WO2009067275A1 - N-oxydes d'analogues 4,5-époxy-morphinanium - Google Patents

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WO2009067275A1
WO2009067275A1 PCT/US2008/064412 US2008064412W WO2009067275A1 WO 2009067275 A1 WO2009067275 A1 WO 2009067275A1 US 2008064412 W US2008064412 W US 2008064412W WO 2009067275 A1 WO2009067275 A1 WO 2009067275A1
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  • the present invention generally relates to N-oxides of 4,5-epoxy- morphinanium analogs (hereinafter referenced as “4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums”), and in particular isolated axial (hereinafter “axial 4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums”) and equatorial (hereinafter “equatorial 4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums”) stereoisomers of the same, prodrugs, polymorphs, synthetic methods for their preparation, pharmaceutical preparations comprising the same, and methods for their use.
  • axial 4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums isolated axial 4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums
  • equatorial 4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums equatorial 4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums
  • Opioid activity of morphinoids has been shown to be particularly sensitive to the nature of their nitrogen substituents.
  • substituents rich in ⁇ -electrons such as allyl, cyclobutylmethyl, and propylmethyl
  • potent antagonists such as nalorphine, naloxone, naltrexone and nalbuphine.
  • N-oxides of certain morphinan derivatives are known, e.g., Tiffany,
  • U.S. Pat. No. 2,813,097 which discloses 3-hydroxy-N-methylmorphinan N-oxide and its utility as an analgesic. Tiffany, U.S. Pat. No. 2,813,098 further discloses 3-methoxy-N- methylmorphinan N-oxide and its utility as an antitussive. It is stated that these N-oxides have a higher therapeutic index than the corresponding tertiary amines.
  • Bartels-Keith disclose in U.S. Patent No. 3,299,072 certain thebaine morphinan derivates (having a di- unsaturated cyclohexanone ring in the backbone). The compounds are indicated to have analgesic and/or narcotic antagonist activity.
  • U.S. Patents Nos. 3,144,459 and 3,217,006 disclose N-oxide morphinan structures lacking the 4,5-epoxy.
  • the N-oxides of morphine and simple morphine derivatives such as codeine, hydromorphone (dihydromorphinone), and hydrocodone (dihydro codeinone) are well known, having been reported by, among others: M. Polonovski et al, Bull. Acad. Med. 103, 174 ( 1930); N. H. Chang et al, J. Org. Chem. 15, 634 ( 1950); B. Kelentei et al, Arzneisch-Forsch. 7, 594 (1957); K.
  • Morphine N-oxide is variously reported to be either less active or inactive as an analgesic but an effective antitussive, as well as having somewhat lower toxicity than morphine.
  • Boswell et al. U.S. Patent No. 4,990,617, disclose the N-oxide derivatives of 3-hydroxymorphinans said to be useful as prodrugs, agonist-antagonists, analgesics and narcotic antagonists.
  • the compounds described are the N-oxide of naloxone, naltrexone, nalmefene, nalbuphine, pentazocine, butorphanol, and buprenorphine.
  • the reference suggests improved oral bioavailability for the N-oxide analogs, that appears to result from the biotransformation of the N-oxides to their parent amine forms.
  • N-oxide morphinan structures are also produced by oxidative metabolism which are excreted among the many metabolic pathways which have been identified in mammals administered various tertiary amines.
  • J. D. Phillipson et al., Eur. J. Drug Metab. Pharmacokinetics 3, 1 19 (1978) report that morphine and codeine are converted in part to the corresponding N-oxides by a guinea pig liver microsomal preparation, and also that these two drugs are partially metabolized to the N-oxides when administered to rats.
  • oxycodone N-oxide is one of a number of identifiable metabolites found in the urine of rabbits administered oxycodone subcutaneously. While other metabolites were found in both free and conjugated forms, oxycodone-N-oxide was found only in the free, unconjugated form. The analgesic activity of oxycodone is believed to be due to the unchanged drug rather than the metabolites.
  • S. Y. Yeh et al, J. Pharm. Sci. 68, 133 (1979) also report isolating morphine N-oxide from the urine of guinea pigs administered morphine sulfate.
  • Dextromethorphan is a cough suppressant, whereas its enantiomer, levomethorphan, is a potent narcotic.
  • R,R-methylphenidate is a drug to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), whereas its enantiomer, S,S-methylphenidate is an antidepressant.
  • S-fluoxetine is active against migraine, whereas its enantiomer, R- fluoxetine is used to treat depression.
  • the S-enantiomer of citalopram is therapeutically active isomer for treatment of depression.
  • the R-enantiomer is inactive.
  • the S-enantiomer of omeprazole is more potent for the treatment of heartburn than the R enantiomer.
  • R and S are commonly used in organic chemistry to denote specific configuration of a chiral center.
  • the designations “R” refers to "right” and refers to that configuration of a chiral center with a clockwise relationship of group priorities (highest to second lowest) when viewed along the bond toward the lowest priority group.
  • the term “S” or “left” refers to that configuration of a chiral center with a counterclockwise relationship of group priorities (highest to second lowest) when viewed along the bond toward the lowest priority group.
  • N-oxides of 4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums possess significant mu-opioid receptor antagonistic activity at physiological concentrations when the N-oxide is in an axial plane with respect to the nitrogen (i.e., (S) configuration when N is substituted with hydrocarbyl substituents).
  • S nitrogen
  • equatorial/axial N-oxide compounds of the present invention having an axial oxygen substitutent may be found to display significantly greater antagonist activity than their counterpart equatorial stereoisomers (wherein the oxygen is in an equatorial position). Equatorial-orientation of the oxygen substitutent in such 4,5-epoxy-morphinanium compounds may diminish antagonistic activity.
  • R 1 and R 2 are independently H, OH, OR 29 , halide, silyl;
  • R 1 and RT are combined to form a C 3 -C 6 carbocycle fused ring, a benzo fused ring, or a 5-6 membered heteroaryl fused ring;
  • R 3 is H, cyano, OH, OR 29 , halide, silyl;
  • R 5 is H, OH, OR 29 ,
  • R 7 is H, OH, OR 29 ,
  • R 6 and R 7 are combined to form an O-fused ring, a C 3 -C 6 carbocycle fused ring, a benzo fused ring, or a 5-6 membered heteroaryl fused ring or a bicyclic combination thereof;
  • R 8 is H, OH, OR 29
  • R 14 is H, OH, OR 29 , NHR 29 ,
  • R ⁇ 7 is 0R 25 .
  • R 20 at each occurrence is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , NR 22 R 23 , acetyl,
  • R 21 is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 1 ,
  • NR 22 R 23 may be a heterocyclic ring selected from the group piperidinyl, homopiperidinyl, and morpholinyl;
  • R 22 is independently selected from H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl,
  • R 93 at each occurrence, is independently selected from:
  • R 24 is independently selected from H, phenyl, benzyl, (C I -C O ) alkyl, and (C 1 -C 6 ) alkoxyalkyl;
  • R 25 at each occurrence, is independently selected from:
  • R 26 is independently selected from: H, (C ,-C 6 )alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, (C 1 -C 6 alkyl)-C(O)-, halide;
  • R 27 is independently selected from:
  • R 28 at each occurrence, is independently selected from:
  • R 29 is at each occurrence is independently selected from:
  • R 1 and R 2 are independently H, OH, OR 29 , halide, silyl;
  • R 1 and R 2 can also be combined to form a C 3 -C 6 carbocycle fused ring, a benzo fused ring, or a 5-6 membered heteroaryl fused ring;
  • R 3 is H, cyano, OH, OR 19 , halide, silyl;
  • R 6 and R 7 can also be combined to form an O-fused ring, a C 3 -C 6 carbocycle fused ring, a benzo fused ring, or a 5-6 membered heteroaryl fused ring, or a combination thereof;
  • R 8 is H, OH, OR 29
  • R 14 is H, OH, OR 29 ,
  • aryl substituted with 0-3R 20 aryloxy, acyloxy,
  • R 14 is combined with R 18 to form an O-fused ring, or a C 3 -C 6 carbocycle fused ring;
  • R 17 is (C 4 -C 10 ) alkyl substituted with 0-3 R 25 ;
  • R 19 is at each occurrence is independently selected from:
  • -C6)alkyl acylaryl substituted with 0-3 R 21 ;
  • R 10 at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO,, NR 22 R 23 , acetyl,
  • R 71 is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 7 , NR 22 R 23 , CF 3 , acetyl,
  • R 23 at each occurrence, is independently selected from:
  • R 24 is independently selected from H, phenyl, benzyl, (CpC 6 ) alkyl, and (C 2 -C O ) alkoxyalkyl;
  • R 25 at each occurrence, is independently selected from:
  • R 26 at each occurrence, is independently selected from:
  • R 27 is independently selected from:
  • R 28 at each occurrence, is independently selected from:
  • R 29 is at each occurrence is independently selected from:
  • R 14 is OH
  • R i and R 2 are independently H, OH, OR 29 , halide, silyl;
  • R 29 is at each occurrence is independently selected from:
  • R 1 7 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 - C 6 alkyl, C 2 -C 6 , alkenyl, C 3 -C 6 alkynyl, or, substituted or unsubstituted C 4 - C 1 o (cycloalkyl)alkyl, C 4 -C 10 (cycloalkenyl)alkyl, (C 4 -C
  • R 14 is H, OH, halide, substituted or unsubstituted -O-alkyl, -O-alkylaryl, -O- alkenyl, -O-acylalkyl, -O-acylaryl, amidoaryl, or forms a cyclic ring with R 17 , aryloxy;
  • R i and R? are independently H, halide, alkoxy, alkyl, alkylene, alkynyl or aryl;
  • R 5 is H, OH, alkyl, alkoxy, or aryloxy
  • R 1 and R 2 are independently H, OH, OR 29 , halide, silyl;
  • R 1 and R 2 are combined to form a C 3 -C6 carbocycle fused ring, a benzo fused ring, or a 5-6 membered heteroaryl fused ring;
  • R 3 is H, cyano, OH, OR 29 , halide, silyl, CO 2 R 19 , SO 2 R 19 , B(OR 29 ) 2 ;
  • R 5 is H, OH, OR 29 ,
  • R 7 is H, OH, OR 29 ,
  • R(, and R 7 are combined to form an O-fused ring, a C 3 -C 6 carbocycle fused ring, a benzo fused ring, or a 5-6 membered heteroaryl fused ring or a bicyclic combination thereof, a 5-, 6-, 5-6-membered aryl with 0-3R 20 ;
  • R 8 is H, OH, OR 29 , heterocycle with 0-3R 20 , alkylaryl with 0-3 R 20 , arylalkyl with 0-3R 20 ,
  • R 14 is H, OH, OR29, NHR 29 , heterocycle with 0-3R 20 , alkylaryl with 0-3R 20 , arylalkyl with -3R 20 ;
  • aryl substituted with 0-3R 20 aryloxy, acyloxy,
  • R 18 is combined with R 18 to form an O-fused ring, or a C 3 -C 6 carbocycle fused ring;
  • R 17 is OR 2 5, heterocycle with O-3R 20 , alkylaryl with O-3R 20 , arylalkyl with O-3R 20 ;
  • aryl substituted with 0-3R 20 ; ach occurrence, is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , NR 22 R 23 , acetyl, OR 25 , XR 25 , C 1 -C 6 alkyl, C 1 -C 4 alkoxy, C 1 -C 4 haloalkyl,
  • R 21 is independently selected from H, OH, Cl, F, Br, I, CN, NO 2 , NR 22 R 23 , CF 3 , acetyl, OR 25 , XR 25 ,
  • NR 22 R 23 may be a heterocyclic ring selected from the group piperidinyl, homopiperidinyl, and morpholinyl;
  • R-, 2 at each occurrence, is independently selected from H, C 1 -C 6 alkyl,
  • R 23 at each occurrence, is independently selected from:
  • R 22 and R 2 3 are combined to form a 5-, 6-, or 5-6-membered cycle with 0-2R 20 ;
  • R 24 is independently selected from H, phenyl, benzyl, (C 1 -C 6 ) alkyl, haloalkyl and (C 2 -C 6 ) alkoxyalkyl;
  • R 25 at each occurrence, is independently selected from:
  • aryl substituted with 0-3 R 27 or 5 to 10 membered heterocycle containing 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from nitrogen, oxygen, wherein said 5 to 10 membered heterocycle is substituted with 0-3 R 27 ;
  • R 26 is independently selected from: H, (C 1 -C 6 )alkyl, benzyl, phenethyl, (C 1 -C 6 alkyl)-C(O)-, halide;
  • R 77 at each occurrence, is independently selected from:
  • R ⁇ 8 at each occurrence, is independently selected from:
  • R 29 is at each occurrence is independently selected from:
  • R 14 is OH
  • R 17 is a substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 6 , alkyl, C 4 -C 10 alkoxy, C 4 -C 10 haloalkyl,C 2 -C 6 alkenyl, C 3 -C6 alkynyl, or substituted or unsubstituted C 4 -C 10 (cycloalkyl)alkyl, C 4 -C 10 (cycloalkylene)alkyl, C 4 -C 10 (heterocyclo)alkyl or arylalkyl;
  • R 6 0, N-dialkyl, C 2 - C 6 alkylene, QR 19 R 20 (wherein Q is C, O, N, CO, CO 2 , CON, or none), and R 19 and R 20 are independently H, alkyl, aryl, none, or form a carbocycle fused ring), a carbocycle, or R 6 forms a forms a carbocycle ring with R 7,
  • R 7 and R 8 are independently H or alkyl
  • R 3 is H, C 1 -C 3 alkyl, C ⁇ -C 3 acyl, C 4 -C 10 aryl;
  • R 1 and R 2 are independently H, halide, alkoxy, alkyl, alkylene, alkynyl or aryl;
  • Rs is H, OH, alkyl, alkylene, alkynyl, alkoxy, and aryloxy;
  • M is SO 2 WO, SOWO, COWO, WO, WS, W is C 1 -C 3 substituted with 0-3 R 19 .
