NZ260896A - Use of 2-[4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methylene]-1-piperidinyl]ethyl substituted thiazolopyrimidinone and -pyridopyrimidinone derivatives for preparing medicaments for treating addiction - Google Patents

Use of 2-[4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)methylene]-1-piperidinyl]ethyl substituted thiazolopyrimidinone and -pyridopyrimidinone derivatives for preparing medicaments for treating addiction

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NZ260896A
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Theo Frans Meert
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New Zealand Paient Spedficaiion for Paient Number £60896 2 6 r; P Priority Date(s): 1.*L'.&./.SQ., ;{mass: •&....K&1&UISQ& ;^uWldtikm Da^o:....?..^...^.y.L..!.?.?Z. r .O. Journal No: i&H5£ ;NO DRAWINGS ;IMMtor tto pfOMiskms vi to&g+ ;Won 23 (1) the ;CctanigfeAfc..:. ;Specification Ms b#an anH d>f>< ;* i» .'Si. intfftfe i O J UN 1934 Patents Form No. 5 PATENTS ACT 1953 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION AGENTS FOR TREATING ADDICTION TO HABIT-FORMING DRUGS We, JANSSEN PHARMACEUTICS NV, of Turnhoutseweg 30, B2340-Beerse, Belgium, Belgian company do hereby declare this invention to be described in the following statement: -la- 2,6 C JAB 751-FF It is generally known that the repeated consumption of habit-forming drugs such as alcohol, minor tranquilizers, stimulantia, opiates, hallucinogens, nicotine in many instances leads to different degrees of addiction. Typically, such addiction is characterized by a need or desire to continue the use of the drug and to obtain it, not 15 seldom by all means, and further by a tendency to increase its dosage. This usually results in a psychological and usually a physiological dependence on the effects of such drugs and eventually has a detrimental effect on the addicted individual and on society.
Once a certain degree of addiction is reached, abstention of habit-forming drugs becomes a serious problem and is often accompanied by undesirable physical and/or 20 psychic symptoms. Therefore, an agent decreasing or overcoming such addiction and, if possible, alleviating or removing the symptoms related to the withdrawal of such habit-forming drugs would be highly welcomed, not only by drug addicts, but also by society in general.
It now has been found that certain 4-[bis(halophenyl)methylene]-l-piperidinyl derivatives alleviate, supress or overcome addiction to habit-forming drugs and further, once an individual reaches a certain state of addiction, decrease or even remove symptoms related to withdrawal of habit-forming drugs.
The present invention therefore is concerned with agents for treating individuals suffering from addiction to habit-forming drugs, said agents being compounds of formula yCH3 ~~ a), (CH2)2-N -2- 9 £ U V or the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof, wherein A represents -CH=CH- or -S-. In another aspect, the present invention concerns agents for treating individuals addicted to habit-forming drugs, suffering from symptoms related to the withdrawal or abstention of such drugs, which agents are compounds of formula (I) as 5 defined above.
The compound of formula (I) wherein A is -S-, namely 6-[2-[4-[bis(4-fluorophenyl)-methylene]-l-piperidinyl]ethyl]-7-methyl-5H-thiazolo[3,2-a]pyrimidin-5-one is genericaily designated as ritanserin. The compound of formula (I) wherein A is 10 -CH=CH-, namely 3-[2-[4-[bis(4-fluorophenylmethylene]-l-piperidinyl]ethyl]-2- methyl-4H-pyrido[l,2-a]pyrimidin-4-one is genericaily designated as seganserin. These compounds as well as their preparation and pharmacological properties are known from US-4,485,107.
