WO1983000626A1 - The treatment and prevention of scours in animals - Google Patents

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WO1983000626A1
WO1983000626A1 PCT/US1981/001144 US8101144W WO8300626A1 WO 1983000626 A1 WO1983000626 A1 WO 1983000626A1 US 8101144 W US8101144 W US 8101144W WO 8300626 A1 WO8300626 A1 WO 8300626A1
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  • R 1 and R 2 or R 5 and R 6 form a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring
  • this may be for instance pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, piperidyl, piperazenyl, morpholinyl or thiomorpholinyl etc. Pyridyl is preferred.
  • the amidinoureas of formula I is shown in a particular configuration for purposes of illustration, the amidinoureasmay exist in various enolized or tautomeric forms, particularly where one of R 3 and R 4 is hydrogen, as shown, for example, by the following formula:
  • amidinoureas can also be obtained as hydrates or in different polymorphic forms.
  • the formulae used herein to designate the amidinoureas are to be taken to include the structures actually shown along with their alternative or transient states.
  • a particularly preferred group suitable for use in accordance with this invention are those in which the R 5 substituent is phenyl or substituted phenyl, and particularly. phenyl having substituents in the 2 and 6 positions (i.e. ortho to the carbon attached to the urea nitrogen).
  • a preferred group of such amidinoureas are the compounds of the formula:

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The husbandry of calves, lambs, foals or adult cattle may be improved by the administration, in order to combat scours, of a compound of the formula: <IMAGE> [wherein either R1 is phenyl, substituted phenyl, aralkyl, pyridyl or substituted pyridyl and R2, R5 and R6 are hydrogen, lower-alkyl, substituted-lower-alkyl, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkynyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl, lower-alkynyl, alkyl-sulphonyl or aralkyl-sulphonyl, with R5 and R5 optionally forming a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring which may include 1 or 2 additional hetero atoms; or R5 is as R1 above and R6, R1 and R2 are respectively as R2, R5 and R6 above; and R3 and R4, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, lower-alkynyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl or aralkylBD &uml& or an addition salt thereof. The preferred coumpounds (I) are those wherein R5 is 2,6-disubstituted-phenyl, and especially 1-(2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-3-methylamidinourea and its hydrochloride salt. The compounds (I) are preferably administered orally or by injection in the form of liquid compositions containing electrolyte; or by incorporation of the compounds (I) in the daily dietary intake of the animals.

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THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF SCOURS IN ANIMALS.
Scours, particularly in new-born calves, lambs and foals, is a major cause of death, especially under intensified commercial animal husbandry practices, where the disease accounts for large economic losses. The disease occurs commonly in calves, lambs and foals under ten days of age and is characterized by varying degrees of diarrhoea and dehydration. The disease known as adult bovine scours is also prevalent among wintering adult cattle, again frequently leading to death.
The etiology and pathology of scours are not well understood, but it is generally attributed to factors which cause ordinarily harmless intestinal bacteria to proliferate. Regardless of the cause, the result is a net loss of electrolytes and fluids into the intestinal lumen. This loss leads to acidosis and dehydration, which in turn leads to other acute toxic effects. Generally, treatment for this condition involves correction of the acid/base inbalance, rehydration and treatment of intestinal infections, if present. Such treatments may include the oral administration of antibacterial agents and electrolyte solutions. The usual antibacterial agents are antibiotics and sulphonamides. Despite these treatments, losses from calf scours are perhaps the single most serious economic loss of any disease or condition in cattle. It affects about 10% of the 50,000,000 calves born in the United States each year. It is thought that the infectious agents responsible for the disease include E. Coli, salmonella, IBR virus (infectious bovine rhinotracheitis) and "Nebraska virus". Ancillary causes such as failure of the calf to obtain sufficient colustrum, stress, contaminated environment and physiologic immaturity all contribute to the problem.
E. Coli is generally also the cause of outbreaks of neonatal scours in lambs.
While the economic losses do not approach that of calf losses, it is still significant to the industry.
Furthermore, young food-producing animals are not the only ones affected by scours. BVD (bovine virus diarrhoea), caused by a myxovirus, and bovine winter dysentary, caused by vibrio "jejuni, are important factors in the cattle industry. It is apparent that neither disease condition can be treated very effectively with drugs presently available, though there are many agents on the market which are used in the treatment of animal scours. Electrolyte solutions, antibiotics, sulphonamides and nitrofύrans make up the great majority. Many contain various binding, coating, absorbing and adsorbing agents and astringents. A few have scopolamine, the only common drug being used to slow peristalsis.
Accordingly this invention seeks to provide improved medicaments and procedures for use in the treatment and prevention of animal scours, particularly scours in new born (less than ten days old) calves, lambs and foals, and in wintering adult cattle.
In recent years, a variety of amidinoureas have been shown to be effective anti diarrhoeal agents in laboratory test animals and in humans. Pharmaceutically effective antidiarrhoeal agents such as the amidinoureas are not known for use in the treatment of scours, particularly in calves and lambs where annual losses due to the disease are high. These compounds have demonstrated their activity in laboratory animals under test conditions designed to mimic gastrointestinal disorders in humans by inducing symptomatic diarrhoea in the test animals. Such aminidinoureas and their pharmaceutical activity are described in Arzneimittel Forschung (Drug Research), 28 (II), 1433-1480 (1978).
