Abstract: A solid pharmaceutical composition in the form of a gel capsule containing at least one active ingredient and also at least one gelling agent chosen from cellulose derivatives such as hydroxyethylcellulose, hydroxypropylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, methylcellulose, ethylmethylcellulose, sodium carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) and calcium carboxymethylcellulose, and at least one disintegrating agent, the gelling agent and the disintegrating agent being present in a ratio by weight of 0.3 to 0.7/1 and the content by weight of gelling agent(s) being from 10% to 20% of the composition, and method for preparing same.

Abstract: The treatment of heart failure by administering a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that inhibits hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). Such agents include small molecule chemical agents and biological agents.

Abstract: Methadone is a frequently employed agent for the treatment of drug addiction and the treatment of pain. Methadone prolongs the cardiac action potential, which on the surface electrocardiogram is represented by QT prolongation. This QT prolongation is known to increase the risk for the development of cardiac arrhythmias, especially the form of ventricular tachycardia known as Torsade de Pointes. For this reason, the FDA has inserted a “black box” warning for potential life threatening arrhythmias. The invention described in this application is the surprising finding that the R-isomer of methadone causes less inhibition of the potassium channel, IKr and thus would have less of a chance of causing life threatening arrhythmias. What is claimed is a method of chirally separating methadone with one isomer having less QT prolongation and more analgesic action that would make a superior pharmacologic agent than the racemate R,S methadone.

Abstract: The present invention provides a compound represented by the following formula (I); [wherein T represents a single bond, a C1-C4 alkylene group which may have a substituent and the like; ??(I-1) formula (I-1) represents a single bond or a double bond; A represents a single bond, a bivalent 5- to 14-membered heterocyclic group which may have a substituent and the like; Y represents a single bond and the like; Z represents a methylene group and the like; ring G represents a phenylene group and the like which may condense with a 5- to 6-membered ring and may have a heteroatom; Ra and Rb are the same as or different from each other and represent a hydrogen atom and the like; W represents a single bond and the like; R? represents 1 to 4 independent hydrogen atoms and the like; and R? represents 1 to 4 independent hydrogen atoms and the like] or a salt thereof, or a hydrate thereof.

Abstract: Modified or extended release formulations containing tolterodine and associated methods are disclosed and described. Methods for making and administering said modified release formulations are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions containing endoxifen, formulations and liposomes of endoxifen, methods of preparation of such agents and formulations, and use of such agents and formulations for the treatment of a subject having or at risk for psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases. Specifically, the present invention relates to the composition comprising endoxifen in the treatment of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, multiple sclerosis (MS), Alzheimer disease, Parkinson disease, Huntington's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and/or epilepsy by administrating formulations or compositions comprising an effective amount of endoxifen.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel combinations suitable for the treatment or amelioration of pain of various genesis or aetiology, which comprise, as active ingredients, at least one cannabinoid receptor binding compound, in particular a cannabinoid receptor binding naphthalene derivative, and at least one opioid, to their preparation, to their use as medicaments and to medicaments comprising them.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel T type calcium channel inhibitors of formula (I), the use thereof in the treatment of a disease or condition in a mammal associated with influx of extracellular calcium via T type calcium channels, wherein R1 is C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy, or C1-C4 alkoxy; Z is NH, NCH3, O, S, or CH2; Y is NH, O, or CH2 with the proviso that Y and Z are not the same; R2 is H, halo, NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy, or C1-C4 alkoxy; m and n are independently selected from integers ranging from 1-5 with the proviso that m+n=an integer ranging from 2-9; and R3 is H, halo, NH2, C1-C4 alkyl, hydroxy, or C1-C4 alkoxy.

Abstract: Use of a polylysine, polyamidoamine or polypropylenimine dendrimer having naphthyl disulphonate terminal groups as a topically applied agent in prophylaxis or treatment of sexually transmitted diseases.

Abstract: The present invention relates to Mannich base antimalarial aminoalkylphenol compounds and their use against protozoa of the genus Plasmodium, particularly emerging strains of drug-resistant Plasmodia. This invention further relates to compositions containing such compounds and a process for making the compounds. This and other aspects of the invention are realized upon review of the entire specification.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to compounds that are allosteric inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor receptor I, compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds and compositions thereof in the treatment of TNF-? mediated conditions.

Abstract: Novel mercaptophenyl naphthyl methane compounds, their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and compositions comprised thereof are useful for the prevention or treatment of various medical indications associated with estrogen dependent diseases or syndromes related to osteoporosis, bone loss, bone formation, cardiovascular disorders, neurodegenerative disorders, menopausal disorders, physiological disorders, diabetes disorders, prostatic carcinoma, cancer of breast, cancer of uterus, cancer of the cervix and cancer of the colon, threatened or habitual abortion, obesity, ovarian development or function, post-partum lactation and depression.