  • R 3 and R 5 are independently H, alkyl, aryl
  • R 7 and R 8 are independently H or alkyl
  • M is O, S, NR 19 , SO 2 , SO, or CO.
  • Also disclosed in one embodiment is a convergent method for synthesizing 17-cyclopropylmethyl-4,5 ⁇ -epoxy-3-methoxy- 14-amino morphinan-6-one, an important intermediate en route to the synthesis of 14-amino morphinans comprising the steps of:
  • N-(cyclopropylmethyl)northebaine in ethyl acetate to a suspension of sodium periodate and sodium acetate in water at about 0 °C to form a two phase solution;
  • Also disclosed in one embodiment are a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt form, polymorph, or prodrug thereof selected from the group consisting of:
  • O-axial N-oxide-4,5- epoxy-morphinanium analogs which have been produced in high purity, permitting the characterization of their relative retention time in chromatography versus that of their corresponding equatorial stereoisomers.
  • the O-axial diastereomers of such analogs have mu-opioid receptor antagonistic activity in contrast to their corresponding equatorial diastereomers which may have significantly different activity.
  • substantially or highly pure axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums crystals substantially or highly pure axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums and intermediates thereof, novel methods for making substantially or highly pure axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium compounds, methods for analyzing, quantitating and isolating O-axial N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium compounds in a mixture containing counterpart equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer, and its O-equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium stereoisomer. Further disclosed are methods of distinguishing an axial N-oxide stereoisomer from its equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium counterpart, pharmaceutical products containing the same and related uses of these materials.
  • Equatorial N-oxide stereoisomers of the present disclosure may have agonist activity and little, if any, antagonist activity.
  • the equatorial N-oxide stereoisomers may have utility in the prevention, treatment, or management of acute or chronic pain, hyperalgesia or diarrhea.
  • a protocol for obtaining equatorial N-oxide stereoisomers is also provided.
  • the invention provides synthetic routes for stereoselective synthesis of these equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums, substantially pure equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums, crystals of substantially pure equatorial N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums, pharmaceutical preparations containing substantially one or more pure equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums, and methods for their use.
  • a composition that comprises an N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, e.g., an N-oxide-7,8- saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, in the axial configuration (that is, with respect to the nitrogen) is present at greater than 99.5%.
  • an N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium e.g., an N-oxide-7,8- saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium
  • the N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium e.g., an N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium in axial configuration (with respect to the nitrogen) is present in the composition in greater than about 99.6%, or about 99.7%, or about 99.8%, or about 99.9%, or about 99.95%, or greater than 99.95%.
  • the composition of the invention contains 99.85% of the N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, e.g., an N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, in the axial configuration with respect to nitrogen, and it contains the counterpart stereoisomer ⁇ equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer compound at a HPLC detectable detection limit of 0.02% and a quantitation limit of 0.05%.
  • a composition that comprises an N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, e.g., an N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5- epoxy-morphinanium, wherein at least 99.6%, 99.7%, 99.8%, 99.85%, 99.9% , and even 99.95% of the N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium compound in the composition has the oxygen in the axial configuration with respect to nitrogen, and the composition includes one or more of: a buffering agent, a chelating agent, a permeation enhancer, a preserving agent, a cryoprotecting agent, a lubricating agent, a preservative, an anti-oxidant, or a binding agent.
  • a buffering agent e.g., an N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5- epoxy-morphinanium
  • the composition includes one or more of: a buffering agent, a chelating agent, a permeation enhancer, a preserving agent
  • the N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums may be salts. Therefore, there will be a counterion, which for the present application includes the zwitterion. More typically, the counterion is a halide, sulfate, phosphate, nitrate, or anionic-charged organic species.
  • Halides include fluoride, chloride, iodide and bromide. In some embodiments, the halide is iodide and in other embodiments the halide is bromide.
  • the anionic-charged species is a sulfonate or a carboxylate. Examples of sulfonates include mesylate, besylate, tosylate, and triflate. Examples of carboxylates include formate, acetate, citrate, and fumarate.
  • the foregoing compositions with respect to nitrogen may be a crystal, a solution, or a bromide of an N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, e.g., an N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium.
  • the foregoing compositions are pharmaceutical preparations, preferably in effective amounts and with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • a crystal of a certain N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium e.g., an N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, is provided that is at least about 99.5%, or about 99.6% or about 99.7%, or is about 99.8%, or about 99.9%, or greater than 99.95% of the N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium in )-axial configuration with respect to the nitrogen.
  • an equatorial N- oxide stereoisomer compound is provided in isolated form. By isolated, it is meant at least 50% pure.
  • the equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium is provided at 75% purity, at 90% purity, at 95% purity, at 98% purity, and even at 99% purity or 99.5% versus the axial form.
  • the equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer is in a crystal form.
  • a composition comprising an N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, e.g., an N- oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, wherein the N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium present in the composition is greater than 10% in the axial configuration with respect to nitrogen.
  • N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium e.g., an N- oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium
  • the N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium e.g., an N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, present in the composition is greater than 30%, 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 75%, 80%, 85%, 90%, 95%, 96%, 97%, 98%, 98.5%, 99%, 99.5%, 99.6%, 99.7%, 99.8%, and even 99.9% in the axial configuration with respect to nitrogen.
  • the composition in some embodiments is a solution, in others an oil, in others a cream, and in still others a solid or semi-solid. In one embodiment, the composition is a crystal.
  • a pharmaceutical preparation includes any one of the compositions of a particular axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium described above in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • the pharmaceutical preparation contains a therapeutically effective amount of the axial N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium. In some embodiments, there is little or no detectable counterpart equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer structure in the composition. If present, axial N-oxide- 4,5-epoxy-morphinanium compound is at a level such that therapeutically effective amounts of the axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium compound are administered to a subject.
  • the pharmaceutical preparation further includes a pharmaceutical agent, and/or pharmacological agent, other than the axial N-oxide-4,5- epoxy-morphinanium, e.g., an axial N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium.
  • the pharmacological agent is an opioid or opioid agonist.
  • opioids or opioid agonists are alfentanil, anileridine, asimadoline, bremazocine, burprenorphine, butorphanol, codeine, dezocine, diacetylmorphine (heroin), dihydrocodeine, diphenoxylate, fedotozine, fentanyl, funaltrexamine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, levallorphan, levomethadyl acetate, levorphanol, loperamide, meperidine (pethidine), methadone, morphine, morphine-6-glucuronide, nalbuphine, nalorphine, opium, oxycodone, oxymorphone, pentazocine, propiram, propoxyphene, remifentanyl, sufentanil, tilidine, trimebutine, tramadol, or combinations thereof.
  • the opioid or opioid agonist does not readily cross the blood brain barrier and, therefore, has substantially no central nervous system (CNS) activity when administered systemically (i.e., it is of the class of agents known as "peripherally acting") agents.
  • the peripheral opioid agonist is a equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer.
  • the pharmacological agent is not an opioid, opioid agonist, or an opioid antagonist.
  • the pharmacological agent is an opioid or opioid agonist in combination with a non-opioid analgesic/antipyretic, e.g. such as acetaminophen.
  • the pharmacological agent can be an antiviral agent, antibiotic agent, antifungal agent, antibacterial agent, antiseptic agent, anti-protozoal agent, anti-parasitic agent, anti-inflammatory agent, a vasoconstrictor agent, a local anesthetic agent, an anti-diarrheal agent, an anti-hyperalgesia agent, or combinations thereof.
  • the pharmacological agent is an opioid antagonist.
  • Opioid antagonists include peripheral mu opioid antagonists.
  • peripheral mu opioid antagonists include quaternary derivatives of noroxymorphone (See Goldberg et al, US Patent No. 4,176,186, and Cantrell et al WO 2004/043964), piperidine N-alkylcarboxylates such as described in U.S. patents 5,250,542; 5,434, 171 ; 5,159,081 ; 5,270,328; and 6,469,030, opium alkaloid derivatives such as described in U.S. patents 4,730,048; 4,806,556; and 6,469,030, quaternary benzomorphan compounds such as described in U.S. patents 3,723,440 and 6,469,030.
  • the axial N-oxide stereoisomer is combined with an anti-diarrheal agent that is loperamide, loperamide analogs, N-oxides of loperamide and analogs, metabolites and prodrugs thereof, diphenoxylate, cisapride, antacids, aluminum hydroxide, magnesium aluminum silicate, magnesium carbonate, magnesium hydroxide, calcium carbonate, polycarbophil, simethicone, hyoscyamine, atropine, furazolidone, difenoxin, octreotide, lansoprazole, kaolin, pectin, activated charcoal, sulphaguanidine, succinylsulphathiazole, phthalylsulphathiazole, bismuth aluminate, bismuth subcarbonate, bismuth subcitrate, bismuth citrate, tripotassium dicitrato bismuthate, bismut
  • a method for stereoselective synthesis of a 3-O-protected axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium salt comprising methylating a 3-O-protected-appropriate morphinan compounds with a methylating agent to yield the desired 3-(9-protected-(R)-group.
  • the hydroxyl protecting group of the 3-O-protected group in certain embodiments is isobutyryl, 2-methyl butyryl, tert-butyl carbonyl, silyl ethers, 2-tetrahydropyranyl ethers, and alkyl carbonates.
  • the 3- O-protected compound may be a salt with an anion that can be, for example, a halide, sulfate, phosphate, nitrate or an organic anionic-charged species.
  • the halide may be bromide, iodide, chloride, or fluoride.
  • the organic anionic-charged species can be, for example, a sulfonate or carboxylate.
