Sunovion

About: Sunovion is a company organization based out in London, United Kingdom. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Lurasidone & Placebo. The organization has 572 authors who have published 1022 publications receiving 18488 citations. The organization is also known as: Sunovion Pharmaceuticals, Inc..

Treating urinary incontinence using (S)-desethyloxybutynin

Abstract: A method for treating urinary incontinence while avoiding concomitant liability of adverse effects associated with racemic oxybutynin is disclosed. The method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of (S)-oxybutynin, (S)-desethyloxybutynin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, substantially free of the corresponding R enantiomer. Pharmaceutical compositions in the form of tablets and transdermal devices comprising (S)-oxybutynin or (S)-desethyloxybutynin and an acceptable carrier are also disclosed, as is a synthesis of desethyloxybutynin.

Methods for treating depression and other disorders using optically pure R (-) fluoxetine and monoamine oxidase inhibitor

Abstract: A method and composition are utilizing the pure R(-) isomer of fluoxetine which is a potent antidepressant and appetite suppressant substantially free of adverse effects. In addition, a method and composition are disclosed utilizing the pure R(-) isomer of fluoxetine which is useful to treat migraine headaches, pain, in particular chronic pain, psychoactive substance abuse disorders and obsessive compulsive disorders.

Pharmacokinetics and Exposure-Response Relationships of Dasotraline in the Treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults

Abstract: Background and Objectives Dasotraline is a novel inhibitor of dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake currently being investigated in clinical studies for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Uniquely, relative to current ADHD medications, dasotraline has a slow absorption and long elimination half-life. Here we relate the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of dasotraline to reduction in ADHD symptoms based on simulated clinical trial outcomes.

Effects of D-amino acid oxidase inhibition on memory performance and long-term potentiation in vivo.

Abstract: N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) activation can initiate changes in synaptic strength, evident as long-term potentiation (LTP), and is a key molecular correlate of memory formation. Inhibition of d-amino acid oxidase (DAAO) may increase NMDAR activity by regulating d-serine concentrations, but which neuronal and behavioral effects are influenced by DAAO inhibition remain elusive. In anesthetized rats, extracellular field excitatory postsynaptic potentials (fEPSPs) were recorded before and after a theta frequency burst stimulation (TBS) of the Schaffer collateral pathway of the CA1 region in the hippocampus. Memory performance was assessed after training with tests of contextual fear conditioning (FC, mice) and novel object recognition (NOR, rats). Oral administration of 3, 10, and 30 mg/kg 4H-furo[3,2-b]pyrrole-5-carboxylic acid (SUN) produced dose-related and steady increases of cerebellum d-serine in rats and mice, indicative of lasting inhibition of central DAAO. SUN administered 2 h prior to training improved contextual fear conditioning in mice and novel object recognition memory in rats when tested 24 h after training. In anesthetized rats, LTP was established proportional to the number of TBS trains. d-cycloserine (DCS) was used to identify a submaximal level of LTP (5× TBS) that responded to NMDA receptor activation; SUN administered at 10 mg/kg 3–4 h prior to testing similarly increased in vivo LTP levels compared to vehicle control animals. Interestingly, in vivo administration of DCS also increased brain d-serine concentrations. These results indicate that DAAO inhibition increased NMDAR-related synaptic plasticity during phases of post training memory consolidation to improve memory performance in hippocampal-dependent behavioral tests.