Amino Nitrogen Attached To Aryl Ring Or Aryl Ring System By An Acyclic Carbon Or Acyclic Chain Patents (Class 514/649)
  • Patent number: 8822542
    Abstract: A method of treating and/or preventing oxidative damage, comprising administering an effective IsoK/NeuroK adduct formation suppressing amount of a phenolic amine compound and/or pyridoxamine or pyridoxamine analog, including embodiments where the phenolic compound is at least one of a pyridoxamine, salicylamine, tyrosine compound or an analog thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Vanderbilt University
    Inventors: L. Jackson Roberts, II, Jeffrey R. Balser, Sean S. Davies, Venkataraman Amarnath, Prakash C. Viswanathan
  • Publication number: 20140242153
    Abstract: Disclosed are novel methods for making cochleates and cochleate compositions that include introducing a cargo moiety to a liposome in the presence of a solvent. Also disclosed are cochleates and cochleate compositions that include an aggregation inhibitor, and optionally, a cargo moiety. Additionally, anhydrous cochleates that include a protonized cargo moiety, a divalent metal cation and a negatively charge lipid are disclosed. Methods of using the cochleate compositions of the invention, including methods of administration, are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
    Inventors: Raphael J. Mannino, Susan Gould-Fogerite, Sara L. Krause-Elsmore, David Delmarre, Ruying Lu
  • Patent number: 8815889
    Abstract: Methods and compositions for treating a blood glucose condition involve identifying a suitable subject and administering an effective amount of a composition that contains one or more of an opioid antagonist, an anticonvulsant, and a psychotherapeutic agent. The compositions can include insulin. In some embodiments, such methods and compositions can be used to modulate a blood glucose level. In preferred embodiments, such methods and compositions are useful for increasing a subject's sensitivity to insulin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Cowley, Anthony A. McKinney, Gary Tollefson
  • Patent number: 8779004
    Abstract: The present invention relates to injectable formulations of irritant agents, such as calcimimetics, that are pharmaceutically stable and demonstrate a reduced incidence of irritation, pain, phlebitis, precipitation and hemolysis upon injection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Amgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Anuradha Gore, Anne Navratil, Seshadri Neervannan, Christopher W. Spancake, Roger Zanon
  • Patent number: 8779005
    Abstract: The invention deals with new salts of the desvenlafaxine base of formula (I) with oxalic acid, the new salts being the hydrogen oxalate of formula (II) in the proportion of desvenlafaxine:oxalic acid of 1:1 and hemioxalate of formula (III) in the proportion of desvenlafaxine:oxalic acid of 2:1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Zentiva k.s.
    Inventors: Ludek Ridvan, Petr Hruby, Stanislav Radl, Hana Brusova, Lukas Krejcik, Tomas Pekarek, Natalia Csokova, Anna Zerzanova
  • Patent number: 8772346
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition of practically water insoluble or low water soluble compounds containing catechol moiety by enhancing the solubility of such compounds using one or more alkalizing agent and optionally adding one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The present invention also relates to a process for preparing such pharmaceutical composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventors: Samanta Gour, Nanda Nagesh
  • Patent number: 8765719
    Abstract: An object is to provide a novel therapeutic drug for adult T-cell leukemia having an ATL cell specific antitumor effect. The therapeutic drug for adult T-cell leukemia according to the invention is characterized by containing a compound represented by the formula I or a prodrug thereof, wherein R1 is H, OH, an alkoxy group, an acyl group, or a thioacyl group, R2 is an acyl group, a thioacyl group, CONR7R8, or CSNR7R8 (R7 and R8 being each independently H, an alkyl group containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, or a phenyl group), or R1 and R2 together may form a ring, X1 and X2 may be the same or different and are each —CR3R4—, —SiR3R4— or oxygen, and R3 and R4 may be the same or different and are each an alkyl group containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Kagoshima University
    Inventors: Masanori Baba, Yuichi Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 8759350
    Abstract: The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention comprises (1) a carbostyril derivative and (2) a serotonin reuptake inhibitor in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The carbostyril derivative may be aripiprazole or a metabolite thereof, which is a dopamine-serotonin system stabilizer. The serotonin reuptake inhibitor may be fluoxetine, duloxetine, venlafaxine, milnacipran, citalopram, fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline or escitalopram. The pharmaceutical composition of the present invention is useful for treating patients with mood disorders, particularly depression or major depressive disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuro Kikuchi, Taro Iwamoto, Tsuyoshi Hirose
  • Publication number: 20140170216
    Abstract: Polymorphous and amorphous forms of bupropion hydrobromide are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: VALEANT INTERNATIONAL BERMUDA