  • Exemplary sulfonates are mesylate, besylate, tosylate, or triflate.
  • Exemplary carboxylates are formate, acetate, citrate, or fumarate.
  • the method can further involve exchanging the anion with a different anion.
  • the alkylating agent can be an alkyl group susceptible to nucleophilic attack, and a leaving group.
  • exemplary methylating agents may be selected from the group consisting of methyl halide, dimethyl sulfate, methyl nitrate and methyl sulfonate.
  • Methyl halides are methyl iodide, methyl bromide, methyl chloride and methyl fluoride.
  • Methyl sulfonates include methyl mesylate, methyl besylate, methyl tosylate, and methyl triflate.
  • the alkylation is conducted at a temperature range from about >70°C to about 100°C, or from 80°C to about 90°C, or at about 88°C.
  • the alkylation reaction may be conducted for a significant period of time, for example, about 1 hour to 24 hours, or about 5 hour to 16 hours or for about 10 hours.
  • the method can further involve purification of the 3-O-protected axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium salt using at least one purification technique, such as chromatography or recrystallization.
  • the chromatography can be reverse-phase chromatography or regular phase chromatography.
  • the regular phase chromatography can use alumina or silica gel.
  • the 3-O-protected-intermediate can be purified prior to alkylation.
  • a method for isolation and purification of axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums comprising passing the crude N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums through a chromatography column and collecting the axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums which elutes at the axial N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums retention time.
  • This process can be in addition to the method described above, after the deprotecting step and/or the anion exchange resin column step. Equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums may also be isolated by similar methods.
  • a method for analyzing axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums in a mixture of axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinaniums and equatorial N-oxide stereoisomers involves conducting high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and applying axial N-oxide- 4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums to the chromatography column as a standard.
  • HPLC high performance liquid chromatography
  • the method more preferably involves applying both axial N-oxide stereoisomers and equatorial N-oxide-4,5- epoxy-morphinaniums as standards to determine relative retention/elutton times.
  • HPLC can be used to determine the relative amount of axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, and its equatorial stereoisomer, and the intermediates of the synthesis thereof, by determining the area under the respective curves in the chromatogram produced.
  • a method for isolation and purification of as axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium and the 3-O- protected axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium salt intermediate comprising recrystallizing the crude axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, or intermediates thereof, from a solvent or a mixture of solvents.
  • This process can be in addition to the method described above, after the deprotection step and/or the anion exchange resin column step.
  • the pharmaceutical preparations of the invention can take on a variety of forms, including, but not limited to a composition that is enteric coated, a composition that is a immediate release, a controlled release or sustained release formulation, a composition that is a solution, a composition that is a topical formulation, a composition that is a suppository, a composition that is lyophilized, a composition that is in an inhaler, a composition that is in a nasal spray device, and the like.
  • the composition can be for oral administration, parenteral administration, mucosal administration, nasal administration, topical administration, ocular administration, local administration, etc. If parenteral, the administration can be subcutaneous, intravenous, intradermal, intraperitoneal, intrathecal, etc.
  • the pharmaceutical preparation may be in a packaged unit dosage or multi-unit dosage.
  • a pharmaceutical composition comprising an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium free of its equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer counterpart, as detectable by the chromatography procedures described herein, or comprises the 3-O-protected axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium intermediate free of its stereoisomer counterpart, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
  • Certain embodiments entail purification of the salt of the axial N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium by chromatography, recrystallization, or a combination thereof. In one embodiment, the purification is by multiple recrystallizations.
  • a pharmaceutical preparation containing an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, or the 3-O-protected analog intermediate, in a lyophilized formulation is prepared by combining a cryoprotective agent, such as mannitol, with the same.
  • the lyophilized preparation may also contain any one of, any combination of, or all of a buffering agent, an antioxidant, and an isotonicity agent.
  • the aforementioned pharmaceutical composition can further comprise one pharmaceutical and/or pharmacologic agent that is not an opioid antagonist.
  • the aforementioned pharmaceutical composition can comprise a pharmaceutical and/or pharmacologic agent that is an opioid.
  • the pharmaceutical composition can further comprise at least one opioid, and at least one pharmaceutical and/or pharmacologic agent that is not an opioid or an opioid antagonist.
  • the pharmaceutical and/or pharmacologic agent that is not an opioid or an opioid antagonist is a non- opioid/antipyretic, an antiviral agent, an anti-infective agent, an anticancer agent, an antispasmodic agent, an anti-muscarinic agent, a steroidal or non-steroidal antiinflammatory agent, a pro-motility agent, a 5HT
  • the opioid is
  • kits can be provided in kits.
  • the kits may be a package containing a sealed container comprising the pharmaceutical preparations of the present invention and instructions for use.
  • the kits may contain an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium that is free of HPLC detectable equatorial counterpart stereoisomer.
  • the kit may further include an opioid or opioid agonist, or it can include at least one pharmaceutical and/or pharmacologic agent that is not an opioid or an opioid antagonist.
  • the kit is a package containing a sealed container comprising the pharmaceutical preparation that is or the 3-O-protected axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium salt and instructions for use.
  • axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums of the present disclosure which are opioid antagonists
  • the methods permit for the first time the assurance that a pharmaceutical preparation of an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium which is intended for antagonist activity, is not contaminated with a compound that opposes or dilutes its activity. This is particularly desirable when the axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium is administered to oppose the side effects of opioid therapy.
  • a method for manufacturing an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium stereoisomer entails: (a) obtaining a first composition containing an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, (b) purifying the first composition by chromatography, recrystallization or a combination thereof, (c) conducting HPLC on a sample of purified first composition using the equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer counterpart as a standard, and (d) determining the presence or absence of the equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer in the sample.
  • both the axial N-oxide-4,5- epoxy-morphinanium and its counterpart equatorial stereoisomer are used as standards, to determine for example relative retention time of the axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium and equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer.
  • the purification involves multiple recrystallization steps or multiple chromatography steps.
  • the purifying is carried out until equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer is absent from the sample as determined by HPLC. It should be understood, however, that the purified first composition in some aspects of the invention is not necessarily free of detectable equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer. The presence of such equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer, for example, might indicate that further purification steps should be conducted if a purer axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium is desired.
  • the methods can further involve packaging purified first composition that is free of HPLC detectable equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer.
  • the methods further can include providing indicia on or within the package, purified first composition indicating that the packaged, purified first composition is free of the HPLC detectable equatorial N- oxide stereoisomer.
  • the method further can involve packaging a pharmaceutically effective amount for treating anyone of the conditions described herein.
  • the purification is carried out until 0-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer is less than 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.15%, 0.1%, 0.05%, even is absent from the purified first composition as determined by HPLC with a detection limit of 0.02 and a quantitation limit of 0.05%.
  • the method provides indicia on or with the packaged purified first composition indicating a level of equatorial N-oxide stereoisomers in the packaged first purified composition.
  • a package contains a composition comprising an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium and indicia on or contained within the package indicating a level of counterpart equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer in the composition.
  • the level of equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer is less than 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.15%, 0.1%, 0.05%, or is absent from the sample, hi yet another embodiment, the package further contains, mixed together with the axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, one or more of a buffering agent, a chelating agent, a preserving agent, a cryoprotecting agent, an absorption enhancer, a lubricating agent, a preservative, an anti-oxidant, or a binding agent.
  • a method of preparing a pharmaceutical product in provided by selecting a composition of axial N-oxide-4,5- epoxy-morphinanium because it contains equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer at a level that is less than 0.4%, 0.3%, 0.2%, 0.15%, 0.1%, 0.05%, or is absent from the composition, and formulating the composition into a unit or multi unit dosage for administration to a patient.
  • a packaged product contains a composition comprising an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium, wherein the composition is free of HPLC detectable equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer counterpart stereoisomer, and indicia on or contained within the package indicating that the composition is free of the HPLC detectable equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer.
  • the composition can take on a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, a standard for use in laboratory experiments, a standard for use in manufacturing protocols, or a pharmaceutical composition.
  • composition is a pharmaceutical composition
  • indicia is writing on a label or package insert describing the characteristics of the pharmaceutical preparation.
  • the indicia can indicate directly that the composition is free of an equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer, or it can indicate the same indirectly, by stating for example that the composition is pure or 100% of a particular axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium.
  • the pharmaceutical composition can be for treating any of the conditions described herein.
  • the pharmaceutical composition can contain an effective amount of the pure axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium and can take any of the forms described below as if specifically recited in this summary, including, but not limited to, solutions, solids, semi-solids, enteric coated materials and the like.
  • a method for treating or preventing opioid-induced side effects comprising administering to a patient a physiological concentration of axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium of the present invention free of detectable equatorial stereoisomer by the chromatography procedures described herein, or the 3-O-protected axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium salt, in an amount effective to prevent or treat the opioid-induced side effect.
  • opioid antagonist activity in particular mu-opioid antagonist activity, with low, little, if any, agonist activity.
  • the patient is chronically administered opioids.
  • the patient is acutely administered opioids.
  • the opioid-induced side effect is preferably selected from a group consisting of constipation, immune suppression, inhibition of gastrointestinal motility, inhibition of gastric emptying, nausea, emesis, incomplete evacuation, bloating, abdominal distension, increased gastroesophageal reflux, hypotension, bradycardia, gastrointestinal dysfunction, pruritus, dysphoria, and urinary retention.
  • the opioid-induced side effect is constipation.
  • the opioid-induced side effect is inhibition of gastrointestinal motility or inhibition of gastric emptying.
  • the opioid-induced side effect is nausea or emesis.
  • the opioid- induced side effect is pruritus.
  • the opioid-induced side effect is dysphoria.
  • the opioid-induced side effect is urinary retention.
  • a method for treating a patient receiving an opioid for pain resulting from surgery comprising administering to the patient an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium (or the 3-O-protected axial N-oxide- 4,5-epoxy-morphinanium salt intermediate) composition free or substantially free of its detectable equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer by the chromatography procedures described herein in an amount effective to promote gastrointestinal motility, gastric emptying or relief of constipation.
  • a method for inducing taxation in a patient in need of taxation comprising administering to the patient an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, or the 3-O-protected intermediate, free of detectable equatorial counterpart stereoisomer by the chromatography procedures described herein in an effective amount.
  • a method for preventing and/or treating impaction in a patient in need of such prevention/treatment comprising administering to the patient an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium, e.g., an axial N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium (or the 3-O- protected-O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium intermediate) composition of the present disclosure free of detectable counterpart equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer by the chromatography procedures described herein or in an effective amount.
  • an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium e.g., an axial N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium (or the 3-O- protected-O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium intermediate) composition of the present disclosure free of detectable counterpart equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer by the chromat
  • a method for preventing and/or treating post-operative bowel dysfunction following surgery, in particular abdominal surgery in a patient in need of such prevention/treatment comprising administering to the patient an O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium composition (or the 3-O-protected axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium intermediate) of the present disclosure free of it equatorial N-oxide stereoisomeric counterpart as detectable by the chromatography procedures described herein in an effective amount.
  • a method for treating or preventing endogenous opioid-induced dysfunction comprising administering to the patient an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium of the disclosure, or the 3-O- protected axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium intermediate thereof, free of its equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer, as judged by detection by the chromatography procedures described herein, in an amount effective to treat the endogenous opioid- induced dysfunction.
  • the dysfunction can be selected from the group consisting of gastrointestinal dysfunction, obesity, hypertension, and addiction.
  • the gastrointestinal dysfunction can be selected from a group consisting of inhibition of gastrointestinal motility, constipation and ileus.
  • the ileus is selected from the group comprising of: post-operative ileus, post-partum ileus, paralytic ileus.
