Abstract: A nonirritant, thickened pharmaceutical composition comprising a drug which is normally solid and which has anti-angiogenesis properties and/or immunosuppressant properties, a normally solid dermal penetration-facilitator for the drug, a solvent which is capable of dissolving the drug and the facilitator; and a thickening agent.
Abstract: The invention relates to the use of (1?.2?,4?.5?.7?)-7-[(hydroxydi-2-thienylacetyl)oxy]-9,9-dimethyl-3-oxa-9-azoniatricyclo[3.3.1.02,4]nonane salts for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of diseases associated with inflammation.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 20, 2003
Date of Patent:
August 9, 2011
Assignee:
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) inhibitors of the formula (1) and analogs, tautomers, enantiomers, diasteromers, regioisomers, stereoisomers, polymorphs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, appropriate N-oxides, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them which are useful in the treatment of allergic and inflammatory diseases including asthma, chronic bronchitis, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, vernal conjuctivitis, eosinophilic granuloma, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic shock, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, reperfusion injury of the myocardium and reperfusion injury of the brain, chronic glomerulonephritis, endotoxic shock and adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Abstract: This invention provides the use of rapamycin 42-ester with 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpropionic acid (CCI-779) in the treatment or inhibition of mantle cell lymphoma.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 1, 2011
Publication date:
July 28, 2011
Applicant:
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
Abstract: The present invention relates to suspension formulations, especially those for delivering a pharmaceutically active agent in aerosol form using a spray or aerosol device, such as a pressurised metered dose inhaler (pMDI). The formulations may be for pulmonary, nasal, buccal or topical administration, but are preferably for pulmonary inhalation.
Abstract: A drug and drug delivery system may be utilized in the treatment of vascular disease. A local delivery system is coated with rapamycin or other suitable drug, agent or compound and delivered intraluminally for the treatment and prevention of neointimal hyperplasia following percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography. The local delivery of the drugs or agents provides for increased effectiveness and lower systemic toxicity.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 5, 2011
Publication date:
July 21, 2011
Applicant:
CORDIS CORPORATION
Inventors:
Robert Falotico, Gregory A. Kopia, Gerard H. Llanos, John Siekierka Siekierka
Abstract: The present invention relates to a composition containing at least one nutritive, at least one disinfecting or decontaminating and/or at least one protease-inhibiting active compound and/or active compound complex for the external care and/or treatment of wounds of the human or animal body.
Abstract: The invention provides compounds having the formula: wherein R1 is halogen. The invention also provides compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of treating diseases or disorders that comprise administering one or more of the compounds to a subject in need thereof. The disclosed compounds have CCR1 antagonist activity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 22, 2010
Date of Patent:
July 12, 2011
Assignee:
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Kenneth G. Carson, Geraldine C. B. Harriman, Shomir Ghosh
Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, there are provided methods for treating hyperplasia in a subject in need thereof. In another aspect of the invention, there are provided methods for reducing neointimal hyperplasia associated with vascular interventional procedures. Formulations contemplated for use herein comprise proteins and at least one pharmaceutically active agent.
Abstract: Rapalogs of formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutical compositions, and preparation methods and uses thereof. The rapalogs have the structure of formula I and can be used as an anti-tumor medicament. Comparing with rapamycin, the rapalogs of the present invention exhibit enhanced water solubility, and improved pharmacological and pharmacokinetic properties by introducing a hydrophilic and polar group such as a hydroxyl.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 17, 2009
Publication date:
July 7, 2011
Applicant:
Shanghai institute of Materia Medica, chinese Academy of Sciences
Inventors:
Fajun Nan, Jian Ding, Jianping Zuo, Linqian Yu, Linghua Meng, Yangming Zhang, Na Yang, Min Gu
Abstract: Use of cilastatin to reduce the nephrotoxicity of different compounds. The invention refers to use of cilastatin to prepare a medicinal product to reduce the nephrotoxicity of a nephrotoxic compound that enters the cells of the proximal tubule through cholesterol rafts. The invention is based on the discovery that a great number of nephrotoxic compounds, including drugs, enter the cells of the proximal tubule through the cholesterol rafts, and that cilastatin is able to interfere with this transport mechanism, decreasing the nephrotoxicity of such compounds to a variable extent. The nephroprotective effect is common to compounds of different chemical nature and solubility and is specific for the kidney, causing no interference with the effects of nephrotoxic drugs having their targets in other organs. Therefore, administration of cilastatin allows for decreasing the nephrotoxic effects of different drugs without reducing their therapeutic effects.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 11, 2008
Publication date:
July 7, 2011
Inventors:
Alberto Tejedor Jorge, Alberto Lazaro Fernandez, Sonia Camaño Paez, Ana Maria Torres Redondo, José Antonio Lazaro Manero, Manuela Castilla Barba, Maria del Carmen De Lucas Collantes
Abstract: The invention relates to a medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent to a tissue. The medical device has a layer overlying the exterior surface of the medical device. The layer contains a therapeutic agent and an additive. The additive has a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part and the therapeutic agent is not enclosed in micelles or encapsulated in particles or controlled release carriers.