    Inventors: Stefano Turchetta, Maurizio Zenoni
  • Patent number: 8754132
    Abstract: Highly selective 5-HT(2C) receptor agonists receptors are disclosed. The 5-HT(2C) receptor agonists are used in the treatments of disease and conditions wherein modulation of 5-HT(2C) receptors provides a benefit, such as obesity and psychiatric disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Inventors: Alan Kozikowski, Bryan Roth, Andreas Svennebring, Sung Jin Cho
  • Patent number: 8754133
    Abstract: A method of inhibiting the inflammatory process, the method comprising administering to a mammal suffering from inflammation a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound where: R is a C1-C10 alkylene group, in which, when the number of carbon atoms is at least 2, there are optionally 1 or 2 non-adjacent double bonds; 1 to 3 non-adjacent methylene groups are optionally replaced by NR1 (where R1 is H, alkyl, or acyl), O, or S; and 1 or 2 methylene groups are optionally replaced by a carbonyl or hydroxymethylene group and pharmaceutically acceptable esters or salts of the compounds and wherein the inflammatory process results from a disease selected from the group consisting of ulcerative colitis, endotoxic shock, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel disease, multiple sclerosis, insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, gout, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, vital or post-viral arthritis and an
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: ProteoTech, Inc.
    Inventors: Virginia Sanders, Joel Cummings, Alan D Snow
  • Patent number: 8748419
    Abstract: Provided are methods of treating obesity and effecting desired weight loss or preventing undesired weight gain by administration of a preferential muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 antagonist, optionally with at least one antidepressant other than a selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 antagonist. The preferential muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 antagonist, optionally can be administered with an anti-obesity agent, for example, an anorexiant. The invention also provides for pharmaceutical compositions and kits for administration of at least one selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 antagonist in combination with at least one antidepressant other than a selective muscarinic acetylcholine receptor M1 antagonist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2014
    Assignee: Theracos, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Seed, Jordan Mechanic
  • Publication number: 20140155355
    Abstract: The invention provides novel compounds of formulae I and II: that are monoamine oxidase-B inhibitors, which can be useful in treating obesity, diabetes, and/or cardiometabolic disorders (e.g., hypertension, dyslipidemias, high blood pressure, and insulin resistance).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventor: Jenrin Discovery
  • Patent number: 8735454
    Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched bupropion, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2014
    Assignee: DeuteRx, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony W. Czarnik
  • Patent number: 8729120
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a method of treating depression in a subject, comprising the step of administering a therapeutically effective amount of a conventional antidepressant and, in addition, administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof wherein Rx is a member Rx selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, halogen selected from F, Cl, Br and I, alkoxy containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms, nitro, hydroxy, trifluoromethyl, and thioalkoxy containing 1 to 3 carbon atoms; x is an integer of 1 to 3, with the proviso that R may be the same or different when x is 2 or 3; R1 and R2 can be the same or different from each other and are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, lower alkyl of 1 to 8 carbon atoms, aryl, arylalkyl, cycloalkyl of 3 to 7 carbon atoms; R1 and R2 can be joined to form a 5 to 7-membered heterocycle substituted with a member selected f
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jonathan Sporn
  • Patent number: 8729056
    Abstract: The agent for the prevention and/or treatment of Hand-Foot Syndrome comprising a compound with anticholinergic activity can be provided. The agent for the prevention and/or treatment of Hand-Foot Syndrome comprising a compound with anticholinergic activity can be safely administered to the patients with Hand-Foot Syndrome, and has shown the superior preventive and/or treatment effect against Hand-Foot Syndrome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Ishizaka, Tadashi Nomizu, Aya Kitao
  • Patent number: 8722085
    Abstract: Methods and systems for administration of pharmaceuticals using a unit dosage package that includes a first unit dosage that has a first drug and a second drug, a second unit dosage that has the first drug and the second drug, where the second unit dosage includes a different amount of the second drug than the first unit dosage and a unit dosage package is configured to hold the first unit dosage and the second unit dosage. In preferred embodiments the methods and systems are used for administration of weight loss medications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc.