  • a method for preventing or treating idiopathic constipation comprising administering to the patient an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums composition free of detectable equatorial N- oxide stereoisomers by the chromatography procedures described herein or the 3-O- protected axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums intermediate in an amount effective to prevent or treat the idiopathic constipation.
  • a method for treating irritable bowel syndrome comprising administering to the patient an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium composition (or the 3-O-protected equatorial N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium salt intermediate thereof) free of detectable equatorial N- oxide stereoisomer by the chromatography procedures described herein in an amount effective to ameliorate at least one symptom of the irritable bowel syndrome.
  • the axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium composition, or the 3-O-protected axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium composition further comprises at least one irritable bowel syndrome therapeutic agent.
  • the irritable bowel syndrome therapeutic agent can be selected from the groups consisting of antispasmodics, anti- muscarinics, anti-inflammatory agents, pro-motility agents, 5HTi agonists, 5HT 3 antagonists, 5HT 4 antagonists, 5HT 4 agonists, bile salt sequestering agents, bulk-forming agents, alpha2-adrenergic agonists, mineral oils, antidepressants, herbal medicines, anti- diarrheal medication and combinations thereof.
  • the compounds of the invention are in pharmaceutical preparations suitable for use in pre-filled syringes, pre-filled pen injectors, cartridges for use in pen injectors, reusable syringes or other medical injectors, liquid dry injectors, needleless pen systems, syrettes, autoinjectors, or other patient-controlled injection devices.
  • a method for treating obesity comprising administering to the patient an axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium composition (or the 3-O-protected equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium salt intermediate thereof) free of detectable equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer by the chromatography procedures described herein in an amount effective to ameliorate obesity.
  • the axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium composition, or the 3-O-protected axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium composition further comprises at least one weight-management drug, such as anti-obesity drugs.
  • An anti-obesity drug includes, without limitation, orlistat, sibutramine, metformin, byetta, symlin, rimonabant, pyruvate, and phenylpropanolamine.
  • Compounds of the present invention may also find use in attenuating endothelial cell proliferation (e.g., vascular endothelial cells), treating or preventing unwanted angiogenesis (particularly in cancer compromised individuals, and in diabetes, sickle cell anemia, vascular wound, unwanted ocular neovascularization, proliferative retinopathy), inhibition of VEGF activity in endothelial cells, inhibiting Rho A and activation in endothelial cells, treating or preventing an increase in lethal factor production from opportunistic infections agents (e.g., vascular endothelial cells), treating or preventing unwanted angiogenesis (particularly in cancer compromised individuals, and in diabetes, sickle cell anemia, vascular wound, unwanted ocular neovascularization, proliferative retinopathy), inhibition of VEGF activity in endothelial cells, inhibiting Rho A and activation in endothelial cells, treating or preventing an increase in lethal factor production from opportunistic infections agents (e.
  • Pseudomonas aeroginosa treatment of acute or chronic pain, treatment of inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, treatment of infectious diseases, and treatment of obesity, when administered alone and/or in combination with other drugs (including, without limitation, methylnaltrexone and other opioid compounds).
  • the compounds may also find use in improving wound healing.
  • Such compounds may be used to reduce opioid side-effects as set forth above, including (without limitation) dysphoria, pruritis, urinary retention, nausea, emesis, opioid-induced immune suppression.
  • Figure 1 shows the competition curve obtained with an exemplary compound, C0021 (0-5720), obtained at the human mu receptor as a function of concentration.
  • the invention provides for axially configured N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium analog compounds, synthetic routes for stereoselective synthesis of axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium compounds, substantially pure axial N-oxide-4,5- epoxy-morphinanium compounds, crystals of substantially pure axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium compounds, methods of analysis of axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium compounds, pharmaceutical preparations containing substantially pure axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium compounds, and methods for their use. It also provides for the equatorial stereoisomeric counterparts. Also included are oxazolidine compounds.
  • acyl denotes a radical provided by the residue after removal of hydroxyl from an organic acid.
  • acylamino embraces an amine radical substituted with an acyl group.
  • aryloxy denotes a radical provided by the residue after removal of hydrido from a hydroxy-substituted aryl moiety (e.g., phenol).
  • alkanoyl groups include acetyl (ethanoyl), n- propanoyl, n-butanoyl, 2-methylpropanoyl, n-pentanoyl, 2-methylbutanoyl, 3- methylbutanoyl, 2,2- dimethylpropanoyl, heptanoyl, decanoyl, and palmitoyl.
  • alkenyl includes unsaturated aliphatic groups analogous in length and possible substitution to the alkyls described above, but that contain at least one double bond and must contain at least two carbon atoms.
  • alkenyl includes straight-chain alkenyl groups (e.g., ethylenyl, propenyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, octenyl, nonenyl, decenyl, etc.), branched-chain alkenyl groups, cycloalkenyl (alicyclic) groups (cyclopropenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, cycloheptenyl, cyclooctenyl), alkyl or alkenyl substituted cycloalkenyl groups, and cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl substituted alkenyl groups.
  • lower alkylene herein refers to those alkylene groups having from about 1 to about 6 carbon atoms.
  • alkenyl includes both "unsubstituted alkenyls” and “substituted alkenyls”, the latter of which refers to alkenyl moieties having substituents replacing a hydrogen on one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
  • substituents can include, for example, alkyl groups, alkynyl groups, halogens, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkyl amino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido), amidino, imino, sulfhydryl, alkylthio, arylthio, thiocarboxylate,
  • alkenylene in general, refers to an alkylene group containing at least one carbon— carbon double bond.
  • Preferred alkenylene groups have from 2 to about 4 carbons.
  • alkoxy and “alkoxyalkyl” embrace linear or branched oxy-containing radicals each having alkyl portions of one to about ten carbon atoms, such as methoxy radical.
  • alkoxyalkyl also embraces alkyl radicals having two or more alkoxy radicals attached to the alkyl radical, that is, to form monoalkoxyalkyl and dialkoxyalkyl radicals.
  • the "alkoxy” or “alkoxyalkyl” radicals may be further substituted with one or more halo atoms, such as fluoro chloro or bromo to provide "haloalkoxy" or "haloalkoxyalkyl” radicals.
  • halo atoms such as fluoro chloro or bromo
  • Alkyl in general, refers to an aliphatic hydrocarbon group which may be straight, branched or cyclic having from 1 to about 10 carbon atoms in the chain, and all combinations and subcombinations of ranges therein, e.g., a cycloalkyl, branched cycloalkylalkyl, a branched alkylcycloalky having 4-10 carbon atoms.
  • alkyl includes both "unsubstituted alkyls" and "substituted alkyls,” the latter of which refers to alkyl moieties having substituents replacing a hydrogen on one or more carbons of the backbone.
  • “Lower alkyl” refers to an alkyl group having 1 to about 6 carbon atoms.
  • Alkyl groups include, but are not limited to, methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, t-butyl, n-pentyl, cyclopentyl, isopentyl, neopentyl, n-hexyl, isohexyl, cyclohexyl, cyclooctyl, adamantyl, 3-methylpentyl, 2-dimethylbutyl, and 2,3- dimethylbutyl, cyclopropylmethyl and cyclobutylmethyl.
  • Alkyl substituents can include, for example, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkyl amino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido), amidino, imino, sulfhydryl, alkylthio, arylthio, thiocarboxylate,
  • aralkyl embraces aryl-substituted alkyl radicals such as benzyl, diphenylmethyl, triphenylmethyl, phenethyl, phenylpropyl, and diphenethyl.
  • benzyl and phenylmethyl are interchangeable.
  • n-alkyl means a straight chain (i.e. unbranched) unsubstituted alkyl group.
  • Branched refers to an alkyl group in which a lower alkyl group, such as methyl, ethyl or propyl, is attached to a linear alkyl chain.
  • alkylating agent is a compound that can be reacted with a starting material to bind, typically covalently, an alkyl group to the starting material.
  • the alkylating agent typically includes a leaving group that is separated from the alkyl group at the time of attachment to the starting material. Leaving groups may be, for example, halogens, halogenated sulfonates or halogenated acetates.
  • An example of an alkylating agent is cyclopropylmethyl iodide.
  • alkylsilyl denotes a silyl radical substituted with an alkyl group.
  • alkylsilyloxy denotes a silyloxy radical (-0--Si-) substituted with an alkyl group.
  • An example of an “alkylsilyloxy” radical is — O— Si-t-BuMe 2 .
  • alkylthio embraces radicals containing a linear or branched alkyl radical, of one to ten carbon atoms, attached to a divalent sulfur atom.
  • arylsulfenyl embraces aryl radicals attached to a divalent sulfur atom (-SAr)
  • An example of “alkylthio” is methylthio, (CH 3 --(S)--).
  • alkynyl includes unsaturated aliphatic groups analogous in length and possible substitution to the alkyls described above, but which contain at least one triple bond and two carbon atoms.
  • alkynyl includes straight- chain alkynyl groups (e.g., ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl, hexynyl, heptynyl, octynyl, nonynyl, decynyl, etc.), branched-chain alkynyl groups, and cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl substituted alkynyl groups.
  • amido when used by itself or with other terms such as “amidoalkyl”, “N-monoalkylamido”, “N-monoarylamido”, “N,N-dialkylamido”, “N-alkyl- N-arylamido", “N-alkyl-N-hydroxyamido” and “N-alkyl-N-hydroxyamidoalkyl”, embraces a carbonyl radical substituted with an amino radical.
  • N-alkylamido and “N,N-dialkylamido” denote amido groups which have been substituted with one alkyl radical and with two alkyl radicals, respectively.
  • N-monoarylamido and N- alkyl-N-arylamido denote amido radicals substituted, respectively, with one aryl radical, and one alkyl and one aryl radical.
  • N-alkyl-N-hydroxyamido embraces amido radicals substituted with a hydroxyl radical and with an alkyl radical.
  • N-alkyl- N-hydroxyamidoalkyl embraces alkyl radicals substituted with an N-alkyl-N- hydroxyamido radical.
  • amidoalkyl embraces alkyl radicals substituted with amido radicals.
  • aminoalkyl embraces alkyl radicals substituted with amine radicals.
  • alkylaminoalkyl embraces aminoalkyl radicals having the nitrogen atom substituted with an alkyl radical.
  • aryl alone or in combination, means a carbocyclic aromatic system containing one, two or three rings wherein such rings may be attached together in a pendent manner or may be fused.
  • aryl embraces aromatic radicals such as phenyl, naphthyl, tetrahydronapthyl, indane and biphenyl.
  • Aryl-substituted alkyl in general, refers to an linear alkyl group, preferably a lower alkyl group, substituted at a carbon with an optionally substituted aryl group, preferably an optionally substituted phenyl ring.
  • exemplary aryl-substituted alkyl groups include, for example, phenylmethyl, phenylethyl and 3-(4-methylphenyl)propyl.
  • cycloalkyl embraces radicals having three to ten carbon atoms, such as cyclopropyl cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl and cycloheptyl.
  • carbocycle is intended to mean any stable 3- to 7-membered monocyclic or bicyclic or 7- to 13-membered bicyclic or tricyclic, any of which may be saturated, partially unsaturated, or aromatic.
  • carbocycles include, but are not limited to, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, adamantyl, cyclooctyl, [3.3.0]bicyclooctane, [4.3.0]bicyclononane, [4.4.0]bicyclodecane (decalin), [2.2.2]bicyclooctane, fluorenyl, phenyl, naphthyl, indanyl, adamantyl, or tetrahydronaphthyl (tetralin).
  • Preferred "carbocycle” are cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, and cyclohexyl.
  • Cycloalkyl-substituted alkyl in general, refers to a linear alkyl group, preferably a lower alkyl group, substituted at a terminal carbon with a cycloalkyl group, preferably a C 3 -C 8 cycloalkyl group.
