申请人:Arneric P. Stephen
公开号:US20050059654A1
公开(公告)日:2005-03-17
A method is provided of treating depression in mammals, including a human, as well as depression and a concomitant disease, disorder or condition exemplified by, but not limited to, anxiety, sleep disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder. The method comprises administering to the mammal in effective amount a combination of active ingredients comprising a) an alpha-2delta (A2D) ligand or a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said A2D ligand or said prodrug and, active agents selected from; (b) a selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitor (SSRI) or a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said SSRI or said prodrug, (c) a selective noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitor (SNRI) or a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said SNRI or said prodrug and mixtures of (b) and (c). A pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount (a) an A2D ligand or a prodrug thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said A2D ligand or said prodrug and active agents selected from; (b) an SSRI or a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said SSRI or said prodrug, (c) an SNRI or a prodrug thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of said SNRI or said prodrug and mixtures of (b) and (c) is also provided. Preferred active ingredients for the treatment and the pharmaceutical composition include pregabalin, gabapentin, sertraline and reboxetine.
本发明提供了一种治疗哺乳动物(包括人类)抑郁症的方法,以及抑郁症和伴随疾病、障碍或状况的方法,例如但不限于焦虑症、睡眠障碍和创伤后应激障碍。该方法包括向哺乳动物施用有效量的活性成分组合,其中包括 a) α-2δ(A2D)配体或其原药,或所述 A2D 配体或所述原药的药学上可接受的盐,以及选自以下各项的活性剂;(b) 选择性血清素再摄取抑制剂(SSRI)或其原药或所述 SSRI 或所述原药的药学上可接受的盐, (c) 选择性去甲肾上腺素再摄取抑制剂(SNRI)或其原药或所述 SNRI 或所述原药的药学上可接受的盐,以及 (b) 和 (c) 的混合物。还提供了一种药物组合物,该组合物包含治疗有效量的(a) A2D 配体或其原药,或所述 A2D 配体或所述原药的药学上可接受的盐和选自以下的活性剂;(b) SSRI 或其原药或所述 SSRI 或所述原药的药学上可接受的盐;(c) SNRI 或其原药或所述 SNRI 或所述原药的药学上可接受的盐以及(b)和(c)的混合物。用于治疗和药物组合物的优选活性成分包括普瑞巴林、加巴喷丁、舍曲林和雷贝西汀。