The aforementioned term "pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt" is meant to comprise those salts obtained by treating the base form of the active ingredients of formula (I) with appropriate acids, such as, for example, inorganic acids, e.g. hydrochloric, hydrobromic and the like acids, sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid and the like; or organic acids, such as, for example, acetic, propanoic, hydroxyacetic, 20 2-hydroxypropanoic, 2-oxopropanoic, ethanedioic, propanedioic, butanedioic, (Z)-2-butenedioic, (E)-2-butenedioic, 2-hydroxybutanedioic, 2,3-dihydroxybutanedioic, 2-hydroxy-l!2,3-propanetricarboxylic, methanesulfonic, ethanesulfonic, benzene-sulfonic, 4-methylbenzenesulfonic, cyclohexanesulfamic, 2-hydroxybenzoic, 4-amino-2-hydroxybenzoic and the like acids. The term "pharmaceutically acceptable acid 25 addition salt" also comprises the solvates which the compounds of formula (I) may form and said solvates are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. Examples of such solvates are e.g. the hydrates, alcoholates and the like.
Habit-forming drugs as referred hereinabove comprise various agents such as alcohol; 30 minor tranquilizers such as barbiturates, e.g. pentobarbital, and benzodiazepines, e.g. librium, valium; stimulantia, e.g. cocaine, amphetamines and nicotine; opiates such as fentanyl, alfentanyl and heroine; and hallucinogens, such as LSD; either in pure form or in admixture. Further are comprised products of various kind containing the aforementioned agents such as, for example, the various alcoholic beverages, tobacco, 35 opium, hashish, marijuana and the like. Certain of the aforementioned habit-forming drugs are also referred to as drugs of abuse (or simply as "drugs") or as narcotics. ? has An individual condnuously using these habit-forming drugs usually becomes addicted thereto. In some cases, addiction arises even after having taken the drug only a few times. Individuals being addicted to habit-forming drugs are confronted with a need, desire or longing for such drugs, the strength thereof depending on the individual, the I degree of addiction or the kind of drug. In some instances, this need, desire or longing is accompanied by (or causes) a neglecting of the addicted individual's well-being and health, e.g. a loss of apetite, a reduction of mental awareness, social disbehavior and the like. The latter factors too are to be considered as undesired side effects of drug addiction which can be treated by the agents of the present invention.
Individuals thus having become addicted and wanting, or being necessitated, to discontinue the use of habit-forming drugs usually find themselves confronted with a number of undesired symptoms. As symptoms accompanying withdrawal or abstention of habit-forming drugs there may be mentioned a general feeling of discomfort, headache, tremor, anxiety, hallucinations, nausea, vomiting and the like, and in 15 particular a continuous desire or longing for the habit-forming drug having caused the addiction.
The compounds of formula (I) and their acid addition salts are preferably administered formulated in usual pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of the 20 active ingredient and a suitable pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Depending on the mode of administration, such compositions may take a variety of forms, e.g. tablets, solutions for parenteral administration, capsules, solutions or suspensions for oral intake, powders and the like. Such compositions are prepared by intimately mixing the active ingredient with one or more suitable carriers and converting this mixture into a 25 form suitable for administration.
Hence, the present invention also concerns compositions as mentioned above, containing a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and an effective amount of the afore-defined compound of formula (I) as active ingredient, for alleviating, suppressing or overcoming addiction to habit-forming drugs, or for treating individuals addicted to 30 habit-forming drugs suffering from symptoms related to the withdrawal or abstention of said drugs.
In still a further aspect, the present invention is concerned with a method of treating individuals suffering from addiction to habit-forming drugs, said method comprising the administration to said individuals of a compound of formula (I) as defined above, or a 35 pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, in an amount effective in alleviating, suppressing or overcoming said addiction. -4- L U u V.i" The present invention also concerns a method of treating individuals addicted to habit-forming drugs, suffering from symptoms related to the withdrawal or abstention of such drugs, which comprises administering to said persons a compound of formula (I) or an acid-addition salt thereof, in an amount effective in alleviating or overcoming said 5 symptoms.
The dose to be administered may vary upon the individual which is treated, and is dependent on his or her body size, the degree of addiction and in particular on the kind | oi habit-forming drug causing the addiction.