It has now been found that these anidinoureas are particularly effective in reducing morbidity and mortality rates in calves, lambs and foals suffering from scours, and in dult cattle suffering from bovine winter scours, when orally or parenterally administered to such animals in effective amounts. Accordingly, this invention provides a method of treating or preventing scours in calves, lambs, foals or adult cattle, which method comprises administering to calves, lambs, foals or adult cattle an amidinourea, being a compound of the formula:
Figure imgf000006_0001
[wherein either R1 is phenyl, substituted phenyl (as defined herein), aralkyl, pyridyl or substituted pyridyl (as defined herein), and E2, R5 and R6, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, lower-alkyl, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, cyclo lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl, aralkyl, lower-alkynyl, halo-alkyl, hydroxy-lower -alkyl, lower-alkoxy-lower-alkyl, cyano -lower-alkyl, amino-lower-alkyl, mono ordi-(lower-alkyl)-amino-lower-alkyl, carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, mono or di-(alkyl)-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, aralkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, acyl-lower-alkyl, alkyl-sulphonyl or aralkyl-sulphonyl, or R2 is as just mentioned, and E5 together with R6 and the nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring which optionally may include 1 or 2 additional hetero atoms chosen independently from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; or R5 is phenyl, substituted phenyl (as defined herein), aralkyl, pyridyl or substituted pyridyl (as defined herein), and R1, R2 and R6, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, lower-alkyl, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, cyclo -lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl, aralkyl, lower-alkynyl, halo-alkyl, hydroxy-lower -alkyl, lower-alkoxy-lower-alkyl, cyano -lower-alkyl, amino-lower-alkyl, mono- or di-(lower-alkyl)-amino-lower-alkyl, carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, mono- or di-(alkyl)-carbamoy1-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, aralkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, acyl-lower-alkyl, alkyl-sulphonyl or aralkyl-sulphonyl, or R6 is as last mentioned and R1 together with R2 and the nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring which optionally may include 1 or 2 additional hetero atoms chosen independently from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; and R3 and R4, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, lower-alkynyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl or aralkyl] or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof. As employed throughout this Specification the following terms, unless otherwise indicated, shall be understood to have the following meanings: "Alkyl" means a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon which may have a straight or branched chain, lower-alkyl being preferred. Also included within the term are cycloalkyl-lower-alkyl groups such as cycloprcpylmethyl and the like.
"Lower alkyl" means alkyl as above having up to about 6 carbon atoms. Suitable lower alkyl groups are methyl, ethyl, propyl, isopropyl, butyl, sec-butyl, tert-butyl, pentyl and isopentyl. "Cycloalkyl"means a monocyclic saturated hydrocarbon group having up to about 6 carbon atoms, preferably cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl and cyclohexyl. "Alkenyl" means an aliphatic hydrocarbon which contains one or more double bonds and which may have a straight or branched chain. Lower alkenyl is preferred.
"Lower alkenyl" means alkenyl as above having up to about 6 carbon atoms, such as ethylene, propylene, butylene and isobutylene, etc.
"Aryl" means phenyl or substituted phenyl. "Substituted phenyl" means phenyl substituted by one or more radicals chosen independently from halo, lower-alkyl, halo-lower alkyl, nitro, amino, acylamino, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, aryl-lower-alkoxy, acyloxy, carboxy, cyano, halo-lower-alkoxy and lower-alkyl-sulphonyl.
"Aralkyl" means alkyl (preferably lower-alkyl) substituted by one or more aryl groups, e.g. benzyl or phenethyl, etc. "Substituted pyridyl" means pyridyl substituted by one or more radicals chosen independently from halo, lower-alkyl, halo r-lower-alkyl, nitro, amino, acylamino, hydroxy, lower alkoxy, aryl-lower-alkoxy, acyloxy, carboxy, cyano, halo-lower-alkoxy and lower-alkyl-sulphonyl. The substituents may be in the 2, 3 or 4 positions; preferred substituted pyridyls are those having a substituent on one or both carbon atoms vicinal to the carbon attached to the amidino or urea nitrogen.
"Halo" and "halogen" include fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine. "Halo-alkyl" and "halo-phenyl" include alkyl and phenyl having one or more halo substituents which may be the same or different, such as trifluoromethyl, 1-chloro-2-bromo-ethyl, chlorophenyl or 2-chloro-6-bromophenyl, etc.
The term "acyl" means a radical of the formula RCO, wherein R is an organic radical, such as lower-alkanoyl or aroyl. In loweralkanoyl R is alkyl, as in acetyl and propionyl and the like, and in aroyl R is aryl, as in bensoyl.
The term "acyloxy" means a radical of the formula RCOO, wherein R is an organic radical, such as acetoxy, prcpionoxy, benzoyloxy and the like.
The term "acylamino" means an organic amido group of the formula RCONH, where R is alkyl or aralkyl, preferably lower-alkyl or aryl-lower-alkyl.
"Alkynyl" means an aliphatic hydrocarbon containing one or more triple bonds, and which may have a straight or branched chain. Lower alkynyl is preferred. "Lower alkynyl" means alkynyl of up to about 6 carbon atoms, such as propargyl, butynyl and pentynyl etc.