Abstract: An oral controlled release pharmaceutical composition for muscarinic receptor antagonist, preferably tolterodine, that employs a drug core, a rapidly disintegrating or rapidly dissolving coating applied to the drug core and a controlled release coating.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for treating and preventing benign breast disease by administering 4-hydroxy tamoxifen to a patient. When percutaneously administered to a patient's breasts, 4-hydroxy tamoxifen concentrates locally, and exerts an anti-estrogenic effect. In patients with benign breast disease, this effect induces disease regression. In patients at risk for developing breast cancer, the anti-estrogenic effect prevents formation of benign breast conditions that can lead to cancer.

Abstract: Controlled-release tolterodine compositions, including controlled-release particles, pellets, granules, and spheres, comprising an inert core, a first layer disposed on the inert core, and a second layer disposed on the first layer are described. Methods for preparing such compositions and methods of treating a variety of disorders are also disclosed.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical compositions of 4-hydroxy tamoxifen, particularly compositions suitable for percutaneous administration, are useful in methods for treating and preventing breast cancer. When percutaneously administered to a patient's breasts, 4-hydroxy tamoxifen concentrates locally, and exerts an anti-estrogenic effect. In patients with breast cancer, this effect reduces tumor tissue proliferation. In patients at risk for developing breast cancer, the anti-estrogenic effect prevents breast tumor formation.

Abstract: A series of Z-stilbenes derivatives are disclosed, which have the structure as shown by formula 1. In the structure of formula 1, X is hydrogen, NHR, or nitro group, and R is hydrogen. Y and Z is independently hydrogen, halogen, C1-C10 alkyl, or C1-C10 alkoxyl. Furthermore, A is hydrogen, hydroxyl, or amino group. The compounds of the present invention have both aqueous solubility and anti-tumor activity. The Z-stilbenes derivatives of the present invention can further include a pharmaceutical carrier to form pharmaceutical compositions as potent anti-mitotic agents and anti-cancer agents.

Abstract: There is provided a means of applying a heated medicament to the skin and concurrently hydrating the skin thus raising the efficacy of administration.

Abstract: Racemic tolterodine free base in crystalline form, tolterodine with improved purity, compositions and uses thereof, and processes of preparing the same.

Abstract: Implantable medical devices, such as catheters, treated with a high concentration of gentian violet, and methods of preparing these medical devices are provided.

Abstract: The present invention is a composition and method for treating oral lesions. A composition for treatment of oral lesions may comprise: (a) an anesthetic composition; (b) an antifungal composition; (c) a steroid composition; (d) an antihistamine composition; and (e) an antacid composition, wherein the therapeutic composition is substantially free of alcohol. A method for treatment may comprise: (a) administering to a patient an effective amount of a composition, the therapeutic composition comprising: (i) an anesthetic composition; (ii) an antifungal composition; (iii) a steroid composition; (iv) an antihistamine composition; and (v) an antacid composition, wherein the therapeutic composition is substantially free of alcohol. A method of producing a composition may comprise: combining (a) an anesthetic composition, (b) an antifungal composition, (c) a steroid composition, (d) an antihistamine composition, and (e) an antacid composition, wherein the therapeutic composition is substantially free of alcohol.

Abstract: Disclosed are novel compositions and novel methods for the creation of both the novel compounds and known compounds. Also disclosed are methods for use of the novel compounds for treating a variety of diseases relating to decreasing or preventing activation of estrogen receptors and/or estrogen related receptors.

Abstract: A method of treating a poison-caused pathology in an individual subject is described which includes administering a pharmaceutical composition including a therapeutically effective amount of a chloride current modulator, a therapeutically effective amount of an exogenous oxygen carrier, or a combination of a therapeutically effective amount of a chloride current modulator and a therapeutically effective amount of an exogenous oxygen carrier, to an individual subject exposed to a poison. Optionally, an inventive method further includes administering a therapeutic agent to inhibit poison-caused pathology. A composition according to the invention is described which includes a therapeutically effective amount of a chloride current modulator, a therapeutically effective amount of an exogenous oxygen carrier, or a combination of a therapeutically effective amount of a chloride current modulator and a therapeutically effective amount of an exogenous oxygen carrier.

Abstract: This invention provides: 1) a method of treating androgen-deprivation induced osteoporosis and/or bone fractures and/or loss of Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in a male subject suffering from prostate cancer; 2) a method of preventing androgen-deprivation induced osteoporosis and/or bone fractures and/or loss of Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in a male subject suffering from prostate cancer; 3) a method of suppressing or inhibiting androgen-deprivation induced osteoporosis and/or bone fractures and/or loss of BMD in a male subject suffering from prostate cancer; and 4) a method of reducing the risk of developing androgen-deprivation induced osteoporosis and/or bone fractures and/or loss of BMD in a male subject suffering from prostate cancer, by administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition comprising an anti-estrogen agent and/or its analog, derivative, isomer, metabolite, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, pharmaceutical product, hydrate, N-oxide, or any combination thereof.