Abstract: In alternative embodiments, this invention provides compositions and methods for treating cancer or any condition caused by dysfunctional cells, side effects from treatments for cancer or any condition caused by dysfunctional cells, e.g., mucositis therapies (e.g., for oral mucositis; digestive mucositis; esophageal mucositis; intestinal mucositis). In alternative embodiments, the invention provides cytoprotection products that may be used either alone or in combination with other medical therapies such as cancer chemotherapies and radiation therapies.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 5, 2009
Publication date:
June 30, 2011
Inventors:
Newell Bascomb, John Maki, Fredric S. Young
Abstract: The invention relates to a medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent to a tissue. The medical device has a layer overlying the exterior surface of the medical device. The layer contains a therapeutic agent and an additive. The additive has a hydrophilic part and a hydrophobic part and the therapeutic agent is not enclosed in micelles or encapsulated in particles or controlled release carriers.
Abstract: The present invention provides the compounds represented by formula (I): or pharmaceutical salts thereof, wherein: X1 represents oxygen atoms and the like, X2 represents nitrogen atoms and the like, X3 represents nitrogen atoms and the like, X4 represents nitrogen atoms and the like, R1 represents formula (II-1): wherein X5 represents sulfur atoms and the like, A1 represents carbon atoms and the like, A2 represents nitrogen atoms and the like and A ring represents phenyl group and the like, having mGluR1 inhibiting effect, and being useful for preventing or treating convulsion, acute pain, inflammatory pain, chronic pain, brain disorder such as cerebral infarction or transient ischemick attack, psychotic disorder such as schizophrenia, anxiety, drug dependence, Parkinson's disease, or gastrointestinal disorder.
Abstract: The present invention is directed to substituted azoanthracene derivatives or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that modulate the human GLP-1 receptor and that may be useful in the treatment of diseases, disorders, or conditions in which modulation of the human GLP-1 receptor is beneficial, such as diabetes mellitus type 2. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and to the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases, disorders, or conditions in which modulation of the human GLP-1 receptor is beneficial.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 29, 2010
Publication date:
June 30, 2011
Applicant:
HIGH POINT PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC
Inventors:
Adnan M.M. Mjalli, Christopher Behme, Daniel P. Christen, Devi Reddy Gohimukkula, Dharma Rao Polisetti, James Quada, Jennifer L.R. Freeman, Kalpathy Santhosh, Muralidhar Bondlela, Mustafa Guzel, Ravindra Reddy Yarragunta, Robert Carl Andrews, Stephen Thomas Davis, Thomas Scott Yokum
Abstract: The invention relates to a new crystalline anhydrate of tiotropium bromide, processes for preparing it and its use for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of respiratory complaints, particularly for the treatment of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and asthma.
Abstract: The present invention provides systems for developing and/or testing therapies for prenatal diseases and conditions including Down Syndrome. The present invention also provides diagnostic methods for Down Syndrome involving, in some embodiments, gene expression analyses of fetal RNA and/or detection of expression of particular genes involved in Down Syndrome. Also provided are microarrays and kits useful in prenatal diagnostic applications.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 1, 2009
Publication date:
June 23, 2011
Inventors:
Donna Slonim, Kirby Johnson, Diana Bianchi
Abstract: This invention relates to topical ophthalmic compositions comprising an ascomycin e.g. for the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as blepharitis.
Abstract: Disclosed herein are implantable medical devices having controlled release biodegradable polymer coatings thereon wherein the polymer is formed from ring opening of ?-butyrolactone and at least one additional monomer selected from the group consisting of trimethylene carbonate, lactide, polyethylene glycol, glycolide, the monomers formed from ring opening of ?-caprolactone, 4-tert-butyl caprolactone, and N-acetyl caprolactone, and combinations thereof, and at least one drug releasable from the biodegradable polymer. Also disclosed are implantable medical devices form of the biodegradable polymers and processes for forming the polymers.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 28, 2011
Publication date:
June 23, 2011
Applicant:
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
Inventors:
Mingfei Chen, Peiwen Cheng, Ya Guo, Kishore Udipi
Abstract: A controlled release dosage form of tacrolimus, comprising a solid dispersion of tacrolimus, wherein a controlled release base, which is selected from the group consisting of a water-soluble macromolecule, a gum base, and a membrane forming agent and does not form the solid dispersion of tacrolimus, is further contained, is disclosed. The controlled release dosage form of tacrolimus has an excellent controlled release and shows a stable blood concentration.