Where in formula I R1 and R2 or R5 and R6 form a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring, this may be for instance pyridyl, pyrimidyl, pyrazolyl, imidazolyl, oxazolyl, thiazolyl, piperidyl, piperazenyl, morpholinyl or thiomorpholinyl etc. Pyridyl is preferred. It should be understood that whereas the structure of the amidinoureas of formula I is shown in a particular configuration for purposes of illustration, the amidinoureasmay exist in various enolized or tautomeric forms, particularly where one of R3 and R4 is hydrogen, as shown, for example, by the following formula:
Figure imgf000010_0001
Certain of the amidinoureas can also be obtained as hydrates or in different polymorphic forms. The formulae used herein to designate the amidinoureas are to be taken to include the structures actually shown along with their alternative or transient states. Among the amidinoureas of formula I, a particularly preferred group suitable for use in accordance with this invention are those in which the R5 substituent is phenyl or substituted phenyl, and particularly. phenyl having substituents in the 2 and 6 positions (i.e. ortho to the carbon attached to the urea nitrogen). A preferred group of such amidinoureas are the compounds of the formula:
Figure imgf000011_0001
(wherein R1, , R2, R3, R4 and R6, which may be the same or different, are lower-alkyl, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl, aralkyl, lower-alkynyl, halo-alkyl, hydroxy-lower -alkyl, lower-alkoxy-lower-alkyl, cyano -lower-alkyl, amino-lower-alkyl, mono- or di-(lower-alkyl)-amino-lower-alkyl, carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, mono- or di-(alkyl)-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy -carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, aralkoxy-carbamoyk-lower-alkyl, acyl-lower-alkyl, alkyl -sulphonyl or aralkyl-sulphonyl; Rn represents zero, one, two or three substituents in any one or more of the para and meta positions, which substituents may be independently chosen from halo, lower-alkyl, halo-lower-alkyl, nitro, amino, acylaminohydroxy, lower-alkoxy, aryl-lower-alkoxy, acyloxy, carboxy, cyano, halo-lower-alkoxy and lower-alkyl-sulphonyl; and R' and R", which may be the same or different, are chosen from halo, lower-alkyl, halo-lower-alkyl, nitro, amino, acylamino, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, aryl-lower-alkoxy, acyloxy, carboxy, cyano, halo-lower-alkoxy and lower-alkyl-sulphonyl) and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts.
Particularly preferred amidinoureas of formula II are those wherein the phenyl substituents are lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy or halo; and one of R1, R2, R3 and R4 is hydrogen, and the others are independently chosen from lower-alkyl, halo-lower-alkyl, and lower-alkoxy-lower-alkyl. The preferred lower-alkyl substituents are methyl, ethyl, propyl and isopropyl. The preferred halo substituents are chlorine and bromine. The preferred halo-lower-alkyl substituents are chloromethyl and trifluoromethyl.
A yet more preferred group of amidinoureas suitable for use in this invention are the compounds of the formula:
Figure imgf000013_0001
(wherein R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy or hydroxy; and R' and R", which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, halo or lower-alkyl) and their pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts.
The most preferred compounds are 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylamidinourea and its pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts, especially the hydrochloride. The compounds of formula I, II or III can be used in this invention in the form of the base, or as salts prepared by reaction with pharmaceutically acceptable inorganic or organic acids. Suitable acid addition salts are, for example, the salts derived from the following acids: inorganic acids such as hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulphuric acid, phosphorous acid and orthophosphoric acid etc; aliphatic mono- and di-carboxylic acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid, succinic acid, formic acid, caprylic acid, maleic acid, oxalic acid and malonic acid, etc.; phenyl-substituted alkanoic acids, hydroxy-alkanoic acids, aromatic-carboxylic acids and aliphaticand aromatic-sulphonic acids such as methylbenzoic acid, phthalic acid, benzene sulphonic acid, phenylpropionic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, lactic acid, glycollic acid, phenylacetic acid, phenylbutyric acid and methanesulphonic acid etc.
Other preferred amidinoureas for use in accordance with this invention are those disclosed in the Arzneimittel Forschung article identified above and in U.S. Patents 4,115,647; 4,088,785; 4,025,652; 4,115,564; 4,060,635 and 4,058,557; and in co-pending U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 671,762, the disclosures of which are Incorporated herein by reference.
