The instant invention provides a process for reducing the drying time of softgel capsules by incorporating drying accelerators based on organic sulfonic acids and salts thereof into the formulations used to make the capsules.

The instant invention provides a process for reducing the drying time of softgel capsules by incorporating drying accelerators based on organic sulfonic acids and salts thereof into the formulations used to make the capsules.

Compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, enantiomers thereof, metabolites thereof, derivatives thereof, prodrugs thereof, acid addition salts thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or N-oxides thereof; or a combination thereof; processes and intermediates for preparation thereof, compositions thereof, and uses thereof; are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula I, or enantiomers thereof, metabolites thereof, derivatives thereof, prodrugs thereof, acid addition salts thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or N-oxides thereof; or a combination thereof; wherein the compound is a double and/or triple agent or ligand for CYP2D6, 5-HT2A, and/or 5HT2C receptors, and/or acetylcholinesterase are provided. ##STR00001##

Compounds of Formula I, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, enantiomers thereof, metabolites thereof, derivatives thereof, prodrugs thereof, acid addition salts thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or N-oxides thereof; or a combination thereof; processes and intermediates for preparation thereof, compositions thereof, and uses thereof; are provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula I, or enantiomers thereof, metabolites thereof, derivatives thereof, prodrugs thereof, acid addition salts thereof, pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, or N-oxides thereof; or a combination thereof; wherein the compound is a double and/or triple agent or ligand for CYP2D6, 5-HT2A, and/or 5HT2C receptors, and/or acetylcholinesterase are provided. ##STR00001##

Pharmaceutical compositions are described comprising (a) dimethyl fumarate, (b) a diluent selected from monosaccharides, disaccharides, starch and starch derivatives, calcium and magnesium inorganic salts, sugar alcohols, and mixtures thereof, (c) microcrystalline cellulose and (d) croscarmellose sodium, wherein the dimethyl fumarate is not covered with a gastroresistant coating. These compositions are intended for the treatment of some inflammatory autoimmune diseases or disorders.

Pharmaceutical compositions are described comprising (a) dimethyl fumarate, (b) a diluent selected from monosaccharides, disaccharides, starch and starch derivatives, calcium and magnesium inorganic salts, sugar alcohols, and mixtures thereof, (c) microcrystalline cellulose and (d) croscarmellose sodium, wherein the dimethyl fumarate is not covered with a gastroresistant coating. These compositions are intended for the treatment of some inflammatory autoimmune diseases or disorders.

The present invention provides methods of treating the early stages of COVID-19 infection in a patient in need thereof. The methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a drug that increases signaling through the GC-A receptor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient in need thereof. In certain aspects, the drug is a NEP inhibitor, a GC-A receptor agonist, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present invention prevent the progression from the early stages of COVID-19 infection to hypoxemia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or death. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present invention prevent the development of pulmonary dysfunction after developing early symptoms of COVID-19 infection or the progression from mild to severe hypoxemia in these patients.

The present invention provides methods of treating the early stages of COVID-19 infection in a patient in need thereof. The methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a drug that increases signaling through the GC-A receptor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient in need thereof. In certain aspects, the drug is a NEP inhibitor, a GC-A receptor agonist, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present invention prevent the progression from the early stages of COVID-19 infection to hypoxemia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or death. In certain embodiments, the methods of the present invention prevent the development of pulmonary dysfunction after developing early symptoms of COVID-19 infection or the progression from mild to severe hypoxemia in these patients.

The invention relates to a combination therapy for the prevention and/or treatment of immune-mediated chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases comprising a combination of one or more C.sub.3-C.sub.8 carboxylic acids, physiologically acceptable salts and/or esters thereof, and one or more fumaric acid esters and/or salts thereof. The combination being particularly useful in the treatment of psoriasis and multiple sclerosis.

Biologically active cannabidiol analogs comprising a compound of the formula ##STR00001##
wherein one of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 or both is/are the residue of a moiety formed by the reaction of an amino group of the amino acid ester of R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 or both with a dicarboxylic acid or a dicarboxylic acid derivative and the other R.sub.1 or R.sub.2 (in the case of the mono) is the residue of a dicarboxylic acid or dicarboxylic acid derivative or Hydrogen (H), (i.e. underivatized), and salts thereof. These CBD analogs are be useful in pain management in oncology and other clinical settings in which neuropathy is presented. Furthermore, these CBD-analogs are useful in blocking the addictive properties of opiates.