Disclosed herein are novel drug combinations comprising a glutathione peroxidase (GPx) mimic compound and an antipsychotic agent, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of such combinations, methods of preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such combinations, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with GPx mediated disorders, psychotic disorders or complications from administering an antipsychotic agent at high dose or long term using such combination or pharmaceutical compositions. Furthermore, a method is disclosed for reducing the anti-psychotic agent's dosages that comprises co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of a glutathione peroxidase mimic compound.

The present invention relates to a preparation method of drug-containing sustained release microparticles, the preparation method comprising the steps of: (a) dissolving a biodegradable polymer and a drug in a halogenated alkane solvent to form a drug-containing biodegradable polymer solution; (b) homogeneously mixing the drug-containing biodegradable polymer solution in a continuous phase containing a surfactant to form a dispersed phase; (c) maintaining an emulsion comprising the continuous phase and the dispersed phase at a temperature lower than the boiling point of the halogenated alkane solvent to form microparticles in the continuous phase; (d) primarily drying the microparticles; (e) mixing the primarily dried microparticles with an aqueous alcohol solution, and then maintaining the aqueous alcohol solution at a temperature no less than the boiling point of the halogenated alkane solvent to extract and evaporate the remaining halogenated alkane solvent from the microparticles; and (f) secondarily drying the obtained microparticles to produce drug-containing microparticles. The drug-containing sustained release microparticles prepared in accordance with the preparation method of the present invention minimize the hydrolysis of the biodegradable polymer in the microparticles, while easily removing the halogenated alkane solvent in the microparticles, and are thus capable of exhibiting excellent sustained drug release.

The present invention relates to a preparation method of drug-containing sustained release microparticles, the preparation method comprising the steps of: (a) dissolving a biodegradable polymer and a drug in a halogenated alkane solvent to form a drug-containing biodegradable polymer solution; (b) homogeneously mixing the drug-containing biodegradable polymer solution in a continuous phase containing a surfactant to form a dispersed phase; (c) maintaining an emulsion comprising the continuous phase and the dispersed phase at a temperature lower than the boiling point of the halogenated alkane solvent to form microparticles in the continuous phase; (d) primarily drying the microparticles; (e) mixing the primarily dried microparticles with an aqueous alcohol solution, and then maintaining the aqueous alcohol solution at a temperature no less than the boiling point of the halogenated alkane solvent to extract and evaporate the remaining halogenated alkane solvent from the microparticles; and (f) secondarily drying the obtained microparticles to produce drug-containing microparticles. The drug-containing sustained release microparticles prepared in accordance with the preparation method of the present invention minimize the hydrolysis of the biodegradable polymer in the microparticles, while easily removing the halogenated alkane solvent in the microparticles, and are thus capable of exhibiting excellent sustained drug release.

The present invention provides implants comprising a therapeutic drug and a polymer containing polylactic acid (PLA) and optionally polyglycolic acid (PGA). The present invention also provides methods of maintaining a therapeutic level of a drug in a subject, releasing a therapeutic drug at a substantially linear rate, and treating schizophrenia and other diseases and disorders, utilizing implants of the present invention.

The present invention provides implants comprising a therapeutic drug and a polymer containing polylactic acid (PLA) and optionally polyglycolic acid (PGA). The present invention also provides methods of maintaining a therapeutic level of a drug in a subject, releasing a therapeutic drug at a substantially linear rate, and treating schizophrenia and other diseases and disorders, utilizing implants of the present invention.

Disclosed herein are novel drug combinations comprising a glutathione peroxidase (GPx) mimic compound and an antipsychotic agent, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of such combinations, methods of preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such combinations, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with GPx mediated disorders, psychotic disorders or complications from administering an antipsychotic agent at high dose or long term using such combination or pharmaceutical compositions. Furthermore, a method is disclosed for reducing the antipsychotic agent's dosages that comprises co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of a glutathione peroxidase mimic compound.

Disclosed herein are novel drug combinations comprising a glutathione peroxidase (GPx) mimic compound and an antipsychotic agent, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of such combinations, methods of preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such combinations, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with GPx mediated disorders, psychotic disorders or complications from administering an antipsychotic agent at high dose or long term using such combination or pharmaceutical compositions. Furthermore, a method is disclosed for reducing the antipsychotic agent's dosages that comprises co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of a glutathione peroxidase mimic compound.

Disclosed herein are novel drug combinations comprising a glutathione peroxidase (GPx) mimic compound and an antipsychotic agent, pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more of such combinations, methods of preparing pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more such combinations, and methods of treatment, prevention, inhibition or amelioration of one or more diseases associated with GPx mediated disorders, psychotic disorders or complications from administering an antipsychotic agent at high dose or long term using such combination or pharmaceutical compositions. Furthermore, a method is disclosed for reducing the antipsychotic agent's dosages that comprises co-administering a therapeutically effective amount of a glutathione peroxidase mimic compound.

Methods for treatment and prevention of infectious disease are described. Such infectious diseases may include, for instance, viruses, novel viruses, coronaviruses, and the like. Procedures and protocols for use of various medications, such as typical or atypical antipsychotic medications, to prevent and/or treat infection diseases are presented. Such medications include substances that act as receptor antagonists, partial antagonists, agonists, and/or partial agonists. The medications may specifically include antagonists to dopamine receptors including but not limited to dopamine-2 (D2) receptors and/or serotonin receptors including but not limited to hydroxy-tryptamine receptors.

Disclosed are means and methods of treating major depressive disorder and/or other disorders that predispose to suicide by administration of nutraceutical means, wherein said nutraceuticals are administered at a frequency and/or concentration sufficient to induce proliferation of endogenous neural progenitor cells. In one embodiment said nutraceuticals are comprised of green tea extract, and/or Nigella sativa, and/or pterostilbene, and/or sulforaphane. In some embodiment's nutraceutical compositions are utilized to overcome treatment resistant of currently used antidepressants.