: VECTURA LIMITED
    Inventors: Frazer Giles Morgan, Mark Jonathan Main
  • Publication number: 20130289019
    Abstract: One embodiment of an aspect of the present invention is a method for lessening the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective quantity of a cholinergic M1 receptor antagonist and a therapeutically effective quantity of one or more cholinomimetic agents to lessen the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Typically, the cholinergic M1 receptor antagonist is selected from the group consisting of telenzepine, amytriptyline, biperiden, trihexyphenidyl, darifenacin, dicyclomine, and tiotropium. Another aspect of the present invention is directed to methods and compositions employing other therapeutic agents and combinations of therapeutic agents for emulating the theoretical pharmacological effects of the non-selective mAChR antagonist scopolamine. The invention also encompasses pharmaceutical compositions incorporating one or more therapeutic agents and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Applicant: Amazing Grace, Inc.
    Inventor: David T. Chau
  • Patent number: 8569288
    Abstract: The invention relates to new thienotriazolodiazepine derivatives of the formula (1) wherein R1 is CH3, R2 is CH3 or —(CH2)n—R4 or —(CH2)n—O—R4 or —(CH2)n—S—R4 wherein n is 1, 2, 3 or 4 and R4 is CH3, CH2CH3 or CH2CH2OCH3, and R3 is hydrogen or —OCH2O— or —OCH2CH2O— connected to the ortho/meta position or meta/para position of the phenyl ring; or wherein R1 and R2 are hydrogen and R3 is —OCH2O— Or —OCH2CH2O— connected to the ortho/meta position or meta/para position of the phenyl ring; and pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof. These compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are useful in the treatment and prevention of atherosclerotic artery diseases, such as myocardial infarction and stroke, and of Alzheimer's disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: CircoMed LLC
    Inventors: Herman Kempen, Daniel Bellus, Barbara Staehelin
  • Publication number: 20130281440
    Abstract: The invention encompasses methods for treating or preventing diseases and disorders associated abnormal cell growth, for example, treating or preventing cancer or tumor growth, by administering to a subject in need thereof a composition comprising a therapeutically or prophylactically effective amount of a compound that downregulates DDX3, for example a fused diimidazodiazepine ring compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The invention also encompasses the use of DDX3 as a biomarker for diagnostic and treatment purposes, for example, to identify a hyperproliferative disorder susceptible to treatment by down regulation of DDX3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventor: The Johns Hopkins University
  • Publication number: 20130281436
    Abstract: The present invention relates to deuterated 1-piperazino-3-phenyl-indanes and salts thereof with activity at dopamine receptors D1 and D2 as well as the 5HT2 receptors in the central nervous system, to medicaments comprising such compounds as active ingredients, to the use of such compounds in the treatment of diseases in the central nervous system, and to methods of treatment comprising administration of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Morten JORGENSEN, Peter Hongaard ANDERSEN, Klaus Gjervig JENSEN, Mette Graulund HVENEGAARD, Lassina BADOLO, Mikkel Fog JACOBSEN
  • Publication number: 20130281441
    Abstract: A diazepinedione derivative represented by the formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof is used as a P2X4 receptor antagonist: wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or the like, R2 and R3 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, a halogen atom, or the like, R4 and R5 represent a hydrogen atom, an alkyl group having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, or the like, and W represents tetrazole or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Shogo Sakuma, Toshihiro Takahashi, Masatoshi Ushioda, Toshiyasu Imai, Kazuhike Inoue
  • Publication number: 20130281439
    Abstract: The invention provides cyclopropanecarboxylic acid 4-(6-chloro-3-methyl-4,10-dihydro-3H-2,3,4,9-tetraazabenzo[f]azulene-9-carbonyl)-2-fluoro-benzylamide para-toluenesulphonate, pharmaceutical compositions containing it, and its use in therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 24, 2013
    Inventors: Andrzej Roman Batt, Rachel Louisa Charlotte Handy, Michael Bryan Roe, Valerie Elizabeth Peal, Timothy John Kenhardt Gibbs, David Raymond Churchley
  • Patent number: 8563542