Abstract: A method of preventing the occurrence of migraine headaches in a patient who is a previous sufferer of migraine headaches, especially accompanied by prodrome and/or aura, comprises administering an effective amount therefor of an antiestrogen to the patient for a period of time and sufficiently far in advance of the occurrence of a migraine headache to prevent the development of the prodromal phase and/or aura phase of the migraine headache.

Abstract: Novel etiology and pathogenesis of premenstrual headache and premenstrual migraine are presented and novel treatment methods are provided. Present invention identifies how declining estrogen results in a transient elevation in extracellular calcium concentrations via osteoclast upregulation. The elevated extracellular calcium pathogenesis is then traced, from bone to brain, and includes depolarization of nerves, hyperactive neurotransmitter release, and hyperactive muscle contractility. Treatment methods are provided that target the earliest steps of the underlying etiology, in order to provide the most efficacious treatment possible. The treatment methods presented include use of compounds such as calcitonin and SERMs such as raloxifene.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel therapeutic and diagnostic dendrimers. In particular, the present invention is directed to dendrimer based multifunctional compositions and systems for use in disease diagnosis and therapy (e.g., cancer diagnosis and therapy). The compositions and systems comprise one or more components for targeting, imaging, sensing, and/or providing a therapeutic or diagnostic material and monitoring the response to therapy of a cell or tissue (e.g., a tumor).

Abstract: The invention provides a method of treating a mammal having, or at risk of, an indication associated with a TGF-beta deficiency comprising administering one or more agents that is effective to elevate the level of TGF-beta. The invention also provides novel compounds that elevate TGF-beta levels, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising compounds that elevate TGF-beta levels, and methods for detecting diseases associated with endothelial cell activation.

Abstract: A method of preventing the occurrence of migraine headaches in a patient who is a previous sufferer of migraine headaches comprises administering an effective amount therefor of an antiestrogen to the patient for a period of time and sufficiently far in advance of the occurrence of a migraine headache to prevent the development of the prodromal phase of the migraine headache.

Abstract: Patients suffering from pruritus or itch may be effectively treated by administering a centrally acting histamine H1 receptor antagonist (e.g., diphenhydramine, triprolidine, hydroxyzine, pyrilamine, promethazine, or chlorpheniramine) and a histamine H4 receptor antagonist (e.g., 5-chloro-1H-indol-2-yl)-(4-methyl-piperazin-1-yl)-methanone).

Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched tolterodine, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.

Abstract: A medicament carrier composition includes a medicament and a polymer component including a polyvinylpyrrolidone having a weight average molecular weight of at least 700,000 g/mol. The medicament carrier composition has a viscosity of from 500 to 5,000 cps at 250 C, is substantially free of cellulose, and includes an auxiliary polymer. The medicament carrier composition is used to form a film that is also substantially free of cellulose. The film has a consistent thickness and size, and an increased flexibility and increased moisture resistance due to the polyvinylpyrrolidone. The medicament carrier composition is also used in a method of forming the film. The method includes the steps of providing the medicament and the polymer component. The method also includes the step of combining the polymer component and the medicament to form the medicament carrier composition. The method further includes the step of drying the medicament carrier composition to form the film.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions and methods and for speeding the onset of drug action and reducing the first-pass effect drug metabolism in fast-dispersing drug formulations.

Abstract: Methods, compositions and devices for inhibiting neoproliferative changes in blood vessel walls or other anatomical structures. One or more compounds of Formula I or I-A set forth herein are administered systemically and/or locally to human or veterinary patients to deter or prevent unwanted proliferative changes in blood vessels or other anatomical structures. The invention may be used to deter or prevent stenosis or restenosis of arteries following angioplasty and/or stent placement. In one embodiment, there is provided an implantable stent or stent graft from which one or more compounds of the present invention will elute or otherwise be delivered into an affected blood vessel wall.

Abstract: The present invention concerns a method of administering at least one active pharmaceutical agent to a patient in need thereof, which method comprises the intranasal administration of a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of this agent, phospholipids, one or more C2-C4 alcohols and water, wherein the concentrations of the phospholipids and the one or more alcohols in the composition are in the ranges of 0.2 to 10% and 12 to 30% by weight, respectively, with the water content of said composition being not less than 30% by weight, the phospholipids forming vesicles in said composition. Further are disclosed pharmaceutical compositions and combinations suitable for intranasal delivery.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for stabilizing phenylephrine including drying an acidic solution of phenylephrine and pharmaceutical compositions including stabilized phenylephrine.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to specific chromosomal rearrangements that are associated with prostate tumors that respond to compounds acting at estrogen receptors. Patients having the TMPRSS2-ERG fusion, may be treated with agonists of the estrogen beta receptor or antagonists of the estrogen alpha receptor.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pharmaceutical dosage form comprising an analgesic combination for simultaneous or sequential use which comprises a peripherally restricted cannabinoid CB1 receptor agonist having a brain Cmax to plasma Cmax ratio of less than 0.1 and an opioid receptor agonist, as well as to a method for treating pain using said pharmaceutical dosage form.

