Chalcogen Bonded Directly To The Five-membered Hetero Ring By Nonionic Bonding Patents (Class 514/424)
  • Patent number: 8012955
    Abstract: The present invention provides N-substituted-heterocycloalkyloxybenzamide compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use. One embodiment of the invention is a compound having the structure in which R1, R2, R3, R4, T, n, w and x are as described herein. In certain embodiments of the invention, a compound of the present invention activates the AMPK pathway, and can be used to treat metabolism-related disorders and conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Rajinder Singh, Jiaxin Yu, Hui Hong, Sambaiah Thota, Xiang Xu, Ihab S. Darwish
  • Patent number: 8013008
    Abstract: A compound represented by the formula (I) each symbol of which is defined in the specification, or a salt thereof which has a superior androgen receptor regulating activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
    Inventors: Atsushi Hasuoka, Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Publication number: 20110212944
    Abstract: This invention relates to novel 2-oxo-1-pyrrolidines, their derivatives, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. This invention also provides compositions comprising a compound of this invention and the use of such compositions in methods of treating diseases and conditions that are beneficially treated by administering a compound with the ability to act as a synaptic vesicle protein 2A (SV2A) ligand and/or a sodium channel blocker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: Julie Liu, Rose Persichetti
  • Publication number: 20110212965
    Abstract: The invention relates to the inhibition of histone deacetylase. The invention provides compounds and methods for inhibiting histone deacetylase enzymatic activity. The invention also provides compositions and methods for treating cell proliferative diseases and conditions. One aspect of the invention provides compounds of formula (1): in which T, A and X are as described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Applicant: METHYLGENE INC.
    Inventors: Sylvie Frechette, Lubo Isakovic, Isabelle Paquin, Simon Roy, Oscar Moradei, Arkadii Vaisburg
  • Patent number: 8008341
    Abstract: The present invention relates to benzsulfonamide derivatives of formula I and methods of use thereof. The benzsulfonamide derivatives of the present invention are efficient modulators of the JNK pathway. In particular the benzsulfonamide derivatives of the present invention are selective inhibitors of JNK 2 and 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Merck Serono SA
    Inventors: Serge Halazy, Dennis Church, Stephen J. Arkinstall, Marco Biamonte, Montserrat Camps, Jean-Pierre Gotteland, Thomas Rueckle
  • Patent number: 8008342
    Abstract: Ion channel modulating compounds are disclosed. The compounds of the present invention may be incorporated in compositions and kits. The present invention also discloses a variety of in vitro and in vivo uses for the compounds and compositions, including the treatment of arrhythmia and the production of analgesia and local anesthesia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Cardiome Pharma Corp.
    Inventors: Gregory N. Beatch, Bertrand M. C. Plouvier, Tao Sheng, Michael J. A. Walker, Richard A. Wall, Sandro L. Yong, Jeff Jiqun Zhu, Alexander R. Zolotoy
  • Publication number: 20110207794
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral controlled release pharmaceutical composition in the form of a unit dosage form comprising: (a) a highly soluble high dose active ingredient consisting essentially of therapeutically effective amount of levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, and (b) a rate controlling means comprising a rate-controlling agent and/or a coating selected from (i) a active ingredient permeable coating surrounding the unit dosage form, and (ii) an active ingredient impermeable coating covering one or more surfaces but not all the surfaces of the unit dosage form, wherein the composition is in the form of a compact tablet and the levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof is present in an amount ranging from about 55% to about 90% by weight of the tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: SUN PHARMA ADVANCED RESEARCH COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Yashoraj Rupsinh ZALA, Nitin Bhalachandra DHARMADHIKARI
  • Publication number: 20110207714
    Abstract: The biphenyic compounds of formula (I) are serotonin modulators useful in the treatment of serotonin-mediated diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2009
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: Nicholas I. Carruthers, Brock T. Shireman, Vi T. Tran, Victoria D. Wong, Jill A. Jablonowski, Wenying Chai
  • Publication number: 20110206767
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an oral controlled release pharmaceutical composition in the form of a unit dosage form comprising: (a) a highly soluble high dose active ingredient consisting essentially of therapeutically effective amount of levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof, and (b) a rate controlling means comprising a rate-controlling agent and/or a coating selected from (i) a active ingredient permeable coating surrounding the unit dosage form, and (ii) an active ingredient impermeable coating covering one or more surfaces but not all the surfaces of the unit dosage form, wherein the composition is in the form of a compact tablet and the levetiracetam or a pharmaceutically acceptable derivative thereof is present in an amount ranging from about 55% to about 90% by weight of the tablet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: SUN PHARMA ADVANCED RESEARCH COMPANY LTD.