The amidinoureas of formulae I, II and III may be prepared by methods described in the art cited above. Exemplary compounds prepared in accordance with such teachings for utilization in this invention are named below, wherein the urea nitrogens are designated as positions 1 and 3 respectively: 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylamidinourea;
0-chlorophenylamidinourea;
(2,3-dichlorophenylamidino)urea;
(2,4-dichlorophenylamidino)urea; (2,5-dichlorophenylamidino)urea;
(3,4-dichlorophenylamidino)urea;
(3,5-dichlorophenylamidino)urea;
(2,6-dichlorophenylamidino)urea; m-chlorophenylamidinourea; p-chlorophenylamidinourea;
3,4-difluorophenylamidinourea; m-bromophenylamidinourea; p-bromophenylamidinourea; 3,4-dibromophenylamidinourea 3-chloro-4-bromophenylamidinourea; 3-hromo-4-chlorophenylamidlnourea; 3-chloro-4-fluorophenylamidinourea; 3-bromo-4-fluorophenylamidinourea; 3-fluoro-4-chlorophenylamidinourea; 2,6-dimethylphenylamidinourea; 2, 6-diethylphenylamidinourea; 2-methyl-6-ethylphenylamidinourea; 2-methyl-6-methoxyphenylamidinourea; 2-methyl-6-ethoxyphenylamidinourea; 2-ethyl-6-ethoxyphenylamidinourea; 3,4-dimethoxyphenylamidinourea; 3,4-dihydroxyphenylamidinourea; 3,4,5--trimethoxyphenylamidinourea; 3,4,5-trihydroxyphenylamidinourea; 1-(2,6-dimethylphenylamidino)-3,3-(N-methyl-3'-azapentamethylene)urea;
1-(2,6-dimethylphenylamidino)-3,3-(N-sethyl-3'-azahexamethylene)urea;
1-(2,6-dimethylphenylamidino)-3,3-(3'-oxapentamethylene)urea; 1-(2,6-dimethylphenylamidino)-3,3-(2'-thiatetramethylene)urea;
1-(2,6-dimethylphenylamidino)-3,3-tetra methyleneurea; 1-(p-fluorophenylamidino)-3,3-(α,α'-dimethylpentamethylene)urea;
1-(p-chlorophenylamidino)-3,3-(pentamethylene) urea;
1-(2,6-dimethylphenylamidino)-3,5(α,α'-dimethylpentamethylene)urea;
1-(2,6-dimethylphenylamidino)-3,3-penta methyleneurea;
1-(2,6-dimethylphenylamidino)-3,3-(α-methylpentamethylene)urea; 1-(N-methylamidino)-3-(2,6-dimethylphenyl) urea;
1-(N-methylamidino)-3-(2,6-diethylphenyl) urea;
1-amidino-3-(2-methyl-6-chlorophenyl)urea; 1-amidino-3-(2-methyl-6-bromophenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2-methyl-6-methoxyphenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2-methyl-6-ethylphenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2-ethyl-6-chlorophenyl)urea; 1-amidino-3-(2-ethyl-6-bromophenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2,6-diethylphenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-methyl-6-chlorophenyl) urea;
1-anidino-3-methyl-3-(2-methyl-6-bromophenyl) urea;
1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-methyl-6-methoxyphenyl) urea;
1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2,6-dimethylphenyl) urea; 1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-methyl-6-ethyl phenyl)urea; 1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-ethyl-6-chloro phenyl)urea; 1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-ethyl-6-bromophenyl) urea;
1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-ethyl-6-methoxyphenyl) urea;
1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2,6-diethylphenyl)urea; 1-amidino-3-(2-methyl-6-chlorophenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2-methyl-6-bromopheny1)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2-methyl-6-methylphenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2-methyl-6-ethylphenyl)urea; 1-amidino-3-(2-ethyl-6-chlorophenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2-ethyl-6-bromophenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2-ethyl-6-methoxyphenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-(2,6-diethylphenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-methyl-6-chloro phenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-methyl-6-bromophenyl) urea;
1-amidino-3-methy1-3-(2-methyl-6-methoxyphenyl) urea; 1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)urea;
1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-metiιyl-6-ethylphenyl) urea;
1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-ethyl-6-chlorophenyl) urea; 1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-ethyl-6-brcmophenyl) urea;
1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2-ethy1-6-methoxyphenyl) urea;
1-amidino-3-methyl-3-(2,6-diethylphenyl)urea; and the pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of the above compounds. It will be appreciated that this invention provides an improved method of animal husbandry wherein to increase production one alministers to calves, lambs, foals or. adult cattle a curative dose for the treatment of scours of an amldinourea as described above; equally, it provides an improved method of animal husbandry wherein to increase production one administers to calves, lambs, foals or adult cattle a prophylactic dose for the prevention of scours of an amidinourea described above. The. methods of this invention are particularly useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of scours in very young calves, lambs or foals under 10 days old, and of bovine scours in wintering cattle. When less than 10 days old a lamb may be expected to weigh from about 5 1b (2.27 kg) to about 20 1b (9-07 kg) and a calf from about 10 1b (4.45 kg) to about 50 1b (22.68 kg).
Since the amidinoureas are readily absorbed into the bloodstream from the stomach and intestines when taken orally, a preferred method of treatment is to givethe drug orally. However oral administration is sometimes unreliable or impractical, for example where the animal is not eating or cannot swallow or has difficulty in swallowing, in which case other methods of administration which permit the drug to be absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract, or which deliver a solution of the drug directly to the bloodstream, can be employed. In particular, it is often highly convenient to employ parenteral injection, most usually via the intramuscular route.
The administration of the amidinoureas to the animals in question may be accomplished by a variety of methods, for example by direct administration to the animal, either alone or accompanied by a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier in a veterinary composition; or by incorporation, either alone or as part of a feed pre-mix or other composition, in the animals daily solid or liquid dietary intake.
Where the amidinoureas are to be administered to very young animals, and especially to calves, lambs or foals under 10 days old, a preferred route is for the amidinoureas to be administered to the animals by injection or orally in the form of a liquid veterinary composition.
Accordingly, this invention provides a liquid veterinary composition in a unit dosage form suitable for parenteral injection or oral administration comprising from about 1 to abou 25 mg, preferably from about 10 to about 25 mg and most preferably about 15 mg, of an amidino urea defined above, together with a pharmaceut ically acceptable liquid carrier.