Abstract: A tunable coating formulation is described for a drug delivery balloon comprising a therapeutic agent, an excipient and a plasticizer. The tunable coating includes a first therapeutic agent and a first excipient, and can have a second therapeutic agent and a second excipient. The first and second therapeutic agents have different dissolution rates during balloon inflation and therefore provide a coating that is tunable. The plasticizer in the formulation has a weigh ratio of excipient to plasticizer below 1:0.1.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 11, 2009
Publication date:
June 16, 2011
Inventors:
John Stankus, Stephen Pacetti, Mikael Trollsas, Syed Hossainy
Abstract: The invention provides methods for treating and preventing a neurodegenerative disease associated with aberrant protein aggregation by modulating the expression and/or activity of XBP-1, IRE-1 alpha, and/or EDEM. The present invention also pertains to methods for identifying compounds that modulate the expression and/or activity of XBP-1, 1RE-1 alpha, and/or EDEM. The present invention further provides methods for determining whether a subject is at risk of developing or has developed a neurodegenerative disease associated with aberrant protein aggregation.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 23, 2009
Publication date:
June 16, 2011
Applicant:
PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
Abstract: Disclosed are inhibitors of the plasmodial surface anion channel (PSAC) inhibitors and the use thereof in treating or preventing malaria in an animal such as a human, comprising administering an effective amount of an inhibitor or a combination of inhibitors. An example of such an inhibitor is a compound of formula I, Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1 to R7 are as described herein.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 15, 2009
Publication date:
June 16, 2011
Applicant:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept of Health and Human Service
Abstract: The present invention provides isolated or substantially purified polypeptides, nucleic acids, and virus-like particles (VLPs) derived from a Merkel cell carcinoma virus (MCV), which is a newly-discovered virus. The invention further provides monoclonal antibody molecules that bind to MCV polypeptides. The invention further provides diagnostic, prophylactic, and therapeutic methods relating to the identification, prevention, and treatment of MCV-related diseases.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 15, 2008
Publication date:
June 9, 2011
Applicants:
University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, The U.S.of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Inventors:
Patrick M. Moore, Yuan Chang, Huichen Feng, Christopher Brian Buck, Diana V. Pastrana
Abstract: The invention relates to antibacterial compounds of formula I wherein R1 is alkoxy or halogen; W is CH or N; A is O or NH; B is CO or (CH2)q; G is a group having one of the three formulae below wherein Q represents O or S, Z represents CH or N, R2 represents halogen and R3 represents alkyl; m is 0 or 1; and n is 1 or 2; p is 0 or 1, provided m and p are not each 0; and q is 1 or 2; and salts of such compounds.
Type:
Application
Filed:
August 3, 2009
Publication date:
June 9, 2011
Inventors:
Christian Hubschwerlen, Georg Rueedi, Jean-Philippe Surivet, Cornelia Zumbrunn-Acklin
Abstract: A method for treating polycystic kidney disease, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutical effective amount of an inosine-5?-monophosphate dehydrogenase inhibitor or a rapamycin derivative.
Abstract: The present invention relates to a combination of (a) a chemokine receptor 1 (CCR1) antagonist and (b) a muscarinic antagonist. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said combination and to methods of treatment of airway diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma in mammals by administrating said combination. The invention further relates to a kit comprising the combination and use of said kit in treatment of airway diseases.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 21, 2008
Publication date:
June 9, 2011
Inventors:
Tomas Eriksson, Johan Hansson, Marguerite Mensonides-Harsema, John Mo
Abstract: The present invention is directed to macrocyclic aminopyridyl compounds represented by general formula (I), which are inhibitors of the beta-secretase enzyme and that are useful in the treatment of diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved, such as Alzheimer's disease. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the treatment of such diseases in which the beta-secretase enzyme is involved.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 18, 2005
Date of Patent:
May 31, 2011
Assignee:
Merck, Sharp & Dohme, Corp.
