33 results about "Premenstrual syndrome (PMS)" patented technology

The invention pertains to a composition and a method for the treatment of mood disorders, in particular of treating, preventing or alleviate depression, mood disorders or insufficient mood, obesity, overweight, premenstrual syndrome, craving, carbohydrate craving, chocolate craving, menopausal complaints, erectile dysfunction and / or reduced libido. The composition contains cocoa or one or more of its pharmacologically active components, and a dopamine D2 receptor agonist.

The present invention is directed to a screening mechanism for identifying members of the general population at increased risk for alcoholism and premenstrual syndrome. The screening mechanisms may be used to measure the expression of the α4β2δ GABAA receptors, in order to identify members of the general population as having an increased sensitivity to lower concentrations alcohol coupled with a decrease sensitivity to higher concentrations of alcohol, a scenario frequently found in patients suffering from alcoholism and premenstrual anxiety. Methods of screening for drugs which decrease expression of the α4β2δ subunit of GABAA are also provided.

The invention relates to new crystalline modifications of the hydrochloride of 1-[4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl)butyl]-4-(2-carbamoyl-benzofuran-5-yl)-piperazine, crystalline modification of the dihydrochloride of 1-[4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl)butyl]-4-(2-carbamoyl-benzofuran-5-yl)-piperazine and amorphous 1-[4-(5-cyanoindol-3-yl)butyl]-4-(2-carbamoyl-benzofuran-5-yl)-piperazine hydrochloride which are suitable in particular for the preparation of solid medicaments for the treatment or prevention of depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorders, mania, dementia, substance-related disorders, sexual dysfunctions, eating disorders, obesity, fibromyalgia, sleeping disorders, psychiatric disorders, cerebral infarct, tension, for the therapy of side-effects in the treatment of hypertension, cerebral disorders, chronic pain, acromegaly, hypogonadism, secondary amenorrhea, premenstrual syndrome and undesired puerperal lactation.

Spiroindoline derivatives, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, their use for the treatment and / or prophylaxis of diseases, and their use for the manufacture of medicaments for the treatment and / or prophylaxis of diseases, especially sex-hormone-related diseases in both men and women, in particularly those selded from the group of endometriosis, uterine fibroids, polycystic ovarian disease, hirsutism, precocious puberty, gonadal steroid-dependent neoplasia such as cancers of the prostate, breast and ovary, gonadotrope pituitary adenomas, sleep apnea, irritable bowel syndrome, premenstrual syndrome, benign prostatic hypertrophy, contraception and infertility (e.g., assisted reprodudive therapy such as in vitro fertilization). The present application relates in particular to spiroindoline derivatives as gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonists.

The invention provides a progesterone ethosome. Progesterone is encapsulated in an ethosome. The progesterone ethosome comprises the following components in percentage by weight: 0.1 to 1 percent of progesterone, 1 to 8 percent of lipid materials, 0 to 0.6 percent of cholesterol, 20 to 50 percent of short-chain alcohols, 0 to 3 percent of nonionic surfactant and the balance of water. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: mixing and dissolving the progesterone, the lipid materials, the cholesterol and the short-chain alcohols to prepare an alcohol phase; with stirring, adding the alcohol phase into a nonionic surfactant-containing aqueous phase to prepare primary emulsion under the condition of stirring; homogenizing the primary emulsion under a high pressure to obtain asuspension; stirring the ethosome suspension for 15 to 30 minutes to perform emulsification for the second time; and curing the suspension by cooling the suspension at 0 to 4 DEG C to obtain the progesterone ethosome. Because the high-pressure homogenization method is adopted to prepare the progesterone ethosome, the progesterone ethosome is low in stimulation to skin and high in transdermal delivery ability, and metal ion pollution which is easy to cause by the probe ultrasound method of the traditional homogenization method is avoided. Therefore, the progesterone ethosome is suitable for industrial production. The progesterone ethosome can be prepared into a transdermal drug delivery system, a mucosal drug delivery system, and topical dosage forms, such as a paster, a gel and the like. The progesterone ethosome is mainly applied to hormone replacement therapy, secondary amenorrhea, functional aplastic bleeding, premenstrual syndrome and the like clinically.