A liquid veterinary composition for oral administration may usefully be presented in a bottle with a teat or in a plunger applicator bottle. As mentioned above, the debilitating effects of scours result partially from electrolyte imbalance in the suffering animals, so that it is recommended that a solvent or diluent forming the liquid carrier of the veterinary compositions, whether designed for injection or oral administration, should incorporate electrolyte in order to replenish the fluid electrolyte balance of the animal. The precise composition of the electrolyte replenisher incorporated in the liquid veterinary compositions will depend on the age and the general health and condition of the animal, but in many cases it is appropriate to use a commercially available electrolyte replenisher. These generally include sodium chloride alone or in combination with potassium salts, calcium salts, lactates or bicarbonates, and typical examples are Ringer's Solution, Darrow's Solution (for injection), Ringer's Injection and Lactated Ringer's Injection. These and other examples of commercially available electrolyte replenishers may be found in the "Pharmacopeia of the United States".
A particularly preferred liquid veterinary composition of this invention is one in which the carrier is a solvent or diluent comprising a saline solution of substantially isotonic concentration.
Liquid veterinary compositions intended for oral administration may be presented in the form of solutions, suspensions, syrups, elixirs, oil-in-water emulsions, water-in- oil emulsions, or other similar liquid forms which may be administered orally. Where an amidinourea is to be admini stared to adult animals, for instance to wintering adult cattle, it may be incorporated in a solid veterinary composition containing a pharmaceutically-acceptable solid carrier and intended for oral administration. Such a solid composition may be used as well as or instead of the liquid compositions described above. Suitable solid forms are tablets, hard or soft capsules, lozenges, chewable lozenges, pills, powder or granules. The unit dosage of amidinourea employed in a solid composition is the same as for a liquid composition, i.e. from about 1 to about 25 mg, preferably from about 10 to about 25 mg, and most preferably about 15 mg.
Solid or liquid veterinary compositions intended for oral use may be prepared according to methods known generally in the art. Such compositions may contain, In addition to a solid or liquid carrier and an amidinourea, one or more sweetening agents, flavouring agents, colouring agents and preserving agents, in order to provide a pharmaceutically elegant and palatable preparation.
Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable carriers which may be incorporated in solid compositions are inert diluents such as calcium carbonate, sodium carbonate, lactose, calcium phosphate or sodium phosphate; granulating and disintegrating agents, for example maize starch or alginic acid; binding agents, for example starch, gelatin or acacia; and lubricating agents, for example magnesium stearate, stearic acid or talc.
Tablets may be uncoated or they may be coated by known techniques to make them more effective, for example to delay disintegration or absorption, or to make them more palatable, or for other reasons for which orally administered drugs have been previously provided in coated form. Hard gelatin capsules may in particular contain an inert solid diluent, for example calcium carbonate, calcium phosphate or kaolin. Soft gelatin capsules will usually contain an oily medium, for example arachis oil, liquid paraffin or olive oil.
Liquid compositions for oral use are preferably aqueous, so as to permit the inclusion of an electrolyte. Ingredients suitable for incorporation in the carrier of an aqueous liquid suspension are for example suspending agents such as sodium carboxymethylcellulose, methylcellulose, hydroxypropylmethylcellulcse, sodium alginate, polyvinylpyrrolidine, gum tragacanth and gum acacia; dispersing or wetting agents such as a naturally occurring phosphatide, for example lecithin, condensation products of an alkylene oxide with fatty acids, for example polyoxyethylene stearate, condensation products of ethylene oxide with long-chain aliphatic alcohols, for example heptadecaethyleneoxy ethanol, condensation products of ethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acids and a hexitol , for example polyoxyethyl ene sorbitol mono-oleate or condensation products of ethylene oxide with partial esters derived from fatty acids and hexitol anhydrides, for example polyoxyethylene sorbitan mono-oleate. Aqueous suspensions may also in particular contain one or more preservatives, for example ethyl- or n-propyl -p-hydroxybenzoate, one or more colouring agents, one or more flavouring agents, and one or more sweetening agents, such as sucrose.
Oily suspensions may be formulated by suspending the amidinourea in a vegetable oil, for example arachis oil, olive oil, sesame oil or coconut oil, or in a mineral oil such as liquid paraffin. The oily suspensions may contain a thickening agent, for example beeswax, hard paraffin or cetyl alcohol. Sweetening agents, such as those set forth above, and flavouring agents may here also be added to provide a palatable oral preparation. These compositions may also be preserved by the addition of an anti-oxidant such as ascorbic acid. Where the liquid veterinary compositions of this invention are in the form of oil-in- water emulsions, the oily phase may be a vegetable oil, for example olive oil or arachis oil, or a mineral oil, for example liquid paraffin, or mixtures of these. Suitable emulsifying agents may be naturally occurring gums, for example gum acacia or gum tragacanth, naturally occurring phosphatides, for example soya bean lecithin and esters or partial esters derived from fatty acids and hexitol anhydrides, for example sorbitan mono-oleate. The emulsions may also contain sweetening and flavouring agents.
Syrups and elixirs in particular may be formulated with sweetening agents, for example glycerol, sorbitol or sucrose. Such formulations may also contain a demulcent, a preservative and flavouring and colouring agents.
The liquid veterinary compositions of this invention may, as hereinbefore described, be formulated for injection. For example they may take the form of a sterile injectable aqueous suspension formulated according. to the known art and containing those suitable dispersing or wetting agents and suspending agents which have been mentioned above. An injectable composition is preferably a sterile injectable solution or suspension of the amidinourea in a parenterally-acceptable diluent or solvent, for example a sterile aqueous solution buffered to a pH of 4.0 to 7.0 and made Isotonlc with sodium chloride.