    Inventors: Anthony McKinney, Gary Tollefson, Eckard Weber, Rick Soltero
  • Publication number: 20140121283
    Abstract: Methods of preparing, and compositions comprising, derivatives of (?)-venlafaxine are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treating and preventing diseases and disorders including, but not limited to, affective disorders such as depression, bipolar and manic disorders, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, cerebral function disorders, obesity and weight gain, incontinence, dementia and related disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Applicant: Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. JERUSSI, Chrisantha H. SENANAYAKE, Nandkumar N. BHONGLE
  • Publication number: 20140113927
    Abstract: Hydrophobic weak base compounds such as hydrophobic weak base chemotherapeutic agents (which are not an anthracycline) for use in the treatment of medical conditions such as proliferative disease or disorder in a subject, in combination with illumination of a region in a body of the subject which is characterized by the presence of proliferating cells, are disclosed. The hydrophobic weak base compound and a wavelength of illumination are selected such that the hydrophobic weak base compound acts as a therapeutically effective photosensitizer when exposed to the illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: Technion Research & Development Foundation Limited
    Inventors: Yehuda G. ASSARAF, Yamit Adar Turgeman, Andrzej M. Skladanowski, Arjan W. Griffioen, Henk Verheul, Kristy Gotink, Hubert Van Den Bergh, Patrycja Nowak-Sliwinska
  • Patent number: 8703764
    Abstract: The invention provides, in part, methods and compositions for treating psychiatric disorders, for example, apathy, dementia, or depression, using combination therapies such a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor in combination with an anti-psychotic agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Inventor: Leslie James Sheldon
  • Patent number: 8685451
    Abstract: This invention pertains to a multi-layered tablet for a triple combination release of active agents to an environment of use. More particularly, the invention pertains to a multi-layered tablet (1) comprising two external drug-containing layers (2 and 3) in stacked arrangement with respect to and on opposite sides of an oral dosage form (4) that provides a triple combination release of at least one active agent. In one embodiment of the invention the dosage form is an osmotic device. In another embodiment of the invention the dosage form is a gastro-resistant coated core. In yet another embodiment of the invention the dosage form is a matrix tablet. In a different embodiment the dosage form is a hard capsule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Osmotica Kereskedelmi és Szolgáltató KFT
    Inventors: Fernando G. Toneguzzo, Glenn A. Meyer, Marcelo A. Ricci, Marcelo A. Coppari, Ana C. Pastini, Gustavo A. Fischbein
  • Patent number: 8668932
    Abstract: A controlled release dosage form of venlafaxine that comprises an immediate release pellet and an extended release pellet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Andrx Pharmaceuticals, LLC
    Inventors: Manesh Dixit, Xiu-Xiu Cheng, Avinash Nangia, Chin Ming Chen
  • Patent number: 8669399
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of substituted 3-(1-amino-2-methylpentane-3-yl)phenyl compounds which has advantages over conventional processes with respect to higher conversions and yields, flexibility, a shorter overall route, environmentally acceptable conditions, influence of stereoselectivity such as diastereoselectivity in a targeted manner and at least partial suppression of the formation of undesired side-products and/or undesired stereoisomers, in particular undesired diastereomers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Grünenthal GmbH
    Inventors: Helmut Heinrich Buschmann, Joerg Holenz
  • Publication number: 20140065217
    Abstract: A multilayer oral dosage form that provides controlled release of an active compound includes a non-erodible core containing a pharmaceutically active compound and/or a nutritionally active compound, and at least one release-modulating layer laminated to each side of the core layer. The dosage form can be prepared using simple, inexpensive tablet compression techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: Intelgenx Corp.
