Abstract:
Methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing the optically pure (+) isomer of ketoconazole. This compound is a potent drug for the treatment of local and systemic fungal, yeast, and dermatophyte infections, while avoiding the concomitant liability of adverse effects associated with the racemic mixture of ketoconazole.
Abstract:
Methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing the optically pure (+) isomer of doxazosin. This compound is a potent drug for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia while avoiding the concomitant liability of hypotensive effects associated with the racemic mixture of doxazosin. The optically pure (+) isomer of doxazosin is also useful for the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis and other conditions related to elevated serum LDL and cholesterol levels, such as coronary artery disease, without the concomitant liability of adverse effects associated with the racemic mixture of doxazosin.
Abstract:
Methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing the optically pure (-) isomer of doxazosin. This compound is a potent drug for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia while avoiding the concomitant liability of hypotensive effects associated with the racemic mixture of doxazosin. The optically pure (-) isomer of doxazosin is also useful for the treatment and prevention of atherosclerosis and other conditions related to elevated serum LDL and cholesterol levels, such as coronary artery disease, without the concomitant liability of adverse effects associated with the racemic mixture of doxazosin.
Abstract:
Methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing optically pure (-) cetirizine for the treatment of seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis in humans while avoiding the concomitant liability of adverse effects associated with the racemic mixture of cetirizine. The optically pure (-) isomer is also useful for the treatment of allergic asthma and chronic and physical urticaria. (-) Cetirizine is an inhibitor of eosinophil chemotaxis and is therefore useful in the treatment of other conditions related to eosinophilia such as allergic asthma, seasonal allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, some parasitic diseases, some chronic obstructive lung diseases and certain gastrointestinal and genitourinary disorders.
Abstract:
Methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing the optically pure (-) isomer of zopiclone. This compound is a potent drug for the treatment of sleep disorders, such as insomnia, and convulsive disorders, such as epilepsy. Similarly, these novel compositions and methods are useful for the treatment of sleep disorders and convulsive disorders while avoiding the concomitant liability of adverse effects associated with the racemic mixture of zopiclone. The optically pure (-) isomer of zopiclone is also useful for treating disorders that are affected by the binding of agonists to central nervous system or peripheral benzodiazepine receptors. Also described are methods and compositions for treating disorders that are affected by binding of agonists to central nervous system or peripheral benzodiazepine receptors while avoiding the adverse effects associated with the administration of the racemic mixture of zopiclone.
Abstract:
Methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing the pure S(+) isomer of fluoxetine which is a potent antidepressant and appetite suppressant substantially free of unwanted, adverse toxic or psychological effects. In addition, methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing the pure S(+) isomer of fluoxetine which is useful in treating migraine headaches, pain, in particular chronic pain, and obsessive-compulsive disorders. Further, methods and compositions for treating a condition alleviated or improved by inhibition of serotonin uptake in serotonergic neurons and platelets in a human using optically pure S(+) fluoxetine are disclosed.
Abstract:
A method and composition are disclosed utilizing the pure (-) isomer of terbutaline, which is a potent bronchodilator with reduced adverse effects, has a low incident of the development of tolerance and has increased bronchial distribution when administered by inhalation.
Abstract:
A composition for the treatment of disorders associated with periodontal disease affecting soft tissue and bone of the oral cavity, and a composition useful in the method. The method comprises applying to buccal membranes a therapeutically effective quantity of at least one S enantiomer, generally an S(+) enantiomer, of a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, such as S(+) flurbiprofen or S(+) ketoprofen. The composition is a formulation which is a toothpaste or which is a mouthwash.
Abstract:
The covalent modification of a hydrophobic polymer surface by a process which utilizes the functionalizable chain ends of the hydrophobic polymer is disclosed. The process of the invention is conveniently carried out under heterogeneous conditions, allowing the practitioner to take full advantage of the general processability, strength, and other desirable characteristics of a hydrophobic polymer used in the production of a manufactured article. The invention is most advantageously applied to the surface modification of microporous membranes, allowing the practitioner to choose from a vast range of possible surface macromolecular species which may be covalently bound to the membrane polymer chain ends. The process of the invention proceeds without a significant reduction in the pore dimensions or hydraulic permeability of the original unmodified membrane. This invention also discloses a four-component dope composition which exhibits surprising and useful thermal phase separation characteristics which can be exploited in a manufacturing process disclosed herein. A spinnerette assembly which greatly facilitates the efficiency and versatility of said process is also described.
Abstract:
This invention relates to novel methods for converting a diastereomeric mixture of S-protected derivatives of an orally active inhibitor of an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and its analogues into its separate optically resolved diastereomeric components. Specifically the invention relates to methods for the preparation of optically purified captopril and its analogs from racemic precursors. This resolution process is achieved through the fractional crystallization of S-protected derivatives of captopril and its precursors, which derivatives are useful for the reason that they are (1) easily prepared from novel precursors, (2) resolvable to their optically purified stereoisomeric species and (3) convertible to non-derivatized stereoisomeric species which correspond to the pharmacologically active inhibitor and its analogues. Novel methods for preparing the derivatives and their precursors are also noted herein. In addition, the novel derivatives and their precursors are also described herein.