The compositions of this invention may be prepared by conventional methods, that is by bringing the amidinourea into association with the carrier by mixing. When the composition is in the form of an aqueous suspension, this may be prepared by adding water to a mixture of the solid ingredients, i.e. the amidinourea and any suspending, wetting, flavouring, colouring or sweetening agents etc.
As mentioned before, the amidinoureas may be administered by incorporation thereof into the animals daily solid or liquid dietary intake, for example as part of the daily animal feed or dissolved in drinking water. This method of administration is a preferred one, especially when the amidino ureas are employed prophylactically.
Accordingly, this invention provides daily dietary intake for an animal containing a dose, which is prophylactic or curative of scours, of an amidinourea defined above.
The daily dietary intake for very young animals will of course largely consist of milk, or an aqueous solution of milk solids. Where these are normally fed to the young in a bottle, it is convenient to incorporate the amidinourea in the milk. This can be done in the case of very young calves, which are normally bottle weaned. However, other young animals, such as foals and lambs, are usually weaned by their mothers, in which case administration of the amidinourea in milk is not practical. Of course, administration in milk is useful in all cases where the mother is for some reason not capable of weaning her young.
The daily dietary intake of adult animals, for instance of adult cattle, will consist of rather more bulky materials such as silage, oats, barley or bran. It is sometimes impractical to incorporate the amidinourea directly into such materials, so it is preferred to provide the amidinourea in the form of a feed pre-mix which can be easily mixed with the animals' dally dietary intake.
Accordingly, this invention provides a feed pre-mix for incorporation into the daily dietary intake of an animal, which pre-mix comprises an amidinourea as defined above and a portion of the daily dietary intake, or other nutrient material.
Thus the pre-mix will sometimes take the form of a portion of the animal' s daily dietary intake containing a relatively high proportion of amidinourea compared with that found in the intake actually presented to the animal after incorporation of the pre-mix. The pre-mix may advantageously contain other nutrient material, such as essential nutrients or minerals commonly incorporated in feed supplements for animals.
The pre-mix of this invention may be prepared by bringing the amidinourea into association with a portion of the animal's daily dietary intake and/or with other nutritive material.
The amidinoureas may be administered to the animals in association with other agents having the same or different pharmacological properties, such as antibacterial agents, antiviral agents or anti emetic agents. In particular, the amidinoureas may be administered in association with agents known to be active against scours, such as neomycin, although the amidinoureas have been found to be at least as effective as neomycin.
The dosage regimens employed in accordance with this invention are those which are prophylactically effective or which ensure maximum response in an animal suffering from scours until improvement is obtained. After improvement the minimum effective dosage which gives relief should be administered.
For calves, lambs, foals and adult cattle the overall average effective dose will be found to be about 0.5 mg/kg to about 5 mg/kg of body weight, and preferably from about 0.5 mg/kg to about 2.5 mg/kg, administered 1 to 4 times daily. The dosage given to adult cattle will in general be slightly lower than that for calves, lambs or foals, although larger animals will normally have larger tolerances.
However, It should always be borne in mind when selecting the appropriate dosage in any specific case that consideration must be given to weight, general health, age and other factors which may influence response to the amidinourea.
Response upon oral administration of the amidinourea usually follows within 10 to 30 minutes and is maintained for 1 to 4 hours.
The amidinourea should be administered prophylactically or within about ten hours (preferably within about five hours) after the onset of scours, and thereafter as required to maintain an effective drug level in the bloodstream for the continuous relief of scours.
This invention provides a package comprising an amidinourea as defined above, together with instructions for use in a method of animal husbandry in which the treatment or prevention of scours in animals is indicated, for example, to increase production.
Finally, this invention provides an amidinourea as defined above for use in the treatment or prevention of scours in animals.
The following formulations are given in illustration of the liquid veterinary compositions of this invention and of other veterinary compositions which may be useful In the treatment or prevention of scours in animals. Formulation 1.
A sterilized aqueous solution for oral administration containing 1-(2,6-di-methyl-phenyl)-3-amidinourea hydrochloride was made up from the following ingredients:
1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3 -amidinourea hydrochloride 5 mg
Sodium chloride 86 mg
Potassium chloride 3 mg
Calcium chloride 2H2O 3.3 mg De-ionised water q.v. 100 cm3. Formulation 2.
A sterile solution suitable for interperitoneal injection, containing 10 mg of 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylamidinourea hydrochloride in each 10 ml (1:1 wt./vol.), was prepared from the following ingredients:
1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3 -methyl-amidinourea hydrochloride 10 g Benzyl benzoate 100 cm3 Methylparaben 1 g Propylparaben 0.5 g Cottonseed oil q. s. 500 cm3 Formulation 3.
500 ampoules, each with 2 ml of solution containing 15 mg of 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylamidinourea hydrochloride, were prepared from the following types and amounts of materials:
1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3 -methyl-amidinourea hydrochloride 7. 5 g Ascorbic acid 1 g
Sodium bisulphite 0. 5 g Sodium Sulphite 1 g Deionised water q.s. 1000 cm 3 Formulation 4. An aqueous solution for parenteral administration was prepared as follows: 50 g of 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3 -methylamidinourea hydrochloride and 5 g of pronyl p-hydroxybenzoate were dissolved and diluted to 5,000 cm3 with twice distilled water after the addition of modified sorensen buffer solution in an amount sufficient to adjust the pH value to a pH of 6.0. Sodium chloride was dissolved therein in an amount sufficient to render the resulting solution isotonic. The resulting solution was passed through a bacteriological filter, and the filtrate autoclaved at 120°C for fifteen minutes to yield a parenterally applicable solution which contains 50 mg of 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylamidinourea hydrochloride in 5 cm3 of the solution. Formulation 5.