Abstract: A pharmaceutical composition contains tolterodine L-tartrate stabilized against degradation with an acid. Acid-stabilized tolterodine L-tartrate may be used to make various types of immediate release and controlled release dosage forms.

Abstract: Compositions, methods and kits are provided for the treatment of migraines. The compositions, methods and kits include an effective dose of trimethobenzamide and an ethanolamine antihistamine that, when administered to an individual suffering from migraine headaches, will alleviate symptoms associated with the migraine headaches. Compositions, methods, and kits for the treatment of migraines include pharmaceutical compositions of trimethobenzamide and diphenhydramine.

Abstract: Chemical syntheses and medical uses of novel inhibitors of the uptake of monoamine neurotransmitters and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, for the treatment and/or management of psychotropic disorders, anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, hot flashes, senile dementia, migraine, hepatopulmonary syndrome, chronic pain, nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain, painful diabetic retinopathy, bipolar depression, obstructive sleep apnea, psychiatric disorders, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, social phobia, social anxiety disorder, urinary incontinence, anorexia, bulimia nervosa, obesity, ischemia, head injury, calcium overload in brain cells, drug dependence, and/or premature ejaculation are described.

Abstract: A controlled release tolterodine bead is formed having a microcrystalline cellulose core, a PVP-containing water soluble coating, a tolterodine drug layer, and a controlled release layer.

Abstract: A method for selecting a female breast cancer patient for AT1 receptor antagonist therapy comprises (a) determining whether the cancer comprises a tumor that is ER+ and/or PR+; and (b) selecting the patient for AT1 receptor antagonist therapy only if the cancer is determined to comprise an ER+ and/or PR+ tumor. A method for treating breast cancer in a female patient further comprises (c) administering to the patient, if so selected, an AT1 receptor antagonist according to a regimen effective to reduce growth, invasiveness and/or metastasis of the tumor.

Abstract: This invention relates to the combined use of a PDE5 inhibitor and a muscarinic antagonist in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), such as urgency, frequency, nocturia and urge incontinence.

Abstract: A method of treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED) comprises the step of administering fispemifene to a subject in need thereof in an amount effective to raise the subject's testosterone level. Fispemifene may be used in combination with a PDE-5 inhibitor in individuals who have failed to respond sufficiently to conventional ED treatment. Methods are also disclosed of treating ED by administering clomifene, enclomifene, ospemifene, toremifene and mixtures thereof in combination with a PDE-5 inhibitor.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel methods and kits for diagnosing the presence of cancer within a patient, and for determining whether a subject who has cancer is susceptible to different types of treatment regimens. The cancers to be tested include, but are not limited to, prostate, breast, lung, gastric, ovarian, bladder, lymphoma, mesothelioma, medullablastoma, glioma, and AML. Identification of therapy-resistant patients early in their treatment regimen can lead to a change in therapy in order to achieve a more successful outcome. One embodiment of the present invention is directed to a method for diagnosing cancer or predicting cancer-therapy outcome by detecting the expression levels of multiple markers in the same cell at the same time, and scoring their expression as being above a certain threshold, wherein the markers are from a particular pathway related to cancer, with the score being indicative or a cancer diagnosis or a prognosis for cancer-therapy failure.

Abstract: A therapeutic regimen is disclosed. The regimen includes a first pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a first therapeutically effective amount of a first antihistamine and an anticholinergic agent; and a second pharmaceutical dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a second antihistamine and an anticholinergic agent. The second antihistamine either has greater H1 receptor activity or greater sedative effect than the first antihistamine, or is a different dose of the same antihistamine. The regimen comprises indicia for distinguishing between the first and second pharmaceutical dosage forms, wherein one dosage form is for daytime administration and the other is for nighttime administration. The regimen is placed in a prepackaged dispenser prefilled with the pharmaceutical dosage forms and comprising the indicia.

Abstract: Triphenylethylene compounds of formula (I) are provided. The compounds are particularly useful for selective estrogen receptor modulation.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods of treating a sleep-related breathing disorder, such as obstructive sleep apnea, comprising the administration of O-desmethylvenlafaxine or duloxetine.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating disease caused by infectious agents, particularly tuberculosis. In particular, methods and compositions comprising substituted ethylene diamines for the treatment of infectious diseases are provided. In one embodiment, these methods and compositions are used for the treatment of mycobacterial infections, including, but not limited to, tuberculosis.