Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions comprising molecular iodine and a vehicle comprising a semifluorinated alkane. The compositions of the invention may be used to treat or prevent diseases or conditions caused by, or associated with microorganisms.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are powders including a therapeutically effective amount of 4-oxo-4-[[(1R,4S,5R,8S,9R,10S,12R,13R)-1,5,9-trimethyl-11,14,15,16-tetraoxatetracyclo[10.3.1.04,13.08,13]1exadecane-10-yl]oxy]butanoic acid (artesunate) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof that can be easily manufactured, sterilized and packaged. Processes for producing these powders and pharmaceutical compositions containing these powders are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a corn position of artesunate, a process of preparing the same, and a method of treatment.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to previously identified inhibitors of cAMP efflux (ICE) and their use in treating/masking body odor, inhibiting, reducing and/or eliminating hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), tanning skin or protecting skin before and/or after exposure to the sun as well as for treating certain skin conditions, in one embodiment, the invention provides a method for inhibiting body odor, a condition that is characterized by an unpleasant odor from the products of the microbial sweat degradation. By inhibiting the efflux of the precursor compounds that are degraded, novel compounds are capable of preventing unwanted odors. Deodorant compositions that employ this new approach for the control of bodily odor are provided, ICE compounds can also be used as components, of cosmetic formulations including tanning and after-sun formulations, formulations for skin conditions as described herein and other cosmetic formulations.

Abstract: Oral pharmaceutical compositions containing rifamycin SV, or a pharmaceutically salt thereof, characterized in that they are formulated in a higher strength (about 600 mg/tablet) and in such a manner to obtain a modified profile of the rifamycin SV, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the proximal portion of the intestine, i.e. in the small intestine (duodenum, jejunum and ileum). In one embodiment, the disclosed oral pharmaceutical compositions are used in the prevention and/or treatment in a subject of small intestine bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) and/or irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and/or in the treatment of cholera. In one embodiment, the disclosed oral pharmaceutical compositions are used in the prevention and/or treatment in a subject of hepatic encephalopathy, hepatic cirrhosis, pouchitis and/or spontaneous bacterial perotinitis.

Abstract: Provided are a composition including Stellera chamaejasme extract for treating wound, a method of treating wound of a subject, a cosmetic composition for wound improving, skin wrinkle improving, or skin anti-aging, and a method of cosmeticizing for wound improving, skin wrinkle improving, or skin anti-aging.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel compounds (e.g., compounds of Formulae (I), (II), (III), (IV)) having tumor vascular remodeling effect and/or anti-CAF (Cancer Associated Fibroblasts) activity, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, optionally in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a medical uses thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the treatment of leukemia, (e.g. acute myeloid leukemia, AML) using a triple combination of: arsenic trioxide; iron; and an artemisinin, such as artesunate.

Abstract: 16-membered macrolide compounds inhibit growth of various microbial species and have utility in the treatment of systemic or topical microbial infections, including methicillin-resistant strains (Formula I).

Abstract: A 10-formyl-THF pathway for producing NADPH is useful in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer and metabolic disease, in the development of new antineoplastic agents and/or regimens, in the development of new methods for measuring metabolic pathway activity, and in the development of new therapeutics for treating metabolic disease.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to a system and method for population-based medication risk stratification and for generating a personalized medication risk score. The system and method may pertain to a software that relates pharmacological characteristics of medications and patient's drug regimen data into algorithms that (1) enable identification and/or prognosis of high-risk patients for adverse drug events within a population distribution, and (2) allow computation of a personalized medication risk score which provides personalized, evidence-based information for safer drug use to mitigate medication risks.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions comprising artemisinin-derived trimers and tetramers; methods of preparing these compositions; and methods for their use as medicaments.

Abstract: Linker-drug compounds and antibody-drug conjugates that bind to human oncology targets are disclosed. The linker-drug compounds and antibody-drug conjugates comprise a splicing modulator drug moiety. The disclosure further relates to methods and compositions for use in the treatment of neoplastic disorders by administering the antibody-drug conjugates provided herein. In an embodiment, the splicing modulator comprises a pladienolide or a pladienolide derivative.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes novel compounds useful as antimicrobial agents. The present disclosure further includes methods useful. The present disclosure further includes compositions and methods for treating or preventing a bacterial infection. The present disclosure further includes compositions and methods useful for preventing or reducing the growth or proliferation of microorganisms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an injectable implant comprising an effective amount of a macrocyclic lactone, or a salt thereof, and a bioresorbable polymer, and its use in preventing and/or treating parasites infestations in non human mammals, especially pets.

Abstract: The present invention concerns the use of interleukin-8 (IL-8) as a biomarker for predicting the outcome of the treatment with aflibercept, or ziv-aflibercept of a patient suspected to suffer from a cancer.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for preventing and/or treating diseases and conditions caused by certain apicomplexan infections are provided. The methods involve administering/providing to a subject one or more of tartrolon D and E, including isomers thereof. Exemplary apicomplexan infections that are prevented/treated by the compounds of the invention include those caused by Cryptosporidium, Babesia, Cyclospora, Isospora, Plasmodium, Sarcocystis, Besnoitia, Hammondia, Neospora, Theileria and Toxoplasma.