    Inventors: Horst G. Zerbe, Nadine Paiement, Pompilia Ispas-Szabo
  • Publication number: 20140057946
    Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for reducing testosterone levels by reduction of luteinizing hormone (LH) or independent of LH levels in a male subject and methods of treating, suppressing, reducing the incidence, reducing the severity, or inhibiting prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) and palliative treatment of prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), and methods of reducing high or increasing PSA levels and/or increasing SHBG levels in a subject suffering from prostate cancer, advanced prostate cancer, castration resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) and metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The compounds of this invention suppress free or total testosterone levels despite castrate levels secondary to ADT and reduce high or increasing PSA levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Applicant: Gtx
    Inventors: James T. Dalton, Mitchell S. Steiner, Christopher C. Coss
  • Publication number: 20140051685
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for treating a patient suffering from a metabolic disorder such as the metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, or prediabetes, and the metabolic sequale of these diseases including cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, renal and hepatic diseases, comprising the step of: administering to a patient suffering from the metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, or prediabetes a pharmaceutical composition comprising (1) at least one compound that stimulates an increase in central dopaminergic neuronal activity level in the subject, and (2) at least one compound that stimulates a decrease in central noradrenergic neuronal activity level in the subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2011
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Inventor: Anthony H. Cincotta
  • Patent number: 8642662
    Abstract: Methods of preparing, and compositions comprising, derivatives of (?)-venlafaxine are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treating and preventing diseases and disorders including, but not limited to, affective disorders such as depression, bipolar and manic disorders, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, cerebral function disorders, obesity and weight gain, incontinence, dementia and related disorders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas P. Jerussi, Chrisantha H. Senanayake, Nandkumar N. Bhongle
  • Patent number: 8637058
    Abstract: Composition for controlling phytopathogens comprising compound of the formula: wherein: R1 represents H, or a CO—R? acyl group; R2, the same or different when n is equal to 2, is a halogen, optionally selected from fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine; a C1-C9 alkyl group; a C1-C9 haloalkyl group; a C1-C9 alkoxyl group; a C1-C9 haloalkoxyl group; a C1-C9 thioalkyl group; a C1-C9 halothioalkyl group; a C3-C9 cycloalkyl group; a C2-C10 carboalkoxyl group; a cyano group; a hydroxyl group; R? represents a hydrogen; a C1-C9 alkyl group; a C1-C9 haloalkyl group; a C1-C9 alkoxyl group; a C1-C9 haloalkoxyl group; a C2-C10 carboalkoxyl group; a phenyl group; n is a number ranging from 0 to 2; X represents an oxygen atom, a nitrogen or sulfur atom in combination with a fungicide; method for controlling phytopathogens with compound of formula (1) with or without another fungicide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2014
    Assignee: Isagro S.p.A.
    Inventors: Lucio Filippini, Marilena Gusmeroli, Alexia Elmini, Carlo Garavaglia, Luigi Mirenna
  • Patent number: 8632815
    Abstract: A process for nanomulsification of highly lipophillic polyphenols compounds using non-ionic surfactant and a non-ionic co-solvent with the help of sonar energy, to enhance the aqueous solubility is disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2014
    Assignee: Laila Pharmaceutical Pvt., Ltd.
