Droxidopa and pharmaceutical composition thereof for the treatment of mood disorders, sleep disorders, or attention deficit disorders
申请人:Chelsea Therapeutics, Inc.
公开号:EP2514417A2
公开(公告)日:2012-10-24
The present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising droxidopa alone, or in combination with one or more further active ingredients, for the treatment of conditions, such as mood disorders, sleep disorders, or attention deficit disorders. In certain embodiments, the compositions useful in the methods of the invention comprise droxidopa and a compound selected from the group consisting of DOPA decarboxylase inhibiting compounds, catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibiting compounds, cholinesterase inhibiting compounds, monoamine oxidase inhibiting compounds, norepinephrine reuptake inhibiting compounds, selective serotonin reuptake inhibiting compounds, tricyclic antidepressant compounds, serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibiting compounds, norepinephrine dopamine reuptake inhibiting compound, noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants, and combinations thereof. The inventive compositions are particularly useful in the treatment of depression, narcolepsy, insomnia, and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD).
本发明提供了包含单独或与一种或多种其他活性成分组合的屈昔多巴的药物组合物,用于治疗情绪障碍、睡眠障碍或注意力缺陷障碍等疾病。在某些实施方案中,用于本发明方法的组合物包含屈昔多巴和一种选自由 DOPA 脱羧酶抑制化合物、儿茶酚-O-甲基转移酶抑制化合物、胆碱酯酶抑制化合物、单胺氧化酶抑制化合物组成的组的化合物、去甲肾上腺素再摄取抑制化合物、选择性血清素再摄取抑制化合物、三环类抗抑郁剂化合物、血清素去甲肾上腺素再摄取抑制化合物、去甲肾上腺素多巴胺再摄取抑制化合物、去甲肾上腺素能和特异性血清素能抗抑郁剂,以及它们的组合。本发明组合物尤其适用于治疗抑郁症、嗜睡症、失眠症和注意力缺陷/多动症(AD/HD)。