  • Typical cycloalkyl-substituted alkyl groups include cyclohexylmethyl, cyclohexylethyl, cyclopentylethyl, cyclopentylpropyl, cyclopropylmethyl and the like.
  • Cycloalkenyl in general, refers to an olef ⁇ nically unsaturated cycloalkyl group having from about 4 to about 10 carbons, and all combinations and subcombinations of ranges therein.
  • the cycloalkenyl group is a C 5 -C 8 cycloalkenyl group, i.e., a cycloalkenyl group having from about 5 to about 8 carbons.
  • Dipolar aprotic solvents are protophilic solvents that cannot donate labile hydrogen atoms and that exhibit a permanent dipole moment. Examples include acetone, ethyl acetate, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), dimethyl formamide (DMF) and N- methylpyrrolidone.
  • Dipolar protic solvents are those that can donate labile hydrogen atoms and that exhibit a permanent dipole moment. Examples include water, alcohols such as 2-propanol, ethanol, methanol, carboxylic acids such as formic acid, acetic acid, and propionic acid.
  • halo means halogens such as fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine atoms.
  • haloalkyl embraces radicals wherein any one or more of the alkyl carbon atoms is substituted with halo as defined above.
  • a monohaloalkyl radical for one example, may have either a bromo, chloro or a fluoro atom within the radical.
  • Dihalo radicals may have two or more of the same halo atoms or a combination of different halo radicals and polyhaloalkyl radicals may have more than two of the same halo atoms or a combination of different halo radicals.
  • heterocycle or “heterocyclic ring” is intended to mean a stable 5- to 7- membered monocyclic or bicyclic or 7- to 14-membered bicyclic heterocyclic ring which is saturated, partially unsaturated, or unsaturated (aromatic), and which consists of carbon atoms and 1, 2, 3 or 4 heteroatoms independently selected from the group consisting of N, O and S and including any bicyclic group in which any of the above-defined heterocyclic rings is fused to a benzene ring.
  • saturated heterocyclic radicals include pyrrolidyl and morpholinyl.
  • hydroxyalkyl embraces linear or branched alkyl radicals having one to about ten carbon atoms any one of which may be substituted with one or more hydroxyl radicals.
  • hydrido denotes a single hydrogen atom (H). This hydrido radical may be attached, for example, to an oxygen atom to form a hydroxyl radical or two hydrido radicals may be attached to a carbon atom to form a methylene (— CH 2 --) radical.
  • N-alkylamino and "N,N-dialkylamino” denote amine groups which have been substituted with one alkyl radical and with two alkyl radicals, respectively.
  • N-oxide refers to compounds wherein the basic nitrogen atom of either a heteroaromatic ring or tertiary amine is oxidized to give a quaternary nitrogen bearing a positive formal charge and an attached oxygen atom bearing a negative formal charge.
  • Organic solvent has its common ordinary meaning to those of skill in this art. Exemplary organic solvents useful in the invention include, but are not limited to tetrahydrofuran, acetone, hexane, ether, chloroform, acetic acid, acetonitrile, chloroform, cyclohexane, methanol, and toluene. Anhydrous organic solvents are included.
  • Hydrates are formed when water binds to the crystal structure of a compound in a fixed stoichiometric ratio, although generally this ratio will change depending on the surrounding humidity with which the hydrate is in equilibrium. Hydration is a more specific form of solvation.
  • Solvates are crystalline solid adducts containing either stoichiometric or nonstoichiometric amounts of a solvent incorporated within the crystal structure. If the incorporated solvent is water, the solvates are also commonly known as hydrates. Hydrates and solvates are well known to those or ordinary skill in the art.
  • compositions are characterized as the ability of a drug substance to exist as two or more crystalline phases that have different arrangements and/or conformations of the molecules in the crystal lattice.
  • Amorphous solids consist of disordered arrangements of molecules and do not possess a distinguishable crystal lattice.
  • Polymorphism refers to the occurrence of different crystalline forms of the same drug substance. Polymorphs are well know to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • Polymorphs or solvates of a pharmaceutical solid can have different chemical and physical properties such as melting point, chemical reactivity, apparent solubility, dissolution rate, optical and electrical properties, vapor pressure, and density. These properties can have a direct impact on the processing of drug substances and the quality or performance of drug products. Chemical and physical stability, dissolution, and bioavailability are some of these qualities.
  • a metastable pharmaceutical solid form may change crystalline structure or solvate or desolvate in response to changes in environmental conditions, processing, or over time. New, previously unknown polymorphs can develop spontaneously and unpredictably over time.
  • patient refers to animals, including mammals, preferably humans.
  • peripheral refers to an agent that acts outside of the central nervous system.
  • centrally-acting refers to an agent that acts within the central nervous system (CNS).
  • CNS central nervous system
  • peripheral designates that the compound acts primarily on physiological systems and components external to the central nervous system.
  • substantially no CNS activity means that less than about 20% of the pharmacological activity of the compounds employed in the present methods is exhibited in the CNS, preferably less than aboutl5%, more preferably less than aboutlO%, even more preferably less than about 5% and most preferably 0% of the pharmacological activity of the compounds employed in the present methods is exhibited in the CNS.
  • prodrug refers to compounds specifically designed to maximize the amount of active species that reaches the desired site of reaction that are of themselves typically inactive or minimally active for the activity desired, but through biotransformation are converted into biologically active metabolites. Included as useful for the conditions discussed herein are the prodrugs, pharmaceutical acceptable salts, stereoisomers, hydrates, solvates, acid hydrates and N-oxides of the compounds of formula I, I(a), I(b), I(c), II and III. For example, prodrugs are known to enhance a number of desirable pharmaceutical qualities (e.g., solubility, bioavailability, manufacturing, etc.).
  • Prodrugs of the compounds of formula I, I(a), I(b), I(c), II and III may be prepared by modifying functional groups present in the compound in such a way that the modifications are cleaved, either in routine manipulation or in vivo, to the parent compound.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable refers to those compounds, materials, compositions, and/or dosage forms that are, within the scope of sound medical judgment, suitable for contact with the tissues of human beings and animals without excessive toxicity, irritation, allergic response, or other problem complications commensurate with a reasonable benefit/risk ratio.
  • pharmaceutically acceptable salts refer to derivatives of the disclosed compounds wherein the parent compound is modified by making acid or base salts thereof. Examples of pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, mineral or organic acid salts of basic residues such as amines; alkali or organic salts of acidic residues such as carboxylic acids; and the like.
  • the pharmaceutically acceptable salts include the conventional non-toxic salts or the quaternary ammonium salts of the parent compound formed, for example, from non-toxic inorganic or organic acids.
  • such conventional non-toxic salts include those derived from inorganic acids such as hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, sulfamic, phosphoric, nitric and the like; and the salts prepared from organic acids such as acetic, propionic, succinic, glycolic, stearic, lactic, malic, tartaric, citric, ascorbic, pamoic, maleic, hydroxymaleic, phenylacetic, glutamic, benzoic, salicylic, sulfanilic, 2-acetoxybenzoic, fumaric, toluenesulfonic, methanesulfonic, ethane disulfonic, oxalic, isethionic, and the like.
  • physiologically acceptable salts are prepared by methods known in the art, e.g., by dissolving the free amine bases with an excess of the acid in aqueous alcohol, or neutralizing a free carboxylic acid with an alkali metal base such as a hydroxide, or with an amine.
  • Certain acidic or basic compounds of the present invention may exist as zwitterions. All forms of the compounds, including free acid, free base and zwitterions, are contemplated to be within the scope of the present invention. It is well known in the art that compounds containing both amino and carboxyl groups often exist in equilibrium with their zwitterionic forms. Thus, any of the compounds described herein throughout that contain, for example, both amino and carboxyl groups, also include reference to their corresponding zwitterions.
  • side effect refers to a consequence other than the one (s) for which an agent or measure is used, as the adverse effects produced by a drug, especially on a tissue or organ system other then the one sought to be benefited by its administration.
  • stereoisomers refers to compounds that have identical chemical constitution, but differ as regards the arrangement of the atoms or groups in space.
  • sulfamyl or “sulfonamidyl”, whether alone or used with terms such as “N-alkylsulfamyl”, “N-arylsulfamyl”, “N,N-dialkylsulfamyl” and “N-alkyl- N-arylsulfamyl”, denotes a sulfonyl radical substituted with an amine radical, forming a sulfonamide (-SO 2 NH 2 ).
  • N-alkylsulfamyl and “N,N-dialkylsulfamyl” denote sulfamyl radicals substituted, respectively, with one alkyl radical, a cycloalkyl ring, or two alkyl radicals.
  • N-arylsulfamyl and “N-alkyl-N-arylsulfamyl” denote sulfamyl radicals substituted, respectively, with one aryl radical, and one alkyl and one aryl radical.
  • alkylsulfonyl whether used alone or linked to other terms such as alkylsulfonyl, denotes respectively divalent radicals --SO 2 --.
  • alkylsulfonyl embraces alkyl radicals attached to a sulfonyl radical, where alkyl is defined as above.
  • arylsulfonyl embraces sulfonyl radicals substituted with an aryl radical.
  • Tertiary amines has its common, ordinary meaning.
  • the tertiary amines useful in the invention have the general formula:
  • R 1 , R/>, and R3 are identical or a combination of different straight or branched chain alkyl groups, alkenyl groups, alkylene groups, alkenylene groups, cycloalkyl groups, cycloalkyl-substituted alkyl groups, cycloalkenyl groups, alkoxy groups, alkoxy-alkyl groups, acyl groups, aryl groups, aryl-substituted alkyl groups, and heterocyclic groups.
  • Exemplary tertiary amines useful according to the invention also are cycloalkyl tertiary amines (e.g., N-methylmorpholine, N-methylpyrrolidine, N- methylpiperidine), pyridine and Proton Sponge® (N,N,N',N' -tetramethyl-1,8- naphthalene).
  • An O-axial ⁇ -oxide stereoisomer exhibits properties different from those of its corresponding O-equatorial ⁇ -oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium and different properties from a mixture of both. Those properties may include mobility on chromatography columns, biological and functional activity, and crystal structure. It is believed that the in vivo clearance rate, the side-effect profile, and the like may also differ from one O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium and mixtures of the O-axial N-oxide- 4,5-epoxy-morphinanium and its counterpart O-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer.
  • O- equatorial N-oxide stereoisomers may behave as agonists of peripheral opioid receptors as, for example, inhibiting gastrointestinal transit or may have little or no opioid activity.
  • O-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer activity may interfere with or counter or lessen O-axial N-oxide stereoisomer activity in mixtures containing both O-axial N- oxide stereoisomers and O-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomers. It therefore is highly desirable to have axial N-oxide stereoisomers in isolated and substantially pure form.
  • O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums are provided.
  • An O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium may be produced at a purity of greater than or equal to 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50 %, 60 %, 70 %, 75%, 80 %, 85 %, 90 %, 95 %, 97 %, 98 %, 98.5%, 99%, and 99.5% area under the curve (AUC) based on chromatographic techniques.
  • AUC area under the curve
  • the purity of an O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium is 98% or greater.
  • the amount of a corresponding O-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer in the purified O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium may be less than or equal to about 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50 %, 40 %, 30 %, 20 %, 10 %, 5 %, 3 %, 2 %, 1 %, 0.5 %, 0.3 %, 0.2 %, 0.1 % (AUC) or undetectable by chromatographic techniques described herein. It will be appreciated by the skilled artisan that the detection of the methods will depend upon the detection and quantitation limits of the employed technique.
  • Quantitation Limit is the lowest amount of O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium that can be consistently measured and reported, regardless of variations in laboratories, analysts, instruments or reagent lots.
