This present invention relates to a method of treating a autoimmune, respiratory and/or inflammatory disease or condition (e.g., psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, COPD). The method comprises administering a PI3K Delta inhibitor or a dual PI3K Delta-Gamma inhibitor and a PDE4 inhibitor. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing a PI3K Delta or dual PI3K Delta-Gamma inhibitor and a PDE4 inhibitor.

A method for treatment of vaginal disorders may include: administering topically to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of molecular oxygen and hyaluronic acid. The molecular oxygen may be in gaseous form. The vaginal disorders may be selected between vaginal dryness and vulvovaginal atrophy.

25-desacetyl rifaximin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is provided. Methods of treatment of bowl related disorders using isolated and/or purified 25-desacetyl rifaximin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are also provided.

One aspect of the present invention is directed to a composition. The composition includes a dispersion inducer comprising:
H.sub.3C—(CH.sub.2).sub.n—CH.sub.mCH.sub.mR,
where is a single or double carbon-carbon bond, m is 1 or 2, n is 2 to 15, and R is a carboxylic acid, a salt, an ester, or an amide, where the ester or amide is an isostere or biostere of the carboxylic acid. The composition additionally contains an additive component selected from one or more of the group consisting of biocides, surfactants, antibiotics, antiseptics, detergents, chelating agents, virulence factor inhibitors, gels, polymers, pastes, edible products, and chewable products. The composition is formulated so that when it is contacted with a biofilm produced by a microorganism, where the biofilm comprises a matrix and microorganism on a surface, the dispersion inducer selectively acts on the microorganism and has a suitable biological response without a required direct effect on the matrix to disperse the biofilm. The present invention is also directed to methods of using this compound.

Novel methods for reduction or elimination the incidence of hot flushes, vasomotor symptoms, and night sweats while decreasing the risk of acquiring breast, uterine or endometrial cancer and furthermore having beneficial effect by inhibiting the development of osteoporosis, hypercholesterolemia, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension, insulin resistance, diabetes type 2, loss of muscle mass, adiposity, Alzheimer's disease, loss of cognition, loss of memory, or vaginal dryness in susceptible warm-blooded animals including humans involving administration of an amount of a sex steroid precursor, particularly dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and an antiestrogen or a selective estrogen receptor modulator, particularly compounds having the general structure: ##STR00001## Pharmaceutical compositions for delivery of active ingredient(s) and kit(s) useful to the invention are also disclosed.

The invention relates to compositions for vaginal or, alternatively, oral administration and to the use of such compositions for stabilizing the vaginal, or, alternatively, the intestinal acidity and establishing favorable conditions for the inhibition of pathogens and the growth of lactobacilli in the urogenital, or, alternatively, gastro-intestinal tract.

Pharmaceutical formulations containing a serotonin reuptake inhibitor and a smooth muscle relaxant are provided for the treatment of premature ejaculation and the increase in intravaginal ejaculatory latency time. Specific formulations contain tadalafil (1-30 mg per dose) or tamsulosin (0.05-2 mg) and escitalopram (1-30 mg) in daily dose and on-demand formulations.

The present application provides novel inhibitors of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 and/or indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-2 and/or tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase, metabolites thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrugs thereof. Also provided are methods for preparing these compounds. A therapeutically effective amount of one or more of the compounds of formula (I) is useful in treating diseases resulting from dysregulation of the kynurenine pathway. Compounds of formula (I) act by inhibiting the enzymatic activity or expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 and/or indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-2 and/or tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase.

The present invention relates to sodium channel blockers. The present invention also includes a variety of methods of treatment using these inventive sodium channel blockers.

The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions with mucoadhesive and sustained release characteristics containing the association of the extract or fractions of Curcuma longa L. with curcuminoid content greater than 5% and Bidens pilosa (Bd) extract, which has an important proliferative and anti-inflammatory effect, for the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the oral cavity (stomatitis) and of the gastrointestinal tract, as, for example, mucositis induced by radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy and aphthous lesions. Additionally, inflammatory skin lesions and vaginal mucositis. These are compositions obtained from a liquid base formulation containing an aqueous-based solvent system. The subject of the present invention is, therefore, to obtain pharmaceutical preparations, to develop their obtainment processes and to establish their uses. These preparations contain an association between the Bidens pilosa (or its fractions) extract and the Curcuma longa (or its fractions) extract at 1:10 to 10:1 proportions, incorporated into semi-solid, liquid or solid pharmaceutical forms containing the synthetic or adhesive bio (mucus) component, diluents, carriers, binders, disintegrants, at the concentration ranges from 1 to 75% by weight, of the active agents of vegetable origin.