GHB drug delivery systems comprising a floating interpenetrating network (IPN) are provided. The pharmaceutical compositions contain at least one IPN forming system, at least GHB drug, and at least one gas generating agent, such that upon oral ingestion of the compositions, a floating IPN is formed in situ. These floating IPN provide extended release of the GHB drug entrapped therein for at least about 3 hours.

Micro-capsules for the slow release of drugs, consisting of a lactic-co-glycolic copolymer to which a plasticizer has been incorporated and which contain a drug of pharmaceutical interested within them.

The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical combination, the pharmaceutical combination comprising a glucokinase activator or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, an isotopic label thereof, a crystal form thereof, a hydrate, a solvate, a diastereomer or enantiomer, and a K-ATP channel blocker. The present invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition, a fixed dose compound preparation, and a method for preparing the pharmaceutical composition and the fixed dose compound preparation as well as a use thereof.

Pharmaceutical compositions comprising stabilized self-assembling amphiphilic molecular structure (SAMS) having average diameters of 120 nm or less with a low zeta potential of less than 30 mV to be used for Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) or Total Parenteral Alimentation (TPA), increase blood pressure, renal dialysis, transport and release hydrophobic gases, exchange transfusion to replace blood, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), open constricted or blocked blood vessels, treat septic shock and irreversible shock due to sepsis and/or severe blood loss irreversible septic shock, treat dilutional coagulopathy of severe blood loss and bleeding with loss of clotting factors, and replace lost volume in childhood diseases that cause hypovolemia or severe hypovolemia, treat traumatic brain injury, burns, diagnosis of diseases and methods of making and using said compositions.

The present invention relates to combination therapies for treating Alzheimer's disease or an amyloidosis-associated pathological condition comprising co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of a first compound, and a therapeutically effective amount of a second compound. In certain embodiments, the first compound or the second compound inhibits AB peptide polymerization; is an anti-inflammatory; improves cognitive function, mood, or social behavior; is associated with Tau or alpha-synuclein; or regulates amyloid peptide washout.

The present invention relates to solid preparations containing ambroxol which are obtainable by melt extrusion of the mixture consisting of a) 30 to 80% by weight of ambroxol hydrochloride, b) 2 to 68% by weight of at least one hydrogenated vegetable oil, c) 2 to 68% by weight of at least one mixture containing fatty acid ester and/or hydroxy fatty acid ester and d) 0 to 66% by weight of one or more pharmaceutical adjuvants, based in each case on the total amount of the preparation and its use for secretolytic treatment in acute and chronic bronchopulmonary diseases.

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A spray-dried powder formulation comprising particles that contain the following components i) to iii): i) anticholinergic agents, in particular at least one compound of formula 1, in which X.sup.− is a negatively charged anion, ii) at least one embedding material selected from the group consisting of mono- or disaccharides, oligosaccharides, polymers, sugar alcohols and cholesterol, and iii) an organic, physiologically acceptable, sterically demanding acid, selected from the group consisting of ascorbic acid, a monovalent, divalent or trivalent carboxylic acid, with the exception of amino carboxylic acids, preferably fumaric acid, oxalic acid, or diacetic acid, and a fruit acid or culinary acid, preferably citric acid, tartaric acid, malic acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, α-hydroxycaprylic acid or gluconic acid.

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for delivering cannabidiol to subject in need of hypertension treatment. The disclosed compositions are orally delivered. Further disclosed are kits comprising the disclosed compositions as part of a method of delivering the cannabidiol-containing compositions.

The invention discloses spray-dried compositions for inhalation and methods for preparing such powder compositions. The compositions of the invention are produced by spray-drying taurine under conditions that (i) retain the physical and chemical stability of the composition during spray drying and upon storage, (ii) protect the powder composition from aggregation and (iii) provide particles suitable for aerosolisation.

Disclosed herein are new cannabis compositions. In one embodiment, these new cannabis compositions are beverages, such as tea. In one embodiment, these new cannabis compositions are dehydrated beverages, such as powders or crystalline forms, which can be mixed with other components, like tea, and added to water.