    Inventors: Anitha Krishnan Nair, Ramchand Nanappan Chaniyilparampu, Kiran Bhupathiraju, Rama Raju Gokaraju, Ganga Raju Gokaraju, Trimurtulu Golakoti
  • Publication number: 20140018436
    Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched bupropion, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Applicant: DEUTERX, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony W. Czarnik
  • Patent number: 8614247
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for preventing, attenuating or treating pulmonary hypertension in an individual in need thereof, comprising administering at least one 5-HTT inhibitor to said individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignees: Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris
    Inventors: Serge Adnot, Saadla Eddahibi
  • Patent number: 8603523
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition including loratidine, its use in the treatment of upper respiratory mucosal congestion and a method of administration of the composition. Particularly, though not exclusively, the invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition including loratidine in an amount suitable for administration a maximum of 4 times a day, and a second active that is a hydroxyl-?-[(methylamino) methyl]-benzenemethanol, such 3-hydroxyl-?-[(methylamino) methyl]-benzenemethanol (phenylephrine), or salt thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Aft Pharmaceuticals Limited
    Inventor: Hartley Atkinson
  • Patent number: 8604085
    Abstract: Polymorphous and amorphous forms of bupropion hydrobromide are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2013
    Assignee: Valeant International Bermuda
    Inventors: Stefano Turchetta, Maurizio Zenoni
  • Patent number: 8598207
    Abstract: Compositions containing opioid antagonists, particularly alvimopan and its active metabolite, with improved solubility and bioavailability for oral or parenteral administration, injectable dosage formulations, kits, and methods of making and using same are disclosed. In preferred embodiments, invention provides injectable formulations containing opioid antagonists, particularly alvimopan and its active metabolite, having low solubility that may be readily prepared, are stable during storage, and provide maximum levels of opioid antagonists when administered parenterally, particularly via injection. The results are achieved by a combination of processing techniques and component selection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2013
    Assignee: Adolor Corporation
    Inventor: John D. Buehler
  • Patent number: 8586586
    Abstract: Methods and products for treating or preventing erythema or a symptom associated with erythema in a subject are described. The methods involve topically applying to an affected skin area a topical aqueous gel composition comprising about 0.01% to about 10% by weight of at least one ?-adrenergic receptor agonist and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Galderma Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Graeber, Christian Loesche, Philip Freidenreich, Jack A. DeJovin, Isabelle Jean DeJovin, Yin-sang Liu, Matthew James Leoni
  • Publication number: 20130296324
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to novel pharmaceutical methods for the treatment of various conditions. Compositions comprising: at least one phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitor in combination with one or more of the following medications: a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor; a cholinesterase inhibitor; a dopamine agonist; or a medication suitable to increase the chemical concentrations of the neurotransmitters, selected from amino acids, monoamines, neuropeptides and other agents capable of primary neurotransmission in the synaptic clefts, and their use for treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject. The invention also relates to: Compositions comprising: at least one phosphodiesterase-5-inhibitor in combination with one or more of the following medications: a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor; or a cholinesterase inhibitor, and their use for treating damaged skin in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: VIVUS, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry M. Held
  • Patent number: 8575140
    Abstract: A decongestant composition is provided comprising: (a) a safe and effective amount of an adrenergic compound; (b) a safe and effective amount of a steroid; and (c) a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier. Methods of treating congestion in a human or animal subject are also provided comprising administering to the subject a composition comprising: (a) an adrenergic compound; and (b) a steroid; where the daily dose of the adrenergic compound administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 800 ?g, and the daily dose of the steroid administered to the subject is from about 1 ?g to about 400 ?g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Inventor: Richard A. Wandzel
  • Publication number: 20130273152
    Abstract: This invention provides an oral pharmaceutical composition comprising a physiologically tolerable shell containing a drug of abuse within an oil comprising physiologically tolerable unsaturated fatty acids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Applicant: AYANDA GROUP AS
    Inventors: Kurt Ingar Draget, Ingvild Johanne Haug, Steinar Johan Engelsen, Tore Seternes
  • Publication number: 20130274246
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method for treating a patient suffering from the metabolic syndrome, Type 2 diabetes, obesity, or prediabetes, comprising the step of increasing the ratio of dopaminergic neuronal to noradrenergic and/or serotonin neuronal activity within the central nervous system and particularly the hypothalamus of the central nervous system of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2011
    Publication date: October 17, 2013
    Inventor: Anthony H. Cincotta
  • Patent number: 8557817
    Abstract: In methods, compounds, and topical formulations for treatment of inflammatory skin disorders incorporating compounds represented by the formulas below: wherein each of R1, R2, and R3 is independently hydrogen, hologen, alkyl, or alkoxy; each of R4 and R5 is independently hydrogen, alkyl, or alkoxy; and each of R6 and R7 is independently hydrogen, nitro, alkyl, or alkoxy; wherein each of A1, A3, and A4 is independently hydrogen or alkyl; and A2 is independently hydrogen or hydroxy; and wherein each of B1, B2, and B3 is independently hydrogen, hydroxy, or alkoxy; and each of B4 and B5 is independently hydrogen or alkyl, applying such compounds topically as sprays, mists, aerosols, solutions, lotions, gels, creams, ointments, pastes, unguents, emulsions, and suspensions to treat inflammatory skin disorders and the symptoms associated therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: Galderma Laboratories Inc.