A suitable daily dose is contemplated to vary between about 0.1 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg 10 body weight, and in particular between 0.5 and 10 mg/kg body weight, more in particular between 0.5 and 5 mg/kg body weight.
In still a further aspect of the present invention there is provided the use of a compound of formula (I) as defined above for the manufacture of a medicament for 15 alleviating, suppressing or overcoming addiction to habit-forming drugs, or for treating individuals addicted to habit-forming drugs suffering from symptoms related to the withdrawal or abstention of said drugs.
The effectiveness of the compounds of formula (I), as defined above, in overcoming 20 addiction to habit-forming drugs can be demonstrated in the following test procedures.
Example 1 Rats forced to drink 3% alcohol for a week followed by a week of alcohol withdrawal, reveal a high preference for alcohol when given the choice between 3% .25 alcohol and water.
The compound ritanserin, given during both the period of alcohol withdrawal and choice between alcohol and water, results in a dose-related reduction in the preference for alcohol. Doses > 0.63 mg/kg body weight ritanserin given subcutaneoulsy once a day, reduced total alcohol consumption as well as the relative preference for alcohol. At 30 10 mg/kg ritanserin, the highest dose tested, alcohol consumption was reduced with 58% and none of the tested animals had a pronounced preference for alcohol anymore. Simultaneous with the reduction in alcohol consumption, there was an increased water intake, keeping total fluid intake constant. Ritanserin's activity was observed from the first day of choice and the drug remained active during all five test days.
These results indicate that ritanserin cir. reduce alcohol intake and the alcohol preference without interfering with total fluid intake and without creating an alcohol aversion. -5- 26 0 89 gxaropls 2 Rats drinking 0.1 mg/ml cocaine for a week, followed by a week of cocaine withdrawal, reveal a preference for cocaine when given the choice between 0.1 mg/ml cocaine and water in the third week. Ritanserin, given once daily during both the period 5 of cocaine withdrawal and choice between cocaine and water, reduces the preference for cocaine as well as the total amount of cocaine consumed. At 10 mg/kg ritanserin, cocaine intake was reduced by about 30%. Reduction in cocaine intake was accompanied by an increased water consumption keeping total fluid intake constant Reduction in preference for cocaine remained present at doses down to 2.5 mg/kg ritanserin. However, at the 10 tested doses a complete cocaine aversion was not obseryed, because the test animals continued to consume some quantity of cocaine. Ritanserin's activity was present from the first day of choice and the drug remained active during the entire period of choice.
Example 3 Rats given the choice between fentanyl and water developed a preference for fentanyl after a first period of exposure to fentanyl alone. Ritanserin was administered subcutaneously once daily. At 2.5 mg/kg ritanserin, the highest dose tested, fentanyl intake and fentanyl preference reduced by 50 and 33%, respectively. A reduction of fentanyl preference was observed at doses down to 0.04 mg/kg and was present from 20 the first day of treatment. The reduction in fentanyl intake was compensated by an increase in water drinking. At no time there was a systematic interference of ritanserin with consumatory physiological processes nor did ritanserin create any fentanyl aversion. Furthermore, ritanserin did not affect the discriminative stimulus properties of fentanyl. * 26 0 8JL6

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WHAT WE CLAIM IS:
1. Use of a compound of formula £f F 5 F or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein A represents -CH=CH- or -S-, for the manufacture of a medicament for alleviating, suppressing or overcoming addiction to habit-forming drugs.
2. Use of a compound of formula (I) as defined in claim 1 for the manufacture of a medicament for treating individuals addicted to habit-forming drugs suffering from symptoms related to the withdrawal or abstention of said drugs. 15
3. Use according to claims 1 or 2 wherein A is S.
4. Use according to claim 3 wherein the habit-forming drug is alcohol, cocaine or
5. Use according to any one of claims 1 to 4, substantially as hereinbefore described 20 with reference to the Examples. 10 fentanyl. 25 END OF CLAIMS RUSSELL McVEAGH WEST WALKER per ATTORNEYS FOR THE APPLICANT
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