Abstract: Provided is a novel compound derived from allulose and a composition comprising the same and having acid resistance.

Abstract: Described herein, inter alia, are macrocyclic lactones such as ivermectin and methods for their use in treating, for example, hyperproliferative disorders such as cancer.

Abstract: The present application relates to topical compositions. In particular, the present application relates to a topical composition comprising retinoid as active agent, and pharmaceutically acceptable excipient(s), and a process of preparing such compositions. Further, the present application relates to method of using topical compositions for the treatment of skin disorders such as acne, rosacea, psoriasis etc.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a novel combination of adrenalin with an antidepressant and its use as a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of shocks. A method is also provided for treating a subject in need thereof by administering the combination of adrenaline with an antidepressant. The pharmaceutical composition is to be administered by injection.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel Compound (1) having tumor vascular remodeling effect and/or anti-CAF (Cancer Associated Fibroblasts) activity, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, optionally in a pharmaceutically acceptable and medical uses thereof.

Abstract: The present invention provides immune stimulating macrolide of formula (I). The macrolide has utility in treating viral diseases and cancer.

Abstract: Dosage forms containing nefopam, nefopam metabolite, nefopam prodrug, isomers thereof or combinations of the foregoing, optionally an acid, and optionally an opioid analgesic and/or NSAID, and associated methods for treating various types of pain in patients.

Abstract: The present invention concerns materials and methods for treating an ocular Demodex mite infestation of an eye of a human or animal subject, or for treating a condition of the eye or skin associated with ocular Demodex mite infestation, the method comprising topically administering a composition comprising one or more spinosyn compounds to the ocular surface (conjunctiva and/or cornea) or other anatomical structure of the eye, or to an area adjacent the eye.

Abstract: Disclosed is application of obacunone in the manufacture of a medicament for prevention or treatment of lung injury and pulmonary fibrosis. The medicament consists of obacunone and pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliaries and additives, wherein obacunone is 3% to 25% by mass in the medicament. The obacunone in the medicament can inhibit bleomycin-induced lung injury and pulmonary fibrosis in mice, and regulate the expression of the inflammation-associated cytokines in the bleomycin-induced injured lung tissue in mice.

Abstract: Compounds are provided that are useful as immunomodulators. The compounds have the Formula (I) including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2a, R2b, R2c, R3, R4, R5, R6a, R6b, m and n are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of treating a glycosylation-defective protein associated disease or disorder in a subject, the method includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a Sarco/ER ATPase (SERCA) inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention provides halichondrin analogs, such as compounds of Formula (I). The compounds may bind to microtubule sites, thereby inhibiting microtubule dynamics. Also provided are methods of synthesis, pharmaceutical compositions, kits, methods of treatment, and uses that involve the compounds for treatment of a proliferative disease (e.g., cancer). Compounds of the present invention are particularly useful for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, prostate cancer, and sarcoma. The included methods of synthesis are useful for the preparation of compounds of Formula (I)-(III) along with naturally occurring halicondrins (e.g., halichondrin B & C, norhalichondrin A, B, & C, and homohalichondrin A, B, & C). Also included are methods for interconverting between the halichondrins, norhalichondrins, and homohalichondrins and their unnatural epimers at the C38 ketal stereocenter through the use of an acid-mediated equilibration.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of suppressing organ rejection in a patient receiving an organ transplant by initiating oral treatment with a once-daily extended release tacrolimus dosage form, for example, at an initial dose of from about 0.15 to about 0.20 mg/kg/day within 24 or 48 hours following transplantation. The once-daily extended release tacrolimus dosage form (i) provides low fluctuation and/or swing of tacrolimus, (ii) provides a significantly lower Cmax than an immediate release formulation of tacrolimus while providing the same or greater area under the curve (AUC), (iii) releases the tacrolimus substantially in the colon and/or the lower ileum, (iv) releases at most 63.5% of the tacrolimus in the dosage form at the 12 hour time point, or (v) any combination of any of the foregoing.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods of treating eye allergies and allergic conjunctivitis with cyclodextrin. Ophthalmic compositions of cyclodextrin for topical administration are also provided.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof for combating animal pests, where the symbols and indices are defined in the specification.

Abstract: The invention relates to the use of a compound of formula (I) or a salt thereof for combating animal pests, where the symbols and indices are defined in the specification.

Abstract: The present invention provides compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.

Abstract: The present invention relates to inhibitors of zinc-dependent histone deacetylases (HDACs) useful in the treatment of diseases or disorders associated with HDAC6, having a Formulae I or Formula II: where R, L, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, Y1, Y2, Y3, and Y4 are described herein.

