The present invention describes methods and compositions for improving the therapeutic efficacy of therapeutic agents previously limited by suboptimal therapeutic performance by either improving efficacy as monotherapy or reducing side effects. Such methods and compositions are particularly applicable to mustard-based alkylating agents such as uracil mustard and analogs, derivatives, or prodrugs thereof, including 6-methyluracil mustard and 6-ethyluracil mustard.

A compound of formula (I):

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wherein Z, Y.sub.1, Y.sub.2,

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R.sub.1 to R.sub.7 are as defined in the description, its optical isomers, and addition salts thereof with a pharmaceutically acceptable base.

Medicaments.

An object of the present invention is to provide a compound having a PDGF receptor kinase inhibitory activity.

Examples of the present invention may include, for example, a compound represented by the following formula [I] or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a solvate thereof.

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The compound of the present invention has an inhibitory activity against the PDGF receptor kinase. In addition, since the compound of the present invention has an inhibitory activity against the PDGF receptor kinase, it is useful as a therapeutic agent for respiratory diseases, cancers, smooth muscle proliferative diseases, vasoproliferative diseases, autoimmune/inflammatory diseases, metabolic diseases, vasoocclusive diseases, and the like.

The current invention is based on the determination that a S1P receptor modulator compound of formula (I):

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decreases the heart rate of a subject to which it is administered by about 5 beats/min or less daily, or about 4 beats/min or less daily, or about 3 beats/min or less daily, or about 2 beats/min or less daily, wherein the S1P receptor modulator is administered at an initial daily dosage which is substantially the same as the standard daily therapeutic dosage.

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.

The present disclosure relates to a composition for improving sleep quality, including γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) or a salt, hydrate or solvate thereof; and at least one of arginine, niacin, and salts, hydrates and solvates thereof. The composition for improving sleep quality may improve the sleep quality by increasing melatonin secretion. In addition, in another aspect, the present disclosure provides a composition for alleviating stress, including γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) or a salt, hydrate or solvate thereof; and at least one of arginine, niacin, and salts, hydrates and solvates thereof.

Provided are a composite formulation including sitagliptin and dapagliflozin and a method of preparing the same.

Choline alfoscerate is a drug used to improve cerebrovascular diseases and brain metabolism. It is a drug with proven safety, which has no effect on the kidney and liver and with no severe side effect reported. When administered to a patient with muscle cramps, it can significantly reduce pain and the occurrence of muscle cramps. Accordingly, it may be used as an active ingredient in a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing muscle cramps and a health functional food composition for improving muscle cramps and may also be used for a method for treating muscle cramps by administering choline alfoscerate. In addition, choline alfoscerate may also be used to prepare a medication for treating muscle cramps.

The present invention relates to, inter alia, methods of treatment and combinations of (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(triflu-oromethyl)benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid (Compound 1) useful for the treatment of extra-intestinal manifestations (EIM) in an individual with inflammatory bowel disease (BBD) and for the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum (PG). In some embodiments, the methods further comprise administering Compound 1, or a harmaceutically salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of: a corticosteroid, a 5-aminosalicylic acid derivative, and a TNF-alpha inhibitor; or a corticosteroid, an immunosuppressant, a biologic, an anti-inflammatory agent, and an antibiotic.

It is provided a composition comprising phytic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in reducing or preventing microorganisms' proliferation and/or encrustations caused by a urinary tract device implanted in a subject, thereby preventing or treating clinical complications related to microorganisms' proliferation and/or encrustations. The composition can further comprise a urine acidifier such as methionine, a crystallization inhibitor such as theobromine and/or other agents.