  • Detection Limit is the lowest amount of O-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer in a sample which can be detected but not necessarily quantitated as an exact value. In one embodiment of the invention the detection limit is 0.1% and the quantitation limit is 0.2%. In yet another embodiment the detection limit is 0.02% and the quantitation limit is 0.05%.
  • Purification and isolation may be done using methods known to those skilled in the art, such as by using separation techniques like chromatography, recrystallization, or combinations of various separation techniques as are known the art.
  • flash chromatography using a Cl 8 column may be used.
  • a CombiFlashTM Sq 16x from ISCO using a Reverse Phase (Cl 8) RediSep column may be used.
  • Analytic HPLC may be performed, for example, on a Phenomenex Prodigy 5 urn OD53 IOOA column and purification performed on a semi-prep Phenomenex Prodigy 5 um OD53 IOOA column.
  • aqueous methanol solvent modified with 0.2 % HBr may be employed with methanol content varying from, for example, about 2.5 % to about 50%.
  • the O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium may be purified using recrystallization. The process may be repeated until desired purity of product is obtained.
  • the axial -O N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morpbinanium is recrystallized at least two times, three times, or four or more times to achieve the desired level of purity.
  • an O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium may be obtained at purities of greater than or equal to 50 %, 80 %, 85 %, 90 %, 95 %, 97 %, 98 %, 98.5 %, 99.8% (AUC) based on chromatographic techniques. Any impurities may include the starting material, with no detectable axial N-oxide stereoisomer. Recrystallization may be achieved using a single solvent, or a combination of solvents. In one embodiment, recrystallization is achieved by dissolving O-axial N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium in a polar solvent, and then adding a less polar cosolvent.
  • O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium is purified by recrystallization from a solvent.
  • the recrystallization is repeated to achieve desired purity.
  • the recrystallization solvent may be an organic solvent or a mixture of organic solvents or a mixture of organic solvent(s) plus water.
  • the solvent may be an alcohol, such as a low molecular weight alcohol, e.g., methanol.
  • the O-axial and O-equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums of the present invention, and their derivatives, may be produced in the salt form. Derivatives such as zwitterions are included.
  • the O-axial and O-equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium may include a positively charged quaternary ammonium group and may be paired with a counterion such as a monovalent or multivalent anion.
  • These anions may include, for example, halides, sulfates, phosphates, nitrates and charged organic species such as sulfonates and carboxylates.
  • Preferred anions include halides such as bromide, chloride, iodide, fluoride, and combinations thereof. In some embodiments, bromide is most preferred. Specific anions may be chosen based on factors such as, for example, reactivity, solubility, stability, activity, cost, availability and toxicity.
  • Counterions of an O-axial or O-equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinaniura salt can be exchanged for alternative counterions.
  • an aqueous solution of the N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium salt can be passed over an anion exchange resin column to exchange some or all of the counterion of the salt for a preferred alternative counterion.
  • anion exchange resins include AG 1 -X8 in a 100 to 200 mesh grade, available from Bio-Rad.
  • the N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium cation can be retained on a cation exchange resin and can then be exchanged by removing the N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium from the resin with a salt solution that includes a preferred anion, such as bromide or chloride, forming the desired N-oxide salt in solution.
  • a salt solution that includes a preferred anion, such as bromide or chloride
  • the O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums of the present invention have numerous utilities.
  • One aspect of the invention is an O-axial N-oxide-4,5- epoxy-morphinanium as a chromatographic standard in identifying and distinguishing its counterpart O-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer from other components in a sample in a chromatographic separation.
  • Another aspect of the invention is the use of an O-axial N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium as a chromatographic standard in identifying and distinguishing an O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium in a mixture containing an O- axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium and O-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer counterpart.
  • An isolated O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium is also useful in the development of protocols for purifying and distinguishing an O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium from an O-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer in reaction mixtures.
  • the O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium may be provided in kit form with instruction for its use as a standard.
  • the kit may further comprise an authentic O-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer as a standard.
  • the O-axial N-oxide-4,5- epoxy-morphinanium for use as a standard preferably has a purity of 99.8% or greater with no detectable stereoisomeric O-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer.
  • One embodiment of the invention is a method of resolving and identifying an O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium and a counterpart O-equatorial N-oxide stereoisomer in a solution of N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium.
  • the O-axial N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium also is useful in HPLC assay methods of quantifying an amount of an O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium in a composition or mixture in which the method comprises applying a sample of the composition or mixture to a chromatography column, resolving the components of the composition or mixture, and calculating the amount of an O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium in the sample by comparing the percentage of a resolved component in the sample with the percentage of a standard concentration of an O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium.
  • the method is particularly useful in reverse phase HPLC chromatography.
  • the O-axial N-oxide-4,5- epoxy-morphinanium of the present invention by virtue of its counterpart activity on opioid receptors, is useful as a standard of antagonist activity in in vitro and in vivo opioid receptor assays such as those described herein.
  • An O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium can be used to regulate a condition mediated by one or more opioid receptors, prophylactically or therapeutically.
  • O-axial-N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinans that antagonize peripheral opioid receptors, in particular peripheral mu opioid receptors.
  • the subjects being administered an O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium may receive treatment acutely, chronically or on an as needed basis.
  • the subjects to which the O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium may be administered are vertebrates, in particular mammals.
  • the mammal is a human, nonhuman primate, dog, cat, sheep, goat, horse, cow, pig and rodent.
  • a therapeutically effective amount will be determined by the parameters discussed below; but, in any event, is that amount which establishes a level of the drug(s) effective for treating a subject , such as a human subject, having one of the conditions described herein.
  • An effective amount means that amount alone or with multiple doses, necessary to delay the onset of, lessen the severity of, or inhibit completely, lessen the progression of, or halt altogether the onset or progression of the condition being treated or a symptom associated therewith.
  • an effective amount for example, is that amount which relieves a symptom of constipation, which induces a bowel movement, which increases the frequency of bowel movements, or which decreases oral-cecal transit time.
  • constipation as (i) less than one bowel movement in the previous three days or (ii) less than three bowel movements in the previous week (See e.g., U.S. Patent 6,559,158).
  • a patient is not constipated (i.e., has "regular bowel movements" as used herein) if the patient has at least one bowel movement every three days and at least three bowel movements per week. Accordingly, at least one bowel movement every two days would be considered regular bowel movements. Likewise, at least one bowel movement per day is a regular bowel movement. Effective amounts therefore can be those amounts necessary to treat, establish or maintain regular bowel movements.
  • the amount is sufficient to induce a bowel movement within 24 hours of administration of the O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium, or the O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium intermediate, or 3-O- protected O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium 12 hours, 10 hours, 8 hours, 6 hours, 4 hours, 2 hours, 1 hour and even immediately upon administration, depending upon the mode of administration.
  • Intravenous administration may in the appropriate dose produce an immediate effect of laxation in chronic opioid users.
  • Subcutaneous administration may result in a bowel movement within hours of administration.
  • Functional constipation is a functional bowel disorder that presents as persistently difficult, infrequent, or seemingly incomplete defecation.
  • Constipating medications such as opioids and opioid agonists, and in particular extended use of opioids or opioid agonist are contributors to functional constipation.
  • a Rome III diagnostic criteria was established for functional constipation (Longstreth, G. F. et al, Gastroenterology VoI 130, No. 5, 2006).
  • the diagnosis of functional constipation is made if the patient has 2 or more of the following symptoms for the last 3 months-with symptom onset at least 6 months prior to diagnosis: a) straining during at least 25% of defecation; b) lumpy or hard stools in at least 25% of defecations, c) sensation of incomplete evacuation for at least 25% of defecations, d) sensation of anorectal obstruction/blockage for at least 25% of defecations, e) manual maneuvers to facilitate at least 25% of defecations (eg., digital evacuation, support of the pelvic floor), f) fewer than 3 defecations per week.
  • a) straining during at least 25% of defecation b) lumpy or hard stools in at least 25% of defecations, c) sensation of incomplete evacuation for at least 25% of defecations, d) sensation of anorectal obstruction/blockage for at least 25% of defecations, e) manual maneuvers to facilitate at least
  • the pharmaceutical preparations of the invention are administered in a therapeutically effective amount to treat or relieve at least one symptom of constipation, for example, the effective amount provides 3 or more defecations per week.
  • the effective amount treats or relieves two or more symptoms of constipation, for example, the amount is effective to reduce straining during defecation and improve stool consistency; stool consistency rated using the Bristol Stool scores.
  • An improvement in stool consistency indicated by a change from a Type 1 at baseline to a Type 2, preferably a change to a Type 3, Type 4, or Type 5.
  • the effective amount provides 3 or more defecations per week and improves stool consistency.
  • Patients amenable to the therapy for opioid agonist induced constipation of the present invention include but are not limited to terminally ill patients, patients with advanced medical illness, cancer patients, AIDS patients, post-operative patients, patients with acute pain, patients with chronic pain, patients with neuropathies, patients with rheumatoid arthritis, patients with osteoarthritis, patients with chronic back pain, patients with spinal cord injury, patients with chronic abdominal pain, patients with chronic pancreatic pain, patients with pelvic/perineal pain, patients with fibromyalgia, patients with chronic fatigue syndrome, patients infected with HCV, patients with irritable bowel syndrome, patients with migraine or tension headaches, patients with sickle cell anemia, patients on hemodialysis, and the like.
  • Patients amenable to the therapy of the present invention also include but are not limited to patients suffering from other dysfunctions caused by opioid agonists, and as well as dysfunctions caused by endogenous opioids, especially in post-operative settings.
  • the O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, or intermediate thereof may be employed in an amount sufficient to accelerate discharge from hospital post-surgery, including abdominal surgeries such as rectal resection, colectomy, hernia repair, stomach, esophageal, duodenal, appendectomy, hysterectomy, or non-abdominal surgeries such as orthopedic, trauma injuries, thoracic or transplantation surgery.
  • This treatment may be effective to shorten the length of the time in the hospital, or to shorten the time to a hospital discharge order written post-operatively, for example, by shortening the time to bowel sounds after surgery, or first flatus, to first taxation or to solid diet intake following surgery compared to an average group of patients who have not received the O-axial-N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphnan.
  • An O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium of the present disclosure, or intermediate thereof, or prodrug thereof, may continue to be provided after the patient has ceased to receive opioid pain medications post-operatively.
  • Certain patients that may particularly be amenable to treatment are patients having the symptoms of constipation and/or gastrointestinal immotility and who have failed to obtain relief or ceased to obtain relief or a consistent degree of relief of their symptoms using a laxative or a stool softener, either alone or in combination, or who are otherwise resistant to laxatives and/or stool softeners. Such patients are said to be refractory to the conventional laxatives and/or stool softeners.
  • the constipation and/or gastrointestinal immotility may be induced or a consequence of one or more diverse conditions including, but not limited to, a disease condition, a physical condition, a drug- induced condition, a physiological imbalance, stress, anxiety, and the like.
  • the conditions inducing constipation and/or gastrointestinal immotility may be acute conditions or chronic conditions.
  • the subjects can be treated with a combination of the O-axial N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, e.g., an O-axial N-oxide-7,8-saturated-4,5-epoxy- morphinanium, or the 3-O-protected O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium, or prodrug thereof, and a laxative and/or a stool softener (and optionally, an opioid).
  • the O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium or the intermediate thereof and the other therapeutic agent(s) may be administered close enough in time such that the subject experiences the effects of the various agents as desired, which typically is at the same time.
  • the O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium analogs, or the intermediate thereof will be delivered first in time, in some embodiments second in time, and still in some embodiments at the same time.
  • the invention contemplates pharmaceutical preparations where the O-axial N- oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums, or intermediate thereof, or prodrug thereof, is administered in a formulation including the O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums or the intermediate thereof (or prodrug thereof) and one or both of a laxative and a stool softener (and, optionally, an opioid).