Abstract: A tiacumicin compound, a stereo-isomer thereof, a polymorph thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition, containing a tiacumicin compound, a stereo-isomer thereof, a polymorph thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof, are provided for use in the oral treatment of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) or Clostridium difficile associated diarrhea or disease (CDAD) in a patient in accordance with a dosage regimen selected from the group consisting of: i. Administering 200 mg of the tiacumicin compound BID for 5 days followed by 5 days of rest and then 200 mg once daily for a further 10 days and ii. Administering 200 mg of the tiacumicin compound BID for 5 days followed by a single 200 mg every other day for 20 days.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions comprising bryostatin-1, and methods comprising administering a composition comprising bryostatin-1, to treat Niemann-Pick Type C in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: Methods of treating cancer, such as leukemia, via administration of therapeutically effective amounts of artemisinins and second agents are detailed herein. The artemisinins include artesunate, dihydroartemisinin, artemether, arteether, artelinate, and ART-838. The second agents include BCL-2 inhibitors such as ABT-199, ABT-263, and ABT-737; kinase inhibitors such as lestaurtinib, midostaurin, and sorafenib; and anti-neoplastic agents such as cytarabine, doxorubicin, etoposide, cyclophosphamide, triplotide, vinorelbine, cisplatin, and rituximab.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to compositions comprising bryostatin-1, and methods comprising administering a composition comprising bryostatin-1, to treat Niemann-Pick Type C in a subject in need thereof.

Abstract: A sheet pack comprising an absorbent layer impregnated with a treatment composition containing at least one ingredient that when topically applied to skin stimulates a gene that is variably expressed over a 24 hour period in native untreated skin cells; the sheet pack contained in a package with user instructions to topically apply the sheet pack to the skin at a time when the gene that is stimulated by the ingredient is being maximally expressed in native untreated skin cells; and methods for treating skin and methods for making a sheet pack.

Abstract: The present invention includes a composition comprising an effective amount of an avermectin compound, and an effective amount of an imidazole antifungal compound, and/or an effective amount of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) or suitable pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, for use in the inhibition of tumor growth and treating urothelial, colorectal, prostate and/or breast cancers. Furthermore, the invention includes a method of inhibiting tumor growth and treating said cancers comprising administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of said composition.

Abstract: A method for preventing and treating one or more disease states including the steps of altering the diet of an individual and then administering a drug to the individual. Plasma vitamin C level is reduced from a first level to a second level that is lower than the first level, such that a pharmacological response of the body of the individual to a drug at the first level is different from the pharmacological response of the body of said individual to the drug at the second level.

Abstract: An aqueous ophthalmic solution containing a relatively high concentration of olopatadine in solubilized form is provided. The solution comprises a combination of at least two non-ionic surfactants and is essentially devoid of cyclodextrins. The solution is useful for providing enhanced relief from symptoms of ocular allergic disorders (e.g. conjunctivitis).

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula I, (I), wherein R is wherein R is aryl substituted by R3; or R is (C3-Ci3)-cycloalkyl, (C3-Ci3)-cycloalkenyl or (C7-Ci3)-cycloalkynyl optionally substituted by R4; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, for use—alone or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active compounds—in therapy, for preventing, treating or ameliorating diseases or conditions responsive to stimulation of neutrophil oxidative burst, responsive to stimulation of keratinocyte IL-8 release or responsive to induction of necrosis.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions and methods to modulate ?-secretase and/or to improve cognitive ability. The invention further relates the improved/enhanced cognitive ability in diseased individuals, particularly Alzheimer's Disease patients, and treatment thereof through increased sAPP production. Macrocyclic lactones (i.e. bryostatin class and neristatin class) are compounds preferred for use with the present composition. The present invention also provides methods for increasing the generation of non-amyloidogenic soluble APP comprising the activation of protein kinase C (PKC) by administering an effective amount of PKC activator(s).

Abstract: Disclosed herein are seventeen new compounds obtained from an acetone-extracted product of gamboge resin. The seventeen new compounds have activities in inhibiting the growth of tumor/cancer cells.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel chemical compounds, to methods for synthesis of such compounds, and to the use of these novel compounds in the synthesis of other chemical compounds that, inter alia, may be used in the treatment of sexual dysfunction, and for eliciting enhancing effects on sexual behavior. The invention also relates to remarkable biological properties of the novel compounds in their capacity of inducing aggressive behavior.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the combination of a selective late sodium current blocker and a selective, specific sinus If current inhibitor, and to the pharmaceutical compositions containing said combination.

Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of general formula (I) wherein R is (C1-C7)alkyl, (C2-C7)alkenyl or (C2-C7)alkynyl; wherein R is substituted with R1; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof, for use—alone or in combination with one or more other pharmaceutically active compounds—in therapy, for preventing, treating or ameliorating diseases or conditions responsive to stimulation of neutrophil oxidative burst, responsive to stimulation of keratinocyte IL-8 release or responsive to induction of necrosis.

Abstract: The invention provides compounds useful as anti-cancer agents.