Inventors:
Philippe G. Nantermet, Hemaka A. Rajapakse, Harold G. Selnick, Keith P. Moore
Abstract: Described herein are compositions, kits, and methods for determining whether subjects having cancer(s) are likely to respond to treatment with an HSP90 inhibitor, as a single agent or in combination therapy. Further described are methods for prognosing a time course of disease in a subject having such cancer.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 12, 2010
Publication date:
May 19, 2011
Applicant:
INFINITY PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Inventors:
Christian Fritz, Emmanuel Y. Normant, Juan Guillermo Paez, Kip A. West
Abstract: The invention provides a method of improving one or more clinical outcomes of an individual experiencing an acute respiratory attack. The acute respiratory attack may include acute reversible bronchospasm, severe acute bronchospasm, or acute exacerbation of asthma. The method includes administering to an individual suffering from an acute respiratory attack an effective amount of bedoradrine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in combination with a standard of care (SOC) treatment regimen.
Type:
Application
Filed:
November 17, 2010
Publication date:
May 19, 2011
Inventors:
Kazuko MATSUDA, Yuichi Iwaki, Kirk W. Johnson
Abstract: A method of treating a tumor in a human patient is disclosed. The method comprises co-administering to the patient: (a) a dose of 1.5 mg tivozanib per day; and (b) a dose of 25 mg temsirolimus per week. In some embodiments of the invention, the tivozanib is administered on a repeating schedule of one dose per day for three weeks, followed by one week without tivozanib administration. The disclosed method is particularly suitable for treatment of renal cell carcinoma.
Abstract: Coatings for an implantable medical device and a method of fabricating thereof are disclosed, the coatings comprising a biologically degradable, biologically erodable, and/or biologically resorbable ABA or AB block copolymer. A biologically active agent can be conjugated to the block copolymer.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 5, 2008
Publication date:
May 19, 2011
Inventors:
Syed F.A. Hossainy, Eugene T. Michal, Yiwen Tang
Abstract: The present invention relates to novel Phosphodiesterase type 4 (PDE4) inhibitors of the formula (1) and analogs, tautomers, enantiomers, diasteromers, regioisomers, stereoisomers, polymorphs, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, appropriate N-oxides, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof and the pharmaceutical compositions containing them which are useful in the treatment of allergic and inflammatory diseases including asthma, chronic bronchitis, atopic dermatitis, urticaria, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, vernal conjunctivitis, eosinophilic granuloma, psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, septic shock, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, reperfusion injury of the myocardium and reperfusion injury of the brain, chronic glomerulonephritis, endotoxic shock and adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Abstract: This invention provides for biocompatible and biodegradable syringeable liquid, implantable solid, and injectable gel pharmaceutical formulations useful for the treatment of systemic and local disease states.
Abstract: A cyclic carbonate monomer, including: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are independently selected from the group consisting of H, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl; R10 is a connecting group selected from the group consisting of linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclic, aryl and heteroaryl; R4 is an optional bridging group selected from the group consisting of linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted alkyl, heteroalkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocyclic, aryl and heteroaryl; Z is selected from the group consisting of O, NH, NR, and S; G is a guanidine group; and P is a protecting group. The cylic carbonate monomer can be reacted with an initiator including a drug, drug candidate, probe or other molecule of interest to form an oligomer with the molecule of interest attached to one end of a carbonate backbone and guanidine groups attached to the carbonate backbone.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 30, 2009
Date of Patent:
May 10, 2011
Assignees:
International Business Machines Corporation, Stanford University
Inventors:
Christina Cooley, James Lupton Hedrick, Matthew Kiesewetter, Fredrik Nederberg, Brian Trantow, Robert Waymouth, Paul Wender
Abstract: Provided herein are compositions and methods for preventing or reducing scar formation (e.g., hypertrophic scars). For example, provided herein are methods of administrating HMG-CoA-inhibiting agents for preventing or reducing scar formation.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 18, 2010
Publication date:
May 5, 2011
Applicant:
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Inventors:
Thomas A. Mustoe, Peter Kim, Jason Ko, Xianzhong Ding, Yanan Zhao
Abstract: The invention comprises a method of treatment using an oral capsule dose of rapamycin formulated with PEG-lipids. Two types of PEG-lipids are used in the formulation. A solubilizing agent dissolves the rapamycin, and solidifying agent is used to convert the solution of rapamycin/solubilizing agent to a more solid form.
Abstract: The invention features the use of a matrix consisting of low molecular weight components for use as a self-eliminating coating for implantable medical devices. The matrix coatings can be used to enhance biocompatibility and to control the local delivery of biologically active agents.
