Embodiments of the invention relate to methods for the manufacture of a protein-bound cannabinoid, comprising: obtaining a cannabinoid or cannabis in a form selected from the group consisting of cannabis smoke, cannabis vapor, cannabinoid solution and cannabis extract, and combining the cannabis smoke, vapor, cannabinoid solution or cannabis extract with an aqueous solution or suspension comprising a plasma protein to form a protein-bound cannabinoid. Further embodiments relate to aqueous solutions comprising a plasma protein-bound cannabinoid and pharmaceutical compositions comprising cannabinoids bound to plasma protein.

The present invention relates to a compound of formula (1) wherein Q.sup.1 is halogen atom, Q.sup.2 is hydrogen atom, etc., X, Y, and Z are nitrogen atom or oxygen atom, and R.sup.1 has a given structure, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a medicament comprising the compound for treating and/or preventing a disease such as epilepsy.

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The present invention relates to a compound of formula (1) wherein Q.sup.1 is halogen atom, Q.sup.2 is hydrogen atom, etc., X, Y, and Z are nitrogen atom or oxygen atom, and R.sup.1 has a given structure, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a medicament comprising the compound for treating and/or preventing a disease such as epilepsy.

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The present invention relates to novel 1,2,4-triazolo[4,3-a]pyridine compounds as positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 2 (“mGluR2”). The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, to processes for preparing such compounds and compositions, and to the use of such compounds and compositions for the prevention or treatment of disorders in which mGluR2 subtype of metabotropic receptors is involved.

The disclosure is directed to novel dopamine D3 receptor antagonists, processes for their preparation, intermediates used in these processes, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and their use in therapy, including treating drug dependency and psychosis.

This invention relates to the use of one or more cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy and more particularly to the use of one or a combination of cannabinoids in the treatment of generalized or partial seizure. In one embodiment it relates to the use of the cannabinoid THCV, as a pure or isolated compound, or as a plant extract in which significant amounts of any THC naturally present has been selectively removed. In another embodiment the phytocannabinoid is CBD.

The present disclosure relatesto the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the treatment of seizures associated with Aicardi Syndrome. In one embodiment the seizures associated with Aicardi Syndrome are convulsive seizures; focal seizures with impairment or infantile spasm. The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).

The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I), wherein M, A and Y are defined as in Formula (I); invention compounds are modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors—subtype 4 (“mGluR.sub.4”) which are useful for the treatment or prevention of central nervous system disorders as well as other disorders modulated by mGluR.sub.4 receptors. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions and the use of such compounds in the manufacture of medicaments, as well as to the use of such compounds for the prevention and treatment of such diseases in which mGluR.sub.4 is involved. ##STR00001##

A method of treating and/or preventing symptoms of Doose syndrome in a patient such as a patient previously diagnosed with Doose syndrome, by administering an effective dose of fenfluramine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt to that patient. Doose syndrome patients are treated at a preferred dose of less than about 10.0 to about 0.01 mg/kg/day.

In certain embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to methods and uses of flunarizine, including for treating absence seizures in a human patient, such as absence seizures in childhood absence epilepsy (CAE), wherein the methods comprise administering (e.g., orally) to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of flunarizine. The present disclosure is further directed to various improved methods of therapy and administration of flunarizine.