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a compound of formula (VII)I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, wherein: X is NR7; Y is O or N—(CH2)nR19; n is 1, 2 or 3; m is 1 or 2; R1 and R2 are each independently H, alkyl or cycloalkyl; R4 and R4? each independently H alkyl; or R4 and R4? together form a spiro cycloalkyl group; R19 is H, alkyl, aryl or a cycloalkyl group; R6 is OR8 or halogen; and R7 and R8 are each independently H or alkyl. Further aspects relate to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and use therefore in the treatment of proliferative disorders and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Cyclacel Limited
    Inventors: Jonathan James Hollick, Stuart Donald Jones, Claire June Flynn, Michael George Thomas
  • Publication number: 20130274250
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel antifungal 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo-[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepines and 6H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepines of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are active mainly against dermatophytes and systemic fungal infections. The invention further relates to processes for preparing such novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV
    Inventors: Lieven Meerpoel, Louis Jules Roger Marie Maes, Kelly de Wit
  • Publication number: 20130274249
    Abstract: Substituted 2-[2-(phenyl)ethylamino]alkaneamide derivatives, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them are useful as sodium and/or calcium channel modulators for preventing, alleviating and curing pathologies wherein the above mechanisms play a pathological role. The compounds may be particularly useful for the prevention, alleviation, and curing of, for example, neurological, cognitive, psychiatric, inflammatory, urogenital and gastrointestinal diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventors: Piero MELLONI, Alessandra Restivo, Emanuela Izzo, Simona Francisconi, Elena Colombo, Cibele Sabido-David
  • Publication number: 20130267504
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising glycerol esters of a fatty acid, wherein the compositions are useful for the delivery of anti-psychotic drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason M. PERRY, Magali B. HICKEY, Julius F. REMENAR, Jennifer VANDIVER
  • Publication number: 20130267506
    Abstract: Compositions for therapy of a diabetic symmetrical polyneuropathy a subject in need thereof, the compositions comprising: an effective amount of a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist exemplified by pirenzepine, telenzepine, atropine, or derivatives thereof or salts thereof or analogs thereof or derivatives thereof, and a pharmacologically acceptable carrier. The composition may be injectable or alternatively, may be applied topically or alternatively, may be delivered orally. A suitable topical composition may comprise a lotion, a cream, a gel, or a viscous fluid. The muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist may be a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist salt or a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist derivative or a muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist analog.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
    Inventors: Paul Fernyhough, Nigel A. Calcutt, Lakshmi Kotra
  • Publication number: 20130267503
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an injectable, pharmaceutical composition comprising a C1-6 alkyl ester of a C10-20 fatty acid. In an embodiment, the fatty acid is ethyl oleate, isopropyl oleate, ethyl myristate, or isopropyl myristate. These compositions are useful for the delivery of anti-psychotic drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason M. PERRY, Magali B. HICKEY, Julius F. REMENAR, Jennifer VANDIVER
  • Publication number: 20130267507
    Abstract: The present invention is concerned with novel antifungal 5,6-dihydro-4H-pyrrolo-[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepines and 6H-pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepines substituted with bicyclic benzene derivatives of Formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are active mainly against dermatophytes and systemic fungal infections. The invention further relates to processes for preparing such novel compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICA NV
    Inventors: Lieven Meerpoel, Louis Jules Roger Marie Maes, Kelly de Wit
  • Publication number: 20130267505
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising benzyl alcohol and polyoxyethylene derivatives of sorbitan esters of carboxylic acids that are useful for the delivery of anti-psychotic drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: ALKERMES PHARMA IRELAND LIMITED
    Inventors: Jason M. PERRY, Magali B. HICKEY, Julius F. REMENAR, Jennifer VANDIVER
  • Patent number: 8551986
    Abstract: In general, the invention provides methods and compositions for treating sequela of weight gain or pain insensitivity, e.g., in a subject suffering from a psychiatric disorder, such as schizophrenia. The combinations employed in the invention include a second generation antipsychotic agent and an opioid receptor antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: The McLean Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Igor Elman, David Borsook, Jan Wasley