    Inventors: Yashoraj Rupsinh ZALA, Nitin Bhalachandra DHARMADHIKARI
  • Publication number: 20110201583
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1-3, R5-7, a, X, Y, Y?, Y?, and Z are as defined in the specification. These compounds are muscarinic receptor antagonists. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, processes for preparing such compounds and methods of using such compounds to, for example, treat pulmonary disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: THERAVANCE, INC.
    Inventors: YuHua Ji, Craig Husfeld, YongQi Mu, Rick Lee, Li Li
  • Publication number: 20110201665
    Abstract: The present invention provides compositions, methods, and kits for treating or preventing a viral infection (e.g., an infection caused by an influenza virus).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicants: COMBINATORX (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD., EXCRX (Singapore) PTE. LTD. (F.K.A. CombinatoRx (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Ralf Altmeyer, Geeta Sharma, Vishal Vikas Pendharkar, Danilal Champalal Sharma
  • Patent number: 7998999
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel compounds of Formula I: having 11?-HSD type 1 antagonist activity, as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, as well as methods of using the compounds and compositions to treat diabetes, hyperglycemia, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and other conditions associated with 11?-HSD type 1 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Owen Brendan Wallace, Yanping Xu, Nancy June Snyder, Jeremy Schulenburg York, Alexei Pavlovych Krasutsky
  • Patent number: 7998992
    Abstract: Disclosed is a compound which is useful as an 11?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 inhibitor. A compound represented by the formula: its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, or a solvate thereof, wherein R1 is optionally substituted cycloalkyl, optionally substituted cycloalkylalkyl, optionally substituted heterocycle or optionally substituted heterocyclealkyl, X is —O—, —NR3—, —NR3C(?O)— or —NR3S(?O)2—, R2 is optionally substituted aryl, optionally substituted arylalkyl, optionally substituted heteroaryl or optionally substituted heteroarylalkyl, R3 is hydrogen or optionally substituted alkyl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignees: Institute of Medicinal Molecular Design, Inc., Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akiko Itai, Susumu Muto, Ryuko Tokuyama, Hiroshi Fukasawa, Takeshi Yanase
  • Patent number: 7989421
    Abstract: The use of dimiracetam in the treatment of chronic pain is disclosed. At doses higher than those previously disclosed in relation with its cognition enhancing activity (i.e. amelioration of learning and memory), dimiracetam was able to completely revert hyperalgesia or allodynia associated with several animal models of chronic pain. Dimiracetam showed high activity in iatrogenic neuropathies associated with antiviral and chemotherapeutic drug treatments and in painful conditions caused by osteoarthritis. In addition, dimiracetam was devoid of toxicity even at doses 10-fold higher than the highest therapeutic dose. The possibility of treating such debilitating pathologies with a highly effective and essentially non-toxic compound is therefore disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Neurotune AG
    Inventors: Carlo Farina, Carla Ghelardini, Paola Petrillo
  • Patent number: 7985756
    Abstract: The instant disclosure describes methods for treating diseases and conditions of the central and peripheral nervous system by stimulating or increasing neurogenesis. The disclosure includes compositions and methods based on use of a PDE agent, optionally in combination with one or more other neurogenic agents, to stimulate or activate the formation of new nerve cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: BrainCells Inc.
