Methods for improving the gastrointestinal tolerability of biguanide compounds and for treating metabolic disorders and/or inducing weight loss in patients in need thereof particularly in individuals having a contraindication for treatment with biguanide compounds, are provided comprising administering delayed release formulations of such biguanide compounds, including metformin, targeted to the small intestine.

A solid oral dosage form is provided, comprising a compound of Formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, tenofovir alafenamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and emtricitabine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

The present disclosure pertains to the use of fospropofol, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of fospropofol, or mixtures thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising fospropofol, pharmaceutically acceptable salts of fospropofol, or mixtures thereof, and methods of treating diseases or disorders, including migraine are also disclosed.

Methods of using low dose naltrexone to treat chronic pain in a patient. The methods of using low dose naltrexone to treat chronic pain generally includes administering to the patient a first amount of naltrexone in an immediate-release agent and a second amount of naltrexone in a modified-release agent.

An oral dosage form of an antidiabetic pharmaceutical composition comprises a metformin-containing core portion, an outer portion that comprises a non-biguanide antidiabetic agent such as sitagliptin, and a controlled membrane film sandwiched therebetween. The controlled membrane film is provided with at least one passageway allowing core-residing metformin to release out when the oral dosage form is in an aqueous environment, such as in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a subject. The oral dosage form has a dissolution profile such that upon dissolving in a medium with a pH of approximately 6.8 at approximately 37° C., less than 15% of the metformin is released at approximately 1 hours, and approximately 45-99% of the metformin is released at approximately 12 hours. The oral dosage form can provide a maximum plasma concentration of the metformin from approximately 7.5 to 15 hours after single-dose oral administration.

Exemplary embodiments of the disclosure may be drawn to ingestible delivery devices. An ingestible delivery device may include a first compartment and a second compartment. A lipase may be contained within the first compartment, and a fat may be contained within the second compartment. The first compartment may be sealed from the second compartment prior to exposure to a trigger, preventing the lipase and the fat from contacting each other, and at least one of the first compartment or the second compartment may at least partially rupture upon exposure to the trigger, allowing the lipase and the fat to contact each other.

The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising fixed dose combinations of a DPP-4 inhibitor drug and a partner drug, processes for the preparation thereof, and their use to treat certain diseases.

Compositions and methods for combination therapy are provided. The compositions comprise a multiple unit dosage form having both a therapeutic agent and a nutritional supplement. The combination therapy is useful for restoring a nutrient depletion associated with a particular disease state. Additionally, the combination therapy can prevent or attenuate the depletion of a nutrient caused, in whole or in part, by the co-administrated therapeutic drug. Methods of manufacturing the formulations are likewise described.

Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a T.sub.max of meloxicam of 3 hours or less.

There is provided a convenient new treatment of Parkinson disease by a frequent administration of optimal levodopa doses mimicking a continuous intravenous or infusion treatment, thus mitigating motor complications; and a new carbidopa/levodopa pharmaceutical unit form providing said new treatment.