  • These formulations may be parenteral or oral, such as the ones described in U.S. Serial No.
  • the administered amount of O-axial N-oxide-4,5- epoxy-morphinanium is sufficient to induce laxation.
  • Chronic opioid use as used herein includes daily opioid treatment for a week or more or intermittent opioid use for at least two weeks. It has been reported that patients receiving opioids chronically become tolerant to opioids and need increasing doses. Thus, a patient receiving oral doses of opioids chronically could be receiving between 40 and 100 mg per day or greater of a morphine-equivalent dose of opioid.
  • Certain O-axial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinaniums may require a different dose, in patients that have become more tolerant to opioids and taken an increasing dose.
  • Patients using opioids chronically include late stage cancer patients, elderly patients with osteoarthritic changes, methadone maintenance patients, neuropathic pain and chronic back pain patients. Treatment of these patients is important from a quality of life standpoint, as well as to reduce complications arising from chronic constipation, such as hemorrhoids, appetite suppression, mucosal breakdown, sepsis, colon cancer risk, and myocardial infarction.
  • the opioid can be any pharmaceutically acceptable opioid.
  • Common opioids are those selected from the group consisting of alfentanil, anileridine, asimadoline, bremazocine, burprenorphine, butorphanol, codeine, dezocine, diacetylmorphine (heroin), dihydrocodeine, diphenoxylate, fedotozine, fentanyl, funaltrexamine, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, levallorphan, levomethadyl acetate, levorphanol, loperamide, meperidine (pethidine), methadone, morphine, morphine-6-glucoronide, nalbuphine, nalorphine, opium, oxycodone, oxymorphone, pentazocine, propiram, propoxyphene, remifentanyl, sufentanil, tilidine, trimebutine, and tramadol.
  • the opioid also may be mixed together with the equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium or intermediate thereof having agonist activity and provided in any of the forms described above in connection with equatorial N-oxide-4,5-epoxy-morphinanium or intermediate thereof .
  • Dosage may be adjusted appropriately to achieve desired drug levels, local or systemic, depending on the mode of administration. For example, it is expected that the dosage for oral administration of the opioid antagonists in an enterically-coated formulation would be lower than in an immediate release oral formulation. In the event that the response in a patient is insufficient at such doses, even higher doses (or effectively higher dosage by a different, more localized delivery route) may be employed to the extent that the patient tolerance permits. Multiple doses per day are contemplated to achieve appropriate systemic levels of compounds. Appropriate systemic levels can be determined by, for example, measurement of the patient's peak or sustained plasma level of the drug. "Dose" and “dosage” are used interchangeably herein.
  • a variety of administration routes are available. The particular mode selected will depend, of course, upon the particular combination of drugs selected, the severity of the condition being treated, or prevented, the condition of the patient, and the dosage required for therapeutic efficacy.
  • the methods of this invention may be practiced using any mode of administration that is medically acceptable, meaning any mode that produces effective levels of the active compounds without causing clinically unacceptable adverse effects.
  • Such modes of administration include oral, rectal, topical, transdermal, sublingual, intravenous infusion, pulmonary, intra-arterial, intra- adipose tissue, intra-lymphatic, intramuscular, intracavity, aerosol, aural (e.g., via eardrops), intranasal, inhalation, intra-articular, needleless injection, subcutaneous or intradermal (e.g., transdermal) delivery.
  • a patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) device or an implantable drug delivery device may be employed.
  • Oral, rectal, or topical administration may be important for prophylactic or long-term treatment.
  • Preferred rectal modes of delivery include administration as a suppository or enema wash.
  • compositions may conveniently be presented in unit dosage form and may be prepared by any of the methods well known in the art of pharmacy. All methods include the step of bringing the compounds of the invention into association with a carrier which constitutes one or more accessory ingredients. In general, the compositions are prepared by uniformly and intimately bringing the compounds of the invention into association with a liquid carrier, a finely divided solid carrier, or both, and then, if necessary, shaping the product.
  • the pharmaceutical preparations of the invention are applied in pharmaceutically acceptable compositions.
  • Such preparations may routinely contain salts, buffering agents, preservatives, compatible carriers, lubricants, and optionally other therapeutic ingredients.
  • the salts should be pharmaceutically acceptable, but non-pharmaceutically acceptable salts may conveniently be used to prepare pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and are not excluded from the scope of the invention.
  • Such pharmacologically and pharmaceutically acceptable salts include, but are not limited to, those prepared from the following acids: hydrochloric, hydrobromic, sulfuric, nitric, phosphoric, maleic, acetic, salicylic, p-toluenesulfonic, tartaric, citric, methanesulfonic, formic, succinic, naphthalene-2-sulfonic, pamoic, 3- hydroxy-2-naphthalenecarboxylic, and benzene sulfonic.
  • the pharmaceutical preparations of the present invention may include or be diluted into a pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier.
  • pharmaceutically-acceptable carrier means one or more compatible solid or liquid fillers, diluents or encapsulating substances which are suitable for administration to a human or other mammal such as non-human primate, a dog, cat, horse, cow, sheep, pig, or goat.
  • carrier denotes an organic or inorganic ingredient, natural or synthetic, with which the active ingredient is combined to facilitate the application. The carriers are capable of being commingled with the preparations of the present invention, and with each other, in a manner such that there is no interaction which would substantially impair the desired pharmaceutical efficacy or stability.
  • Carrier formulations suitable for oral administration, for suppositories, and for parenteral administration, etc. can be found in Remington's Pharmaceutical Sciences, Mack Publishing Company, Easton, Pa.
  • Aqueous formulations may include a chelating agent, a buffering agent, an anti-oxidant and, optionally, an isotonicity agent, preferably pH adjusted, for example, to between 3.0 and 3.5.
  • a chelating agent preferably ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and derivatives thereof, citric acid and derivatives thereof, niacinamide and derivatives thereof, sodium desoxycholate and derivatives thereof, and L-glutamic acid, N, N-diacetic acid and derivatives thereof.
  • EDTA derivatives include dipotassium edetate, disodium edetate, calcium disodium edetate, sodium edetate, trisodium edetate, and potassium edetate.
  • Buffering agents include those selected from the group consisting of citric acid, sodium citrate, sodium acetate, acetic acid, sodium phosphate and phosphoric acid, sodium ascorbate, tartaric acid, maleic acid, glycine, sodium lactate, lactic acid, ascorbic acid, imidazole, sodium bicarbonate and carbonic acid, sodium succinate and succinic acid, histidine, and sodium benzoate and benzoic acid, or combinations thereof.
  • Antioxidants include those selected from the group consisting of an ascorbic acid derivative, butylated hydroxy anisole, butylated hydroxy toluene, alkyl gallate, sodium meta-bisulfite, sodium bisulfite, sodium dithionite, sodium thioglycollate acid, sodium formaldehyde sulfoxylate, tocopherol and derivatives thereof, monothioglycerol, and sodium sulfite.
  • the preferred antioxidant is monothioglycerol.
  • Isotonicity agents include those selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, mannitol, lactose, dextrose, glycerol, and sorbitol.
  • Preservatives that can be used with the present compositions include benzyl alcohol, parabens, thimerosal, chlorobutanol and preferably benzalkonium chloride.
  • the preservative will be present in a composition in a concentration of up to about 2% by weight. The exact concentration of the preservative, however, will vary depending upon the intended use and can be easily ascertained by one skilled in the art.
  • the compounds of the invention can be prepared in lyophilized compositions, preferably in the presence of a cryoprotecting agent such as mannitol, or lactose, sucrose, polyethylene glycol, and polyvinyl pyrrolidines. Cryoprotecting agents which result in a reconstitution pH of 6.0 or less are preferred.
  • the invention therefore provides a lyophilized preparation of therapeutic agent(s) of the invention.
  • the preparation can contain a cryoprotecting agent, such as mannitol or lactose, which is preferably neutral or acidic in water.
  • Oral, parenteral and suppository formulations of agents are well known and commercially available.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention can be added to such well known formulations. It can be mixed together in solution or semi-solid solution in such formulations, can be provided in a suspension within such formulations or could be contained in particles within such formulations.
  • a product containing therapeutic agent(s) of the invention and, optionally, one or more other active agents can be configured as an oral dosage.
  • the oral dosage may be a liquid, a semisolid or a solid.
  • An opioid may optionally be included in the oral dosage.
  • the oral dosage may be configured to release the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention before, after or simultaneously with the other agent (and/or the opioid).
  • the oral dosage may be configured to have the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention and the other agents release completely in the stomach, release partially in the stomach and partially in the intestine, in the intestine, in the colon, partially in the stomach, or wholly in the colon.
  • the oral dosage also may be configured whereby the release of the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention is confined to the stomach or intestine while the release of the other active agent is not so confined or is confined differently from the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention may be an enterically coated core or pellets contained within a pill or capsule that releases the other agent first and releases the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention only after the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention passes through the stomach and into the intestine.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention also can be in a sustained release material, whereby the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention is released throughout the gastrointestinal tract and the other agent is released on the same or a different schedule.
  • therapeutic agent(s) of the invention release can be achieved with immediate release of therapeutic agent(s) of the invention combined with enteric coated therapeutic agent(s) of the invention.
  • the other agent could be released immediately in the stomach, throughout the gastrointestinal tract or only in the intestine.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention could be coated on the surface of the controlled release formulation in any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier suitable for such coatings and for permitting the release of the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention, such as in a temperature sensitive pharmaceutically acceptable carrier used for controlled release routinely.
  • any pharmaceutically acceptable carrier suitable for such coatings and for permitting the release of the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention such as in a temperature sensitive pharmaceutically acceptable carrier used for controlled release routinely.
  • Other coatings which dissolve when placed in the body are well known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention also may be mixed throughout a controlled release formulation, whereby it is released before, after or simultaneously with another agent.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention may be free, that is, solubilized within the material of the formulation.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention also may be in the form of vesicles, such as wax coated micropellets dispersed throughout the material of the formulation.
  • the coated pellets can be fashioned to immediately release the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention based on temperature, pH or the like.
  • the pellets also can be configured so as to delay the release of the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention, allowing the other agent a period of time to act before the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention exerts its effects.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention pellets also can be configured to release the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention in virtually any sustained release pattern, including patterns exhibiting first order release kinetics or sigmoidal order release kinetics using materials of the prior art and well known to those of ordinary skill in the art.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention also can be contained within a core within the controlled release formulation.
  • the core may have any one or any combination of the properties described above in connection with the pellets.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention may be, for example, in a core coated with a material, dispersed throughout a material, coated onto a material or adsorbed into or throughout a material.
  • pellets or core may be of virtually any type. They may be drug coated with a release material, drug interspersed throughout material, drug adsorbed into a material, and so on.
  • the material may be erodible or nonerodible.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention may be provided in particles.
  • Particles as used herein means nano or microparticles (or in some instances larger) which can consist in whole or in part of the therapeutic agent(s) of the inventions or the other agents as described herein.
  • the particles may contain the therapeutic agent(s) in a core surrounded by a coating, including, but not limited to, an enteric coating.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) also may be dispersed throughout the particles.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) also may be adsorbed into the particles.
  • the particles may be of any order release kinetics, including zero order release, first order release, second order release, delayed release, sustained release, immediate release, and any combination thereof, etc.
  • the particle may include, in addition to the therapeutic agent(s), any of those materials routinely used in the art of pharmacy and medicine, including, but not limited to, erodible, nonerodible, biodegradable, or nonbiodegradable material or combinations thereof.
  • the particles may be microcapsules which contain the antagonist in a solution or in a semisolid state.
  • the particles may be of virtually any shape.
  • Both non-biodegradable and biodegradable polymeric materials can be used in the manufacture of particles for delivering the therapeutic agent(s).
