33 results about "Concentrations plasma" patented technology

Disclosed in a controlled release sulfonylurea formulation. In certain embodiments, the invention comprises: (a) a core comprising: (i) a sulfonylurea or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; (ii) a pharmaceutically acceptable polymer; (b) a membrane surrounding the core which is permeable to the sulfonylurea and gastrointestinal fluid, wherein said dosage form provides a mean time to maximum plasma concentration (Tmax) of said sulfonylurea.

A method is described in accordance with which one may select a nonsedating histamine H.sub.1-antagonist; comprising the step of determining whether a candidate H.sub.1-antagonist is a substrate for P-gp, especially P-gp expressed by MDR1 or mdr1a/1b, comprising the step of determining the brain-to-plasma AUC ratio in mdr1a/1b KO mice, and in WT mice, and selecting said candidate where the brain-to-plasma AUC ratio for said KO mice to the brain-to-plasma concentration ratio for said WT mice is 1.5 or greater.

Pursuant to the present invention, it has been found that a modified release composition containing the low permeability and poor solubility drug, lercanidipine, may be prepared which provides for therapeutically effective plasma concentrations of lercanidipine for a period of about 20 to about 25 hours. The modified release composition of the present invention provides modified release of lercanidipine independent of pH and therefore provides release of lercanidipine even upon exposure to the low pH use environments, such as gastric fluid.

The present invention provides a controlled-release composition which provides a therapeutically effective plasma concentration of N-acetylcysteine over prolonged period of time. The present invention also includes the use of the controlled-release composition, either alone or in combination with at least one additional active agent, for reduction of vascular inflammation marker and treatment of diseases, conditions, and/or symptoms associated with systemic and/or vascular inflammation in a patient. Furthermore, the present invention provides a process of making granules comprising N-acetylcysteine, or a salt, solvate, prodrug, and/or analog thereof.

The invention relates to novel pharmaceutical formulations based on fluids and stable aqueous colloidal suspensions for the sustained release of an interleukin IL- (and one or more other optional active principles), and to the applications, particularly the therapeutic applications, of said formulations. The invention aims to provide a fluid pharmaceutical formulation for the sustained release ofinterleukin(s) (and one or more other optional active principles), such that, following parenteral injection, the in vivo IL release time is increased significantly, while the plasma concentration peak thereof is lowered. Moreover, said formulation must be storage stable and, in addition, biocompatible, non-toxic biodegradable, non-immunogenic and well tolerated locally. According to the invention, the formulation is a low-viscosity aqueous colloidal suspension of submicronic particles of water-soluble, biodegradable polymer PO bearing hydrophobic groups (GH). The aforementioned particles arenoncovalently associated with at least one interleukin (and one or more other optional active principles) and form a gelled deposit on the injection site, said gelling being caused by a protein present in the physiological medium.

The invention discloses a large-air-volume low-concentration plasma exhaust gas treatment device comprising a plasma shell, wherein an air inlet and an air outlet are arranged on the plasma shell; a plurality of plasma generators are arranged in at least one cross section of the cavity of the plasma shell; the plasma generators in the same cross section are connected with each other; the plasma generators are vertical to the air inlet and comprise insulating bases; air flow uniform grids are connected at the front and rear parts of the bases; a plurality layers of wire electrodes and a plurality of plate electrodes are vertically connected between the left and right plates in the cavities of the bases from top to bottom; the plate electrodes as well as the plate electrodes and the layers of wire electrodes are parallel to each other; each plate electrode is in interleave arrangement with each layer of wire electrodes and has equal space with adjacent wire electrodes; each layer of wire electrodes are uniformly arranged at intervals; each plate electrode and wire electrode are respectively connected with an outgoing wire; and the outgoing wires are respectively connected with the ground terminal and the high voltage terminal of a high voltage alternating current power supply. The large-air-volume low-concentration plasma exhaust gas treatment device disclosed by the invention is capable of obtaining relatively high gas treatment flow, maintaining high-density large-area plasma, discharging in a stable state and improving the treatment efficiency.

Supramolecular particle compositions based on medicinal natural products (MNPs), their synthetic analogs and derivatives, and methods to prepare and use them are provided. Five classes of MNPs and their derivatives including diterpene resin acid, phytosterol, lupane-type pentacyclic triterpene, oleanane-type pentacyclic tritepene, and lanostane-type triterpene form functional nano- or micro-structures that are stable to strong acidic environment and effectively penetrate the gastrointestinal tract. Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic agents that generally have poor intestinal permeability are converted to bioavailable forms when delivered with these supramolecular particles. Among many others, small compound chemotherapeutic agents and peptide therapeutics encapsulated therein have a much greater plasma concentration following oral administration, and effectively controls and treat symptoms associated with tumors or diabetes.

Compositions for intravenous infusion of istaroxime, or a metabolite of istaroxime, in human patients suffering from heart failure are disclosed. Likewise, methods for extended infusion of istaroxime or its metabolites in individuals with heart failure are disclosed. In particular, some methods disclosed herein include the infusion of istaroxime, or a metabolite thereof, for a period of time that is greater than six hours in order to improve cardiac relaxation without triggering arrhythmogenic events in an individual suffering from heart failure. Other methods include administration of istaroxime until certain plasma concentration thresholds of istaroxime metabolites are achieved. Also disclosed are istaroxime metabolites with selective SERCA2a activation.

An olaparib oral sustained and controlled release pharmaceutical composition contains an olaparib in an improved dissolution form and a release rate adjusting matrix polymer. The pharmaceutical composition has controllable in-vivo absorption behavior, plasma concentration and PARP enzyme inhibition level, and improved drug load and/or oral absorption and/or bioavailability and/or plasma concentration control and/or enzyme inhibition level control of olaparib, and can be used as the only preparation or in combination with other therapies to treat a cancer.

Methods are provided for acutely treating migraine headache with or without aura. The methods comprise administering to a subject with migraine headache an effective dose of a liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising dihydroergotamine (DHE) or a salt thereof, wherein the dose is administered by an intranasal delivery device that provides, following intranasal administration, (a) a mean peak plasma DHE concentration (Cmax) of at least 750 pg/ml, (b) with a mean time to Cmax (Tmax) of DHE of less than 45 minutes, and (c) a mean plasma AUCo-inf of DHE of at least 2500 pg*hr/ml. Also providedare kits for acutely treating migraine with or without aura in which a liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising DHE or DHE salt is contained within a sealed vial that is attachable to a precisionintranasal olfactory delivery device packaged therewith.