Tablets of 850 mg were prepared by maximum compression of a mixture of the following ingredients: 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3 -methyl-amidinourea hydrochloride 500 mg
Triealeium phosphate 200 mg
Talc 50 mg Magnesium stearate 10 mg
Polyvinyl acetate 40 mg
Protective excipients such as ethyl cellulose, dibutylphthalate, propylene glycol, wax (white and/or carnauba), spermaceti, methylene chloride and rectified diethyl ether may optionally be included among the ingredients. Formulation 6:
A lot of tablets, each containing 20 mg of 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylamidinourea hydrochloride were prepared from the following ingredients: 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3 -methyl-amidinourea hydrochloride 1 kg
Diealeium phosphate 1 kg Methylcellulose USP 75 kg
Talc 150 g
Cornstarch 200 g Magnesium stearate 10 g
The amidinourea and dicalcium phosphate were mixed thoroughly and granulated with a 7. 5% solution of methylcellulose in water and passed through a #8 screen and air-dried. The dried granules were passed through a # 12 screen and combined with the talc , starch and magnesium stearate with thorough mixing, after which the composition was compressed into tablets .
Formulation 7:
A lot of two-piece hard gelatin capsules, each containing 25 mg of 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylamidinourea hydrochloride, were prepared from the following types and amounts of ingredients:
1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3 -methyl-amidinourea hydrochloride 500 g Die ale ium phosphate 500 g
Talc 150 g
Magnesium stearate 5 g
The ingredients were mixed thoroughly and filled into capsules for oral adminlstration to animals at the rate of about one every four hours. If desired, slow release or delay release forms could be provided, depending on choice of capsules and formulating ingredients. Formulation 8:
Tablets for oral administration, each containing 25 mg of 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylamidinourea hydrochloride, were prepared from a mixture of the following ingredients:
1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3 -methyl-amidinourea hydrochloride 500 g
Lactose U.S.P. 350 g Potato starch U.S.P. 346 g The mixture was moistened with an alcoholic solution of 20 g of stearic acid and granulated through a sieve. After drying, the following ingredients were added:
Potato starch U.S.P. 320 g
Talc 400 g
Magnesium stearate 500 g
Colloidal silicium dioxide 64 g and the whole was thoroughly mixed and compressed into tablets. Formulation 9:
Capsules were prepared from the following mixture:
1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3 -methyl-amidinourea hydrochloride 15 g
Magnesium stearate 3 g Finely divided silica sold under the trademark
CAB-O-SIL by Godfrey L.
Cabot, Inc., Boston, MA 2 g
Lactose 369 g The mixture was filled into gelatin capsules, each capsule containing 500 mg of the mixture and thus 15 mg of 1-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-3-methylamidinourea hydrochloride.
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By analogous procedures, other amidinoureas of general formula I above can be formulated in a similar manner for either oral or parenteral administration as injectable or infusible solutions. The solid or liquid formulations can also be dispersed in the feed or dissolved in drinking water or the liquid diet of the animal.
The amidinoureas of general formula I may also be formulated for rectal administration, for example as a suppository.

Claims

1. A method of treating scours in calves, lambs or foals which comprises administering to the afflicted animal an effective amount of an anti-scouring agent of the formula:
Figure imgf000035_0001
[wherein either R1 is phenyl, substituted phenyl (as defined herein), aralkyl, pyridyl or substituted pyridyl (as. defined herein), and R2, R5 and R6, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, loweralkyl, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl, aralkyl, lower-alkynyl, halo-alkyl, hydroxy-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy-lower -alkyl, cyano-lower-alkyl, amino-lower -alkyl, mono- or di-(lower-alkyl)-amino -lower-alkyl, carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, mono- or di-(alkyl)-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, aralkoxy- -carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, acyl-lower-alkyl, alkyl-sulphonyl or aralkyl-sulphonyl, or R2 is as just mentioned and R5 together with R6 and the nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring which optionally may include 1 or 2 additional hetero atoms chosen independently from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; or R5 is phenyl, substituted phenyl (as defined herein) aralkyl, pyridyl or substituted pyridyl (as defined herein) and R1, R2 and R6, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, lower-alkyl, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl, aralkyl, lower-alkynyl, halo-alkyl, hydroxy-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy-lower-alkyl, cyano-lower-alkyl, amino-lower-alkyl, mono- or di-(lower-alkyl)-amino-lower-alkyl, carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, mono- or di-(alkyl)-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, aralkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, acyl-lower-alkyl, alkyl-sulphonyl or aralkyl-sulphonyl, or R6 is as last mentioned and R1 together with R2 and the nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring which optionally may include 1 or 2 additional hetero atoms chosen independently from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; and R3 and R4, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, lower-alkynyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl or aralkyl] or a pharmaceutically-acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
2. A method of animal husbandry wherein to increase production one administers to calves, lambs, foals or adult cattle a curative dose for the treatment of scours of a compound of the formula:
Figure imgf000037_0001
