Methods of delivering therapeutic agents by administering compositions including a bacterial collagen-binding polypeptide segment linked to the therapeutic agent to subjects in need of treatment with the therapeutic agent are provided. In these methods, the therapeutic agent is not a PTH/PTHrP receptor agonist or antagonist, basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) or epidermal growth factor (EGF). The bacterial collagen-binding polypeptide segment delivers the agent to sites of partially untwisted or under-twisted collagen. Methods of treating collagenopathies using a composition including a collagen-binding polypeptide and a PTH/PTHrP receptor agonist are also provided. In addition, methods of treating hyperparathyroidism, and hair loss using compositions comprising a collagen binding polypeptide and a PTH/PTHrP receptor agonist are provided. Finally, methods of reducing hair regrowth by administering a composition including a collagen binding polypeptide and a PTH/PTHrP receptor antagonist are provided.

Disclosed are methods of administering 2-methylene-19-nor-(20S)-1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D.sub.3 to treat primary hyperparathyroidism and/or to treat and/or prevent the symptoms of primary hyperparathyroidism in as subject having or at risk for developing primary hyperparathyroidism, preferably without inducing hypercalcemia in the patient.

The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition and the like comprising (4-{(3S)-3-[(1R)-1-(naphthalen-1-yl)ethylamino]pyrrolidin-1-yl}phenyl)acetic acid (Compound A) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof and a diluent.

Compounds having activity for lowering parathyroid hormone levels are described. In one embodiment, the compounds are comprised of a contiguous sequence of subunits, X.sub.1-X.sub.2-X.sub.3-X.sub.4-X.sub.5-X.sub.6-X.sub.7, wherein the X.sub.1 subunit comprises a thiol-containing moiety and the distribution of charge on the X.sub.2-X.sub.7 subunits provides the desired activity. Methods of using the compounds for treating hyperparathyroidism, bone disease and/or hypercalcemic disorders are also described, and in particular, methods for lowering plasma PTH and serum calcium are provided. The compounds can be used to treat subjects having, for example: primary, secondary or tertiary hyperparathyroidism; hypercalcemia of malignancy; metastatic bone disease; or osteoporosis.

The invention relates to a drug sustained-release composition, particularly a sustained-release composition comprising metoprolol and preparation method thereof. The invention also relates to a combination product comprising a sustained-release composition comprising metoprolol and a pharmaceutical composition comprising hydrochlorothiazide. The sustained-release composition comprising metoprolol according to the invention eliminates the phenomena of delayed release of such sustained-release compositions in the prior art, has a better drug release curve, and also have the advantages such as simple formula, easy operation, stable quality, strong controllability, and good reproducibility, and therefore have good application prospects.

Described herein is a novel series of multi-fluoro-substituted pyrazolopyrimidine compounds or salts thereof. These compounds are Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitors. These compounds may possess better BTK inhibition selectivity and pharmacokinetic properties. Disclosed herein are the synthesis methods of these compounds. Disclosed herein are novel synthesis methods of the multi-fluoro-substituted benzophenone and substituted phenoxy benzene. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the BTK inhibitors described herein. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds described herein as active ingredients. The present invention also includes the therapeutic methods by administering the BTK inhibitors and their formulations to treat and inhibit autoimmune disease, hypersensitivity disease, inflammatory diseases and cancer.

Described herein are compounds useful in the modulation of blood uric acid levels, formulations containing them and methods of using them. In some embodiments, the compounds described herein are used in the treatment or prevention of disorders related to aberrant levels of uric acid.

Methods, compositions, and kits for adjunctive therapy using 25-hydroxyvitamin D are disclosed. The 25-hydroxyvitamin D may be administered with an agent that increases the risk of hypocalcemia, such as cinacalcet or a salt thereof, and/or an anticancer agent. The adjunctive therapy is effective to treat and prevent iatrogenic hypocalcemia and/or secondary hyperparathyroidism, as well as delay cancer progression and the time to a post-treatment skeletal related event.

Fusion proteins containing active agonist or antagonist fragments of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and parathyroid hormone related peptide (PTHrP) coupled to a collagen-binding domain are presented. The fusion proteins can be used to promote bone growth, to promote hair growth, to prevent cancer metastasis to bone, to promote immune reconstitution with a bone marrow stem cell transplant, to promote mobilization of bone marrow stem cells for collection for autologous stem cell transplant, and to treat renal osteodystrophy. Pharmaceutical agents comprising a collagen-binding polypeptide segment linked to a non-peptidyl PTH/PTHrP receptor agonist or antagonist are also presented.

Parathyroid hormone receptor 1 (PTHR1) antagonist and inverse agonist polypeptides and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof are disclosed. The polypeptides include N-terminally truncated PTH/PTHrP hybrid peptides or their fragments. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing the PTHR1 antagonists and inverse agonists as well as methods of their use.