  • Publication number: 20130261109
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of inhibiting binding between acetylated histone and a bromodomain-containing protein in a mammal, as well as a method of shrinking or killing of cancer cells expressing a bromodomain-containing protein or inhibiting the growth of cancer cells expressing a bromodomain-containing protein in a mammal. The methods involve administering an effective amount of (S)-2-[4-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,3,9-trimethyl-6H-thieno[3,2-f][1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-a][1,4]diazepin-6-yl]-N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide or a dihydrate thereof to the mammal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Inventors: Shinji MIYOSHI, Shinsuke OOIKE, Kazunori IWATA, Hidemasa HIKAWA, Kunio SUGAHARA
  • Patent number: 8546377
    Abstract: The present application relates to 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydropyrazino[1,2-a][1,4]benzodiazepine, 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydropyrazino[1,2-a][1,5]benzodiazepine, 2,3,4,4a,5,6,7,11b-octahydro-1H-pyrido[3,4-d][2]benzazepine, 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydropyrazino[1,2-a][1]benzazepine, 1,2,3,4,4a,5-hexahydro-7H-pyrazino[1,2-a][4,1]benzoxazepine, and 2,3,4,4a,5,6-hexahydro-1H-pyrazino[2,1-d][1,5]benzoxazepine, and 5,6,7,7a,8,9,10,11-octahydropyrazino[1,2-d]pyrido[3,2-b][1,4]diazepine derivatives of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, X1, X2, X3, X4, Y1, Y2, and Y3 are as defined in the specification. The present application also relates to compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of treating disease conditions using such compounds and compositions, and methods for identifying such compounds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignees: AbbVie Inc., AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ying Wang, Jason T. Brewer, Irini Akritopoulou-Zanze, Stevan W. Djuric, Frauke Pohlki, Wilfried Braje, Ana-Lucia Relo
  • Publication number: 20130252331
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions comprising an effective amount of an agent that inhibits a BET protein (e.g., Brd2, Brd3, Brd4), and methods of using such compositions for treating or preventing metabolic syndrome, obesity, type II diabetes, insulin resistance, and related disorders characterized by undesirable alterations in metabolism or fat accumulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Inventors: James Elliott Bradner, Jonathan Brown, Jorge Plutzky
  • Publication number: 20130245004
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to acamprosate formulations, methods of use of the formulations, to methods of using the formulations in combination with at least one other medication, and to combination products and compositions comprising the formulations and at least one other medication, such as neuroleptic (antipsychotic) and/or antidepressant drugs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: Synchroneuron Inc.
    Inventors: Barry S. Fogel, William D. Kerns, Kei-Lai Fong
  • Publication number: 20130236573
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods for the treatment of treatment-refractory depression or treatment-resistant depression comprising administering to a patient in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of esketamine as mono-therapy or as combination therapy with at least on antidepressant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Inventors: Jaskaran Singh, Ivo Caers
  • Publication number: 20130224289
    Abstract: A method of treatment for epilepsy and other disease states is described, which comprises the delivery of gabapentin in a gastric retained dosage form.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: Depomed, Inc.
    Inventor: Depomed, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20130224257
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for preparing microsphere and microspheres produced thereby. The method comprises: mixing a water-insoluble organic solvent with a dispersion solvent; mixing a polymer compound, a drug and a water-insoluble organic solvent to prepare a dispersed phase; mixing the dispersed phase with the dispersion solvent mixed with the water-insoluble organic solvent to prepare an emulsion; and adding a base or an acid to the prepared emulsion. With the method, it is possible to prepare a drug-containing polymeric microsphere cost-effectively and conveniently.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicants: Ewha University - Industry Collaboration Foundation, SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: SK Chemicals Co., Ltd., Ewha University - Industry Collaboration Foundation