Type:
Application
Filed:
October 17, 2008
Publication date:
May 5, 2011
Applicant:
Interface Biologics, Inc
Inventors:
Roseita Esfand, J. Paul Santerre, Mark J. Ernsting, Vivian Z. Wang, Sylvia Tjahyadi
Abstract: The present invention relates to methods of alleviating and inhibiting a lymphoproliferative disorder in a mammal, the method comprising administering one or more rapamycin derivatives (including rapamycin) to the mammal. Further, the invention provides a method for identifying agents which are useful for alleviating and inhibiting a lymphoproliferative disorders, as well as a method for identifying agents which are capable of inhibiting metastasis of lymphatic tumors in a mammal.
Abstract: Methods of inhibiting cytochrome P450 enzymes are provided that can be used for improving the treatment of diseases by preventing degradation of drugs or other molecules by cytochrome P450. Pharmaceutical compositions are provided that can act as boosters to improve the pharmacokinetics, enhance the bioavailability, and enhance the therapeutic effect of drugs that undergo in vivo degradation by cytochrome P450 enzymes.
Type:
Application
Filed:
February 23, 2009
Publication date:
April 28, 2011
Applicant:
Sequoia Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Inventors:
Michael Eissenstat, Dehui Duan, Sergi Gulnik, John W. Erickson
Abstract: Analogs and derivatives of rapamycin are provided, wherein the analogs and derivatives can bind to FK-506 binding protein (FKBP), or inhibit the mTOR function of an FKBP, or both. The analogs and derivatives are rapamycin include the rapamycin skeleton substituted at the 42-hydroxyl group with certain specified chemically feasible groups. Methods of using the rapamycin analogs and derivatives in treatment of malconditions such as cancer, and methods of synthesizing the rapamycin analogs and derivatives, are provided.
Abstract: The present invention is a substantially non-adhesive elastic gelatin matrix. The matrix is both non-adhesive to wounds, tissues and organs and is also elastic such that it is flexible. The matrix is a lyophilized mixture of protein(s), polymer(s), cross-linking agent(s) and optional plasticizer(s). The invention also provides methods for making the non-adhesive elastic gelatin matrix.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 15, 2005
Publication date:
April 28, 2011
Applicant:
COVALON TECHNOLOGIES INC.
Inventors:
Valerio Ditizio, Frank Dicosmo, Yuehua Xiao
Abstract: The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient and a compound of the formula: wherein R1, R2, R3, R5, R6 and R8 are each independently a member selected from the group consisting of H, C1-6 alkyl and OH; R4, R7 and R9 are each independently selected from the group consisting of C1-6 alkoxy and OH; R10 is a member selected from the group consisting of H, —OH, —OP(O)Me2, —O—(CH2)n—OH and —O—(CH2)m—O—(CH2)o—CH3, wherein subscripts n and m are each independently from 2 to 8 and subscript o is from 1 to 6; each of L1 and L4 are independently selected from the group consisting of: each of L2 and L3 are independently selected from the group consisting of: and salts, hydrates, isomers, metabolites and prodrugs thereof.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 2, 2010
Publication date:
April 28, 2011
Applicant:
Elixir Medical Corporation
Inventors:
John Yan, Xiaoxia Zheng, Vinayak D. Bhat
Abstract: Methods of inhibiting cytochrome P450 enzymes are provided that can be used for improving the treatment of diseases by preventing degradation of drugs or other molecules by cytochrome P450. Pharmaceutical compositions are provided that can act as boosters to improve the pharmacokinetics, enhance the bioavailability, and enhance the therapeutic effect of drugs that undergo in vivo degradation by cytochrome P450 enzymes.
Abstract: The present invention is directed to unsaturated sphingosine compounds which are useful as therapeutic agents for the treatment of cancer and for the treatment of other diseases including diabetes and infection with intracellular bacteria. This invention is also directed to methods of using the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds in treating these diseases.
Type:
Application
Filed:
December 12, 2008
Publication date:
April 28, 2011
Applicants:
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTER AT OAKLAND, Research Foundation of the City University of New York
Inventors:
Julie D. Saba, Henrik Fyrst, Robert Bittman
Abstract: Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. The medical devices may be coated with any number of biocompatible materials. Therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may be mixed with the biocompatible materials and affixed to at least a portion of the medical device. These therapeutic drugs, agents or compounds may also further reduce a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to the organism. In addition, these therapeutic drugs, agents and/or compounds may be utilized to promote healing, including the formation of blood clots. Therapeutic agents may also be delivered to the region of a disease site. In regional delivery, liquid formulations may be desirable to increase the efficacy and deliverability of the particular drug. Also, the devices may be modified to promote endothelialization.