[wherein either R1 is phenyl, substituted phenyl (as defined herein), aralkyl, pyridyl or substituted pyridyl (as defined herein), and R2, R5 and R6, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, lower alkyl, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl, aralkyl, lower-alkynyl, halo-alkyl, hydroxy-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy-lower -alkyl, cyano-lower-alkyl, amino-lower -alkyl, mono- or di-(lower-alkyl)-amino -lower-alkyl, carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, mono- or di-(alkyl)-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, aralkoxy -carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, acyl-lower-alkyl, alkyl-sulphonyl or aralkyl-sulphonyl, or R2 is as just mentioned and R5 together with R6 and the nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring which optionally may include 1 or 2 additional hetero atoms chosen independently from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; or R5 is phenyl, substituted phenyl (as defined herein) aralkyl, pyridyl or substituted pyridyl (as defined herein) and R1, R2 and R6, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, lower-alkyl, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, eyelo-lower-alkenyl, eyelo-lower-alkyl, aralkyl, lower-alkynyl, halo-alkyl, hydroxy-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy-lower-alkyl, cyano-lower-alkyl, amino-lower-alkyl, mono- or di-(lower-alkyl)-amino-lower-alkyl, carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, mono- or di-(alkyl)-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, aralkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, acyl-lower-alkyl, alkyl-sulphonyl or aralkyl-sulphonyl, or R6 is as last mentioned and R1 together with R2 and the nitrogen to which they are both attached form a 5 or 6 membered heterocyclic ring which optionally may include 1 or 2 additional hetero atoms chosen independently from oxygen, nitrogen and sulphur; and R3 and R4, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, lower-alkynyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl or aralkyl] or a pharmaceutically-acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
3. A method of animal husbandry wherein to increase production one administers to calves, lambs, foals or adult cattle a prophylactic dose for the prevention of scours of a compound of the formula I (defined in claim 2) or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof .
4. A method as claimed in any one of claims
1, 2 , and 3 in which a compound of the formula:
Figure imgf000039_0001
(wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and R6, which may be the same or different, are lower-alkyl, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkenyl, cyclo-lower-alkyl, aralkyl, lower-alkynyl, halo-alkyl, hydroxy-lower -alkyl, lower-alkoxy-lower-alkyl, cyano -lower-alkyl, amino-lower-alkyl, mono- or di-(lower-alkyl)-amino-lower-alkyl, carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, mono- or di—(alkyl)-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, aralkoxy-carbamoyl-lower-alkyl, acyl-lower-alkyl, alkyl-sulphonyl or aralkyl-sulphonyl; Rn represents zero, one, two or three substituents in any one or more of the para and meta positions, which substituents may be independently chosen from halo, lower-alkyl, halo-lower-alkyl, nitro, amino, acylamino, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, aryl-lower -alkoxy, acyloxy, carboxy, cyano, halo-lower-alkoxy and lower-alky1-sulphonyl; and R' and R", which may be the same or different, are chosen from halo, lower-alkyl, halo -lower-alkyl, nitro, amino, acylamino, hydroxy, lower-alkoxy, aryl-lower-alkoxy, acyloxy, carboxy, cyano, halo-lower-alkoxy and lower-alkyl-sulphonyl) or a pharmaceutically-acceptable acid addition salt thereof is administered to the animal.
5. A method as claimed In claim 4, in which a compound of the formula:
Figure imgf000040_0001
(wherein R1 and R2, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, lower-alkyl, lower-alkoxy or hydroxy; and R' and R", which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, halo or lower-alkyl) or a pharmaceutically-acceptable acid addition salt thereof is administered to the animal. 6. A method as claimed in claim 5, In which 1-(2,6-dimethyl-phenyl)-3-methylamidinourea or 1-(2,
6-dimethyl-phenyl)-3-methyl-amidinourea hydrochloride is administered to the animal.
7. A method as claimed in claim 1, in which the compound or salt is administered in an amount of from 0.5 to 5 mg/kg one to four times daily.
8. A liquid veterinary composition in a unit dosage form suitable for parenteral injection or oral administration comprising from 1 to 25 rag and preferably from 10 to 25 mg of a compound or salt as defined in claim 1, together with a pharmaceutically-acceptable liquid carrier.
9. A liquid veterinary composition as claimed in claim 8 in which the carrier is a solvent or diluent comprising an electrolyte for replenishing the fluid electrolyte balance of the animal to which the composition is to be administered.
10. A liquid veterinary composition as claimed in claim 9, in which the carrier is a solvent or diluent comprising a saline solution of substantially isotonic concentration.
11. Daily dietary intake for an animal, for example milk or an aqueous solution of milk solids, containing a dose, which is prophylactic or curative of scours, of a compound or salt as defined in claim 1.
12. A feed pre-mix for incorporation into the daily dietary intake of an animal, for example silage, oats, barley or bran, which pre-mix comprises a compound or salt as defined in claim 1. and a portion of the daily dietary intake or other nutritive material.
13. A feed pre-mix according to claim 12, which includes one or more essential nutrients or minerals.
14. A compound or salt as defined in claim 1 for use in the treatment or prevention of scours in animals.
15. A package comprising a compound or salt as defined in claim 1 together with instructions for use in a method of animal husbandry in which the treatment or prevention of scours in animals is indicated, for example, to increase production.
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