The present disclosure describes compositions comprising a potent vitamin B complex and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of any of the foregoing. The compositions are useful in methods for treating conditions associated with a loss of visual acuity including, for example, age-related macular degeneration.

The present disclosure describes compositions comprising at least one very long chain fatty acid chosen from C.sub.26+ acids (5n-3), prodrugs thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of any of the foregoing. The compositions are useful in methods for treating conditions associated with a loss of visual acuity including, for example, age-related macular degeneration.

The disclosure relates to methods for a genetic and/or metabolic disorder that alters sorbitol metabolism or causes over production of sorbitol, such as SDH deficiency, hereditary neuropathy using aldose reductase inhibitors.

The present invention relates to novel biologically active compounds, in particular dicarboxylic acid bisamide derivatives of general formula I:

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or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are able to form complexes with or chelate metal ions. The invention also relates to the use of said compounds as an agent for the prevention and/or treatment of cardiovascular, viral, cancer, neurodegenerative and inflammatory diseases, diabetes, age-related diseases, diseases caused by microbial toxins, alcoholism and alcoholic cirrhosis, anaemia, porphyria cutanea tarda, and transition metal salt poisoning. The present invention also relates to novel methods for preparing dicarboxylic acid bisamide derivatives of general formula I.

The invention relates to soluble melatonin tripartate adduct comprising three structurally distinct regions and optionally trehalose, its stable sterile lyophilized powder and preservative-free aqueous solution or ointment, and to related pharmaceutical forms thereof, wherein the active melatonin moiety is adducted to a nucleoside in an optimal ratio range, with or without the presence of C.sub.2-C.sub.5 short chain amino acid. The invention further relates to the pharmaceutical field, more precisely it refers to the ophthalmic use of said melatonin tripartate adduct and to the method to prevent or treat serious ophthalmic pathologies in mammals and humans, more precisely rare and severe eye sight-threatening conditions and neuro-ophthalmic disorders in human and veterinary medicine, wherein said acute and chronic pathophysiological alterations and oculopathies are mainly caused by oxidative stress and related hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs) and inflammation affecting the eyes. The pharmaceutical composition of said melatonin tripartate adduct may optionally contain either retinol or sodium hyaluronidate, or hyaluronic acid, L-carnosine, L-acetylcarnosine or a mixture thereof. Viscosity enhancers may be optionally included in the composition. Furthermore, the pharmaceutical composition of the invention is chemically and physically stable and safe.

The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising hydrogel-linked prodrug for use in the treatment, prevention and/or diagnosis a condition of the eye and ophthalmic devices comprising said pharmaceutical compositions.

The invention relates to the treatment or prevention of one or more conditions selected from type 1 diabetes mellitus, type 2 diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance and hyperglycemia using a SGLT-2 inhibitor. In addition the present invention relates to methods for preventing or treating of metabolic disorders and related conditions.

The present invention relates to the use of halogen compounds, including iodide, and chalcogenide compounds, including iodide, sulfide and selenide, to treat and prevent diseases and injuries. The present invention further relates to compositions comprising a halogen compound and/or a chalcogenide compound, including pharmaceutical compositions, as well as methods of manufacturing such compounds and administering such compositions to subjects in need thereof.

Since a compound represented by the general formula (I) (wherein definition of each group is as described in the specification), a salt thereof, a solvate thereof, or a prodrug thereof has strong and sustaining intraocular pressure lowering activity and, further, has no side effect on eyes such as ocular stimulating property (hyperemia, corneal clouding etc.), aqueous humor protein rise etc., it has high safety, and can be an excellent agent for preventing and/or treating glaucoma etc. ##STR00001##

A method for manufacturing a hyaluronan conjugate comprises providing hyaluronan in solation or gel form, reacting the hyaluronan in solution or gel form with anhydride reagent to provide a hyaluronan hemi-ester with a chain of length L between the hyaluronan and the ester group, and subsequently binding the hyaluronan hemi-ester to a pharmaceutically active compound. A hyaluronan conjugate comprises hyaluronan having free hemi-ester-groups and a pharmaceutically active compound bound to the hyaluronan via hemi-ester groups, wherein the hemi-ester groups have a chain length of 2-9 atoms. The hyaluronan conjugate is suitable for use in various methods of treatment in human or veterinary medicine and for preparation of a medicament for use in human or veterinary medicine.