    Inventors: Jack A. DeJovin, Isabelle Jean DeJovin
  • Publication number: 20130266650
    Abstract: Bupropion hydrobromide formulations as well as their use for the treatment of conditions is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventors: Graham JACKSON, Werner Oberegger, Paul Maes, Mohammad Ashty Saleh
  • Publication number: 20130230542
    Abstract: Provided are compounds according to the following Formula I: The Formula I compounds are activated in the presence of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and are therefore selective anti-cancer therapeutics for cancers associated with elevated ROS. Also provided are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating cancers associated with increased ROS.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicants: CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER, UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
    Inventors: Edward J. Merino, James C. Mulloy, Guorui Li, Tiffany Bell-Horwath
  • Publication number: 20130231343
    Abstract: The invention described herein pertains to the treatment of multiple sclerosis. In particular, the invention described herein pertains to the treatment of multiple sclerosis using compounds that modulate the action of acrolein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventor: Riyi Shi
  • Patent number: 8524780
    Abstract: The present application describes deuterium-enriched bupropion, pharmaceutically acceptable salt forms thereof, and methods of treating using the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: DeuteRx, LLC
    Inventor: Anthony W. Czarnik
  • Publication number: 20130225540
    Abstract: Provided herein are methods of decreasing glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) levels in a cell. Such methods include administering an effective amount of a GFAP lowering compound to the cell. Also provided are compounds useful for the treatment of Alexander disease in subjects at risk of or diagnosed with Alexander disease and methods for the identification of such compounds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Inventors: Albee Messing, Woosung Cho, Jon Scott Thorson, Randal D. Goff
  • Patent number: 8519005
    Abstract: Effects of deprenyl or propargylamine compounds (MAO inhibitors) and novel compositions comprising at least one MAO inhibitor and at least one antiinflammatory agent such as nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), steroids, acetaminophen (COX-3 inhibitors), 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors, leukotriene receptor antagonists, leukotriene A4 hydrolase inhibitors, antihistaminics, histamine 2 receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase-4 antagonists, cytokine antagonists, CD44 antagonists, antineoplastic agents, 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A inhibitors (statins), estrogens, androgens, antiplatelet agents, antidepressants, Helicobacter pylori inhibitors, proton pump inhibitors, thiazolidinediones, dual-action compounds, combinations of these drugs with other agents, derivatives and metabolites of synthetic and natural antiinflammatory agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Inventor: Thomas N. Thomas
  • Patent number: 8513249
    Abstract: Improved methods and compositions for safe and effective treatment of erythema or a symptom associated with erythema in a subject are described. The methods involve topically applying to an affected skin area a topical composition comprising about 0.4% to about 0.6% by weight of brimonidine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael Graeber, Christian Loesche, Philip Freidenreich, Yin-Sang Liu, Matthew J. Leoni
  • Patent number: 8512753
    Abstract: Micronized particles of a low-dosage strength active ingredient, to be used in dry powder formulations for inhalation, with particular properties can easily and homogenously disperse in a dry powder formulation to be administered by means of a dry powder inhaler device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.
    Inventors: Rossella Musa, Daniela Cocconi, Silvia Catinella
  • Patent number: 8513247
    Abstract: Improved methods and compositions for safe and effective treatment of erythema or a symptom associated with erythema in a subject are described. The methods involve topically applying to an affected skin area a topical composition comprising about 0.4% to about 0.6% by weight of brimonidine and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Galderma Laboratories, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael Graeber, Christian Loesche, Philip Freidenreich, Yin-Sang Liu, Matthew J. Leoni
  • Patent number: 8507542
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods of administering an effective amount of dexmedetomidine to a pediatric patient in order to reduce the incidence of neurological damage. More particularly, the presently disclosed subject matter relates to methods of providing sedation or analgesia to a pediatric patient by administering a dexmedetomidine infusion and optionally a loading dose. The dexmedetomidine can be administered before, during, or after surgery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2013
    Assignee: Hospira, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcelo Garcia da Rocha, Wayne Wisemandle, Dennis Stalker, Edward Koo