  • Such polymers may be natural or synthetic polymers. The polymer is selected based on the period of time over which release is desired.
  • Bioadhesive polymers of particular interest include bioerodible hydrogels described by H. S. Sawhney, CP. Pathak and J. A. Hubell in Macromolecules, (1993) 26:581-587, the teachings of which are incorporated herein.
  • polyhyaluronic acids casein, gelatin, glutin, polyanhydrides, polyacrylic acid, alginate, chitosan, poly(methyl methacrylates), poly(ethyl methacrylates), poly(butylmethacrylate), poly(isobutyl methacrylate), poly(hexylmethacrylate), poly(isodecyl methacrylate), poly(lauryl methacrylate), poly(phenyl methacrylate), poly(methyl acrylate), poly(isopropyl acrylate), poly(isobutyl acrylate), and poly(octadecyl acrylate).
  • the therapeutic agent(s) may be contained in controlled release systems.
  • controlled release is intended to refer to any drug-containing formulation in which the manner and profile of drug release from the formulation are controlled. This refers to immediate as well as nonimmediate release formulations, with nonimmediate release formulations including but not limited to sustained release and delayed release formulations.
  • sustained release also referred to as "extended release” is used in its conventional sense to refer to a drug formulation that provides for gradual release of a drug over an extended period of time, and that preferably, although not necessarily, results in substantially constant blood levels of a drug over an extended time period.
  • delayed release is used in its conventional sense to refer to a drug formulation in which there is a time delay between administration of the formulation and the release of the drug therefrom. "Delayed release” may or may not involve gradual release of drug over an extended period of time, and thus may or may not be “sustained release.” These formulations may be for any mode of administration.
  • Delivery systems specific for the gastrointestinal tract are roughly divided into three types: the first is a delayed release system designed to release a drug in response to, for example, a change in pH; the second is a timed-release system designed to release a drug after a predetermined time; and the third is a microflora enzyme system making use of the abundant enterobacteria in the lower part of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., in a colonic site-directed release formulation).
  • An example of a delayed release system is one that uses, for example, an acrylic or cellulosic coating material and dissolves on pH change. Because of ease of preparation, many reports on such "enteric coatings" have been made.
  • an enteric coating is one which passes through the stomach without releasing substantial amounts of drug in the stomach (i.e., less than 10% release, 5% release and even 1% release in the stomach) and sufficiently disintegrating in the intestinal tract (by contact with approximately neutral or alkaline intestine juices) to allow the transport (active or passive) of the active agent through the walls of the intestinal tract.
  • enteric coating is one which passes through the stomach without releasing substantial amounts of drug in the stomach (i.e., less than 10% release, 5% release and even 1% release in the stomach) and sufficiently disintegrating in the intestinal tract (by contact with approximately neutral or alkaline intestine juices) to allow the transport (active or passive) of the active agent through the walls of the intestinal tract.
  • a coating which remains intact for at least 2 hours, in contact with artificial gastric juices such as HCl of pH 1 at 36 to 38 °C and thereafter disintegrates within 30 minutes in artificial intestinal juices such as a KH 2 PO 4 buffered solution of pH 6.8 is one example.
  • artificial gastric juices such as HCl of pH 1 at 36 to 38 °C and thereafter disintegrates within 30 minutes in artificial intestinal juices such as a KH 2 PO 4 buffered solution of pH 6.8
  • EUDRAGIT material commercially available and reported on by Behringer, Manchester University, Saale Co., and the like. Enteric coatings are discussed further, below.
  • a timed release system is represented by Time Erosion System (TES) by Fujisawa Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Pulsincap by R. P. Scherer. According to these systems, the site of drug release is decided by the time of transit of a preparation in the gastrointestinal tract. Since the transit of a preparation in the gastrointestinal tract is largely influenced by the gastric emptying time, some time release systems are also enterically coated.
  • TES Time Erosion System
  • the enteric coating is typically, although not necessarily, a polymeric material.
  • Preferred enteric coating materials comprise bioerodible, gradually hydrolyzable and/or gradually water-soluble polymers.
  • the "coating weight,” or relative amount of coating material per capsule, generally dictates the time interval between ingestion and drug release. Any coating should be applied to a sufficient thickness such that the entire coating does not dissolve in the gastrointestinal fluids at pH below about S, but does dissolve at pH about 5 and above. It is expected that any anionic polymer exhibiting a pH- dependent solubility profile can be used as an enteric coating in the practice of the present invention.
  • enteric coating material will depend on the following properties: resistance to dissolution and disintegration in the stomach; impermeability to gastric fluids and drug/carrier/enzyme while in the stomach; ability to dissolve or disintegrate rapidly at the target intestine site; physical and chemical stability during storage; non-toxicity; ease of application as a coating (substrate friendly); and economical practicality.
  • Suitable enteric coating materials include, but are not limited to: cellulosic polymers such as cellulose acetate phthalate, cellulose acetate trimellitate, hydroxypropyhnethyl cellulose phthalate, hydroxypropyhmethyl cellulose succinate and carboxymethylcellulose sodium; acrylic acid polymers and copolymers, preferably formed from acrylic acid, methacryiic acid, methyl acrylate, ammonium methylacrylate, ethyl acrylate, methyl methacrylate and/or ethyl methacrylate (e.g., those copolymers sold under the trade name EUDRAGIT); vinyl polymers and copolymers such as polyvinyl acetate, polyvinylacetate phthalate, vinylacetate crotonic acid copolymer, and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers; and shellac (purified lac).
  • cellulosic polymers such as cellulose acetate phthalate, cellulose acetate trimellitate,
  • enteric coating material for use herein are those acrylic acid polymers and copolymers available under the trade name EUDRAGIT from Rohm Pharma (Germany).
  • EUDRAGIT series E, L, S, RL, RS and NE copolymers are available as solubilized in organic solvent, as an aqueous dispersion, or as a dry powder.
  • the EUDRAGIT series RL, NE, and RS copolymers are insoluble in the gastrointestinal tract but are permeable and are used primarily for extended release.
  • the EUDRAGIT series E copolymers dissolve in the stomach.
  • the EUDRAGIT series L, L- 3OD and S copolymers are insoluble in stomach and dissolve in the intestine, and are thus most preferred herein.
  • a particular methacryiic copolymer is EUDRAGIT L, particularly L- 3OD and EUDRAGIT L 100-55.
  • EUDRAGIT L-30D the ratio of free carboxyl groups to ester groups is approximately 1:1.
  • the copolymer is known to be insoluble in gastrointestinal fluids having pH below 5.5, generally 1.5-5.5, i.e., the pH generally present in the fluid of the upper gastrointestinal tract, but readily soluble or partially soluble at pH above 5.5, i.e., the pH generally present in the fluid of lower gastrointestinal tract.
  • EUDRAGIT S Another particular methacrylic acid polymer is EUDRAGIT S, which differs from EUDRAGIT L-30D in that the ratio of free carboxyl groups to ester groups is approximately 1 :2.
  • EUDRAGIT S is insoluble at pH below 5.5, but unlike EUDRAGIT L- 3OD, is poorly soluble in gastrointestinal fluids having a pH in the range of 5.5 to 7.0, such as in the small intestine.
  • This copolymer is soluble at pH 7.0 and above, i.e., the pH generally found in the colon.
  • EUDRAGIT S can be used alone as a coating to provide drug delivery in the large intestine.
  • EUDRAGIT S being poorly soluble in intestinal fluids below pH 7, can be used in combination with EUDRAGIT L-30D, soluble in intestinal fluids above pH 5.5, in order to provide a delayed release composition which can be formulated to deliver the active agent to various segments of the intestinal tract.
  • EUDRAGIT L-30D used, the more proximal release and delivery begins, and the more EUDRAGIT S used, the more distal release and delivery begins.
  • both EUDRAGIT L-30D and EUDRAGIT S can be replaced with other pharmaceutically acceptable polymers having similar pH solubility characteristics.
  • the preferred enteric coating is ACRYL-EZETM (methacrylic acid co-polymer type C; Colorcon, West Point, PA).
  • the enteric coating provides for controlled release of the active agent, such that drug release can be accomplished at some generally predictable location.
  • the enteric coating also prevents exposure of the therapeutic agent and carrier to the epithelial and mucosal tissue of the buccal cavity, pharynx, esophagus, and stomach, and to the enzymes associated with these tissues.
  • the enteric coating therefore helps to protect the active agent, carrier and a patient's internal tissue from any adverse event prior to drug release at the desired site of delivery.
  • the coated material of the present invention allows optimization of drug absorption, active agent protection, and safety. Multiple enteric coatings targeted to release the active agent at various regions in the gastrointestinal tract would enable even more effective and sustained improved delivery throughout the gastrointestinal tract.
  • the coating can, and usually does, contain a plasticizer to prevent the formation of pores and cracks that would permit the penetration of the gastric fluids.
  • Suitable plasticizers include, but are not limited to, triethyl citrate (Citroflex 2), triacetin (glyceryl triacetate), acetyl triethyl citrate (Citroflec A2), Carbowax 400 (polyethylene glycol 400), diethyl phthalate, tributyl citrate, acetylated monoglycerides, glycerol, fatty acid esters, propylene glycol, and dibutyl phthalate.
  • a coating comprised of an anionic carboxylic acrylic polymer will usually contain approximately 10% to 25% by weight of a plasticizer, particularly dibutyl phthalate, polyethylene glycol, triethyl citrate and triacetin.
  • the coating can also contain other coating excipients such as detackifiers, antifoaming agents, lubricants (e.g., magnesium stearate), and stabilizers (e.g., hydroxypropylcellulose, acids and bases) to solubilize or disperse the coating material, and to improve coating performance and the coated product.
  • the coating can be applied to particles of the therapeutic agent(s), tablets of the therapeutic agent(s), capsules containing the therapeutic agent(s) and the like, using conventional coating methods and equipment.
  • an enteric coating can be applied to a capsule using a coating pan, an airless spray technique, fluidized bed coating equipment, or the like.
  • Detailed information concerning materials, equipment and processes for preparing coated dosage forms may be found in Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms: Tablets, eds. Lieberman et al. (New York: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 1989), and in Ansel et al., Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms and Drug Delivery Systems, 6th Ed. (Media, PA: Williams & Wilkins, 1995).
  • the coating thickness as noted above, must be sufficient to ensure that the oral dosage form remains intact until the desired site of topical delivery in the lower intestinal tract is reached.
  • drug dosage forms comprise an enterically coated, osmotically activated device housing a formulation of the invention.
  • the drug-containing formulation is encapsulated in a semipermeable membrane or barrier containing a small orifice.
  • the semipermeable membrane allows passage of water in either direction, but not drug. Therefore, when the device is exposed to aqueous fluids, water will flow into the device due to the osmotic pressure differential between the interior and exterior of the device. As water flows into the device, the drug-containing formulation in the interior will be "pumped” out through the orifice.
  • the rate of drug release will be equivalent to the inflow rate of water times the drug concentration.
  • the rate of water influx and drug efflux can be controlled by the composition and size of the orifice of the device.
  • Suitable materials for the semipermeable membrane include, but are not limited to, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl chloride, semipermeable polyethylene glycols, semipermeable polyurethanes, semipermeable polyamides, semipermeable sulfonated polystyrenes and polystyrene derivatives; semipermeable poly(sodium styrenesulfonate), semipermeable poly(vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride), and cellulosic polymers such as cellulose acetate, cellulose diacetate, cellulose triacetate, cellulose propionate, cellulose acetate propionate, cellulose acetate butyrate, cellulose trivalerate, cellulose trilmate, cellulose tripalmitate, cellulose trioct
  • drug dosage forms comprise a sustained release coated device housing a formulation of the invention.
  • the drug-containing formulation is encapsulated in a sustained release membrane or film.
  • the membrane may be semipermeable, as described above.
  • a semipermeable membrane allows for the passage of water inside the coated device