    Inventors: Carrolee Barlow, Todd A. Carter, Kym I. Lorrain, Jammieson C. Pires, Kai Treuner
  • Patent number: 7985766
    Abstract: The present invention describes a combination of an anticholinergic, such as R,R-glycopyrrolate, and a ? mimetic, such as tormoterol, for the treatment of respiratory diseases including airway inflammation or obstruction such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: MEDA Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Joachim Goede, Joachim Maus, Peter Jurgen Cnota, Istvan Szelenyi
  • Publication number: 20110178133
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to novel calcimimetic compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them. The invention also relates to methods of treating of diseases or disorders related to the function of the calcium sensing receptor using the compounds represented in Formula I.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas S. Coulter, Christopher H. Fotsch, Chiara Ghiron, Paul E. Harrington, Michael G. Kelly, Philip Miller, Gilbert M. Rishton, David J. St.Jean, JR., David J. Semin
  • Publication number: 20110178152
    Abstract: The present invention relates to S-allylmercapto-N-acetylcysteine (ASSNAC) and its pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates, which are useful for up-regulation of cellular glutathione levels and expression of phase II detoxifying enzymes. The invention further provides methods of use thereof in the prevention, alleviation or treatment of oxidative stress induced by reactive oxygen species (ROS).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2008
    Publication date: July 21, 2011
    Inventors: Naphtali Savion, David Mirelman, Aharon Rabinkov, Alex Khenkin
  • Patent number: 7981923
    Abstract: Compounds of the formula I, II or III: or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein m, n, q, Ar, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein. Also provided are methods for preparing, compositions comprising, and methods for using compounds of formulas I-III.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Roche Palo Alto LLC
    Inventors: Ralph New Harris, III, James M. Kress, David Bruce Repke, Russell Stephen Stabler
  • Publication number: 20110172236
    Abstract: A series of substituted aryl sulfone derivatives represented by Formula I, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions comprise an effective amount of the instant compounds, either alone, or in combination with one or more other therapeutically active compounds, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods of treating conditions associated with, or caused by, calcium channel activity, including, for example, acute pain, chronic pain, visceral pain, inflammatory pain, neuropathic pain, urinary incontinence, itchiness, allergic dermatitis, epilepsy, diabetic neuropathy, irritable bowel syndrome, depression, anxiety, multiple sclerosis, sleep disorder, bipolar disorder and stroke, comprise administering an effective amount of the present compounds, either alone, or in combination with one or more other therapeutically active compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2009
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Prasun K. Chakravarty, Joseph L. Duffy, Pengcheng Patric Shao
  • Patent number: 7977373
    Abstract: Prodrugs of ion channeling modulating compounds, including, for example, prodrugs of the ion channel modulating compound of the following formula: are described herein, as well as methods of making and using such prodrugs and pharmaceutical compositions containing such prodrugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Cardiome Pharma Corp.
    Inventors: Lewis Siu Leung Choi, Doug Ta Hung Chou, Allen W. Davidoff, Adewale Eniade, Bertrand M. C. Plouvier
  • Publication number: 20110166176
    Abstract: The invention provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or disorders associated with the activity of GPR119.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: IRM LLC
    Inventors: Phillip B. Alper, Christopher Cow, Robert Epple, Pierre-Yves Michellya, Daniel Mutnick
  • Publication number: 20110166140
    Abstract: Compounds of a certain formula (I), in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 have the meanings indicated in the description, are novel effective HDAC inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas MAIER, Thomas BECKERS, Thomas BAER, Petra GIMMNICH, Frank DULLWEBER, Matthias VENNEMANN
  • Publication number: 20110159049
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a granular pharmaceutical composition comprising a drug having a disagreeable taste, a wax and a sugar alcohol; a method for preparing the same; and a pharmaceutical product for oral administration, comprising the granular composition. The product excellently masks a disagreeable taste possessed by a drug and provides good sensation upon oral administration, and therefore is easily ingested by even the elderly, children, and patients suffering dysphagia. Moreover, the product is suitable for administration using tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2011
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicant: DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Hiroaki NAKAGAMI, Tatsuya SUZUKI, Hideo KOBAYASHI, Akira KUROSAWA
  • Patent number: 7968592
    Abstract: 3-aminopyrrolidone compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof that are active as sodium and/or calcium channel modulators and therefore useful in preventing, alleviating and curing a wide range of pathologies, including, but not limited to cardiovascular, inflammatory, ophthalmic, urologic, metabolic and gastrointestinal diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A.
    Inventors: Florian Thaler, Cibele Maria Sabido David, Sara Maestroni, Luca Francesco Raveglia, Patricia Salvati
  • Patent number: 7968585
    Abstract: The present invention discloses novel compounds of Formula (I): having 11?-HSD type 1 antagonist activity, as well as methods for preparing such compounds. In another embodiment, the invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds of Formula I, as well as methods of using the compounds and compositions to treat diabetes, hyperglycemia, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and other conditions associated with 11?-HSD type 1 activity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Eli Lilly and Company
    Inventors: Thomas Edward Mabry, Owen Brendan Wallace, Yanping Xu, Nancy June Snyder, Leonard Larry Winneroski, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110152245
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of formula wherein R, R1, R2, X, and Y are as defined herein and to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof. Compounds of formula I have a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1. The compounds can be used for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Inventors: Katrin Groebke Zbinden, Roger Norcross, Philippe Pflieger
  • Publication number: 20110150873
    Abstract: The invention relates to the use of Broad-Spectrum Chemokine Inhibitors (BSCIs), and in particular members of the acylaminolactam class of pharmaceutical agents, for the prevention, prophylaxis, treatment or amelioration of symptoms of inflammatory diseases. In particular, improved compositions consisting of BSCI agents combined with one or more additional active pharmaceutical agents in order to achieve improved anti-inflammatory efficacy with a reduced side-effect profile are described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
    Inventor: David John Grainger
  • Publication number: 20110144179
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to substituted heterocyclic mercaptosulfonamide compounds, precursors, and derivatives as well as methods for the preparation of and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds. These compounds are designed to be potent selective inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), including, for example, gelatinases, collagenases, matrilysins, metalloelastase, stromelysin, and membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase. These inhibitors may be used for the control of physiological and pathological processes and disease conditions in which MMPs are believed to play significant functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Martin A. Schwartz, Yonghao Jin, Qing-Xiang (Amy) Sang
  • Patent number: 7960429
    Abstract: The present invention concerns methods useful in treating a subject having diarrhea-predominant IBS (IBS-D) by administering N methyl-N-[(1S)-1-phenyl-2-((3S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl]-2,2-diphenylacetamide and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof to the subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Tioga Pharmaceuticals, Inc
    Inventor: Allen Mangel
  • Publication number: 20110132357
    Abstract: Compositions, methods and systems are provided for pulmonary or nasal delivery of two or more active agents via a metered dose inhaler. In one embodiment, the compositions include a suspension medium, active agent particles, and suspending particles, in which the active agent particles and suspending particles form a co-suspension within the suspension medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicant: PEARL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Reinhard Vehring, Michael Steven Hartman, David Lechuga-Ballesteros, Adrian Edward Smith, Vidya B. Joshi, Sarvajna Kumar Dwivedi
  • Publication number: 20110136779
    Abstract: The subject invention provides methods for reducing stroke rate, methods for preventing atrial remodeling, and methods for reversing atrial remodeling by administering a multiple ion channel blocker anti-arrhythmic to reduce atrial fibrillation (AF) episode duration and an anticoagulant (AC). According to some methods of the invention, the average AF episode duration can be reduced to less than about 24, 5, 3 or 1 hour(s), and the maximum AF episode duration may be reduced to less than about 20, 10 or 5 hours. According to some methods of the invention, the reduced stroke rate upon administration of multiple ion channel blocker and AC is less than the age-adjusted overall stroke rate. Further, some methods provide that patients who were refractory to one or more anti-arrhythmic drugs prior to administration of the multiple ion channel blocker may also be treated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Peter G. Milner, David Jack Ellis
  • Publication number: 20110136742
    Abstract: The invention provides antidepressant prodrugs comprising an antidepressant conjugated to one or more amino acids. The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antidepressant prodrug, and to methods of preparing and using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2007
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Travis Mickle, Wendy Hirschelman Severs
  • Publication number: 20110136867
    Abstract: Methods and compositions useful in the treatment or prevention of synucleinopathies, such as Parkinson's Disease, Diffuse Lewy Body Disease, and Multiple System Atrophy, or other neurodegenerative diseases are provided. The treatment including administering to a subject a farnesyl transferase inhibitor compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventors: Craig J. Justman, Peter T. Lansbury, Jr., Adam J. Rosenberg, Peter J. Williams
  • Patent number: 7956078
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of developing a main proteinase SARS inhibitor. Human coronaviruses are major causes of upper respiratory tract illnesses in humans, in particular, the common cold. Recent investigations have shown that a novel coronavirus causes the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), a disease that is characterized by high fever, malaise, rigor, headache, non-productive cough or dyspnea, which is rapidly spreading. Within the scope of the invention, based on the structural analysis of the binding mode of the SARS Mpro enzyme, a group of prototype inhibitors is provided that acts as suitable drugs targeting a majority of viral infections of the respiratory tract, including SARS.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Universitat zu Luebeck
    Inventors: Rolf Hilgenfeld, Kanchan Anand, John Ziebuhr, Jeroen R. Mesters, Parvesh Wadhwani
  • Patent number: 7947731
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of therapy of cognitive deficits associated with a central nervous system disorder or condition, methods of enhancing cognitive performance and methods for repeated stimulation of neuronal activity or a pattern of neuronal activity, such as that underlying a specific neuronal circuit(s). The methods comprise combining cognitive training protocols and a general administration of CREB pathway-enhancing agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
    Inventors: Timothy P. Tully, Filippo Cavalieri
  • Publication number: 20110118329
    Abstract: Methods, formulations, dosing regimes, and routes of administration for the treatment or prevention of arrhythmias, including the treatment or prevention of atrial fibrillation. In these methods, the disease or condition is treated or prevented by administering one or more ion channel modulating compounds to a subject, where the ion channel modulating compound or compounds produce specific plasma levels in the subject. The ion channel modulating compounds may be cycloalkylamine ether compounds, particularly cyclohexylamine ether compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: CARDIOME PHARMA CORP.
    Inventors: Gregory N. Beatch, Alan M. Ezrin
  • Publication number: 20110111031
    Abstract: The present specification provides drug delivery platforms useful for the controlled release of a compound over time in an individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: GUANG-LIANG JIANG, ADAM L. COLLETTE, REBECCA L. HORAN, JINGSONG CHEN, GREGORY H. ALTMAN, WHA BIN IM
  • Publication number: 20110105569
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating cognitive deficits associated with mental retardation. The methods comprise combining cognitive training protocols and a general administration of phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy P. Tully, Filippo Cavalieri, Rusiko Bourtchouladze
  • Publication number: 20110105568
    Abstract: Process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 have the meanings as defined in the specification, comprising the step of reacting an acrylic acid chloride compound of formula (II?): wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 have the meanings as defined in the specification, with aqueous hydroxylamine and optionally converting the resulting compound into an acid addition salt thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: 4SC AG
    Inventors: Matthias Muller, Bernd Muller, Thomas Maier
  • Publication number: 20110105570
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods of treating cognitive deficits associated with mental retardation. The methods comprise combining cognitive training protocols and a general administration of phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy P. Tully, Filippo Cavalieri, Rusiko Bourtchouladze
  • Publication number: 20110105488
    Abstract: The present application relates to pyrrolidine, piperidine, and other nitrogen-containing heterocyclic derivatives and the use of these compounds for treating and preventing pam or inflammation. The analgesic compounds demonstrate efficacy in the treatment of neuropathic pain resulting from a variety of conditions such as diabetic neuropathy, HIV infections, and post-herpetic neuralgia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicant: Chlorion Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Giorgio Attardo, Sasmita Tripathy
  • Publication number: 20110098281
    Abstract: The invention relates to pyrrolidinyl, piperidinyl, and hexahydroazepinyl compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, prodrugs, or solvates thereof, wherein R1, R2, Z and m are defined as set forth in the specification. The invention is also directed to the use compounds of Formula I to treat a disorder responsive to the blockade of calcium channels, and particularly N-type calcium channels. Compounds of the present invention are especially useful for treating pain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: Purdue Pharma L.P.
    Inventors: Donald J. Kyle, Jiangchao Yao
  • Publication number: 20110098302
    Abstract: Described herein are compounds that are antagonists of PGD2 receptors. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include the antagonists of PGD2 receptors described herein, as well as methods of using such antagonists of PGD2 receptors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating respiratory, cardiovascular, and other PGD2-dependent or PGD2-mediated conditions or diseases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 28, 2011
    Applicant: AMIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: John Howard Hutchinson, Thomas Jon Seiders, Brian Andrew Stearns, Bowei Wang, Yen Pham Truong, Jeannie M. Arruda
  • Publication number: 20110091547
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising brivaracetam as active ingredient, the invention relates specifically to a prolonged release formulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: UCB PHARMA, S.A.
    Inventors: Frederic Eeckman, Monique Berwaer, Domenico Fanara, Domenico Fanara
  • Publication number: 20110082165
    Abstract: The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I): or a stereoisomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are GPR40 G protein-coupled receptor modulators which may be used as medicaments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Bruce A. Ellsworth, William R. Ewing, Elizabeth Jurica
  • Patent number: 7919520
    Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit TACE, compositions thereof, and methods of using those compounds and compositions for treating diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
    Inventors: Upul Bandarage, Jon Come, Emanuele Perola, Govinda Rao Bhisetti, Jeffrey O. Saunders, Shi Kai Tian, Tiansheng Wang
  • Publication number: 20110076244
    Abstract: The present invention relates to skin coating compositions and methods and, in particular, to coatings containing an active agent. In some embodiments, the coating may be applied to a skin surface and may be essentially colorless and transparent. In some aspects, the coating comprises a polymer and an active agent, and the polymer may be configured for sustained release of the active agent. In some aspects, the coating forms a barrier essentially impermeable to microorganisms yet permeable to water vapor. The coating may also be flexible and conformable to the surface. The coating may be applied to the skin using any suitable method. In some embodiments, the polymer and/or active agent are dissolved and/or suspended in an alcohol solvent. In some embodiments, the alcohol may function as an antiseptic on skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Pharmasol Corporation
    Inventor: James Donald Hammer
  • Patent number: 7915303
    Abstract: A glycopyrronium salt such as glycopyrronium iodide has a lower glass transition temperature than glycopyrronium bromide. It is therefore more suitable for formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Sosei R&D Ltd.
    Inventor: Andrew Douglas Baxter
  • Patent number: 7915228
    Abstract: The present invention relates to derivatives of N-methyl-N-[(1S)-1-phenyl-2-((3S)-3-hydroxypyrrolidin-1-yl)ethyl]-2,2-diphenylacetamide with covalently bonded acids, and to the salts, solvates and prodrugs thereof, to the derivatives as medicaments, to the use of these derivatives for the preparation of a medicament, to the use of these derivatives for the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition, to a process for the preparation of the pharmaceutical compositions, to pharmaceutical compositions obtainable by this process, and to a process for the treatment of diseases which comprises the administration of the pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Tioga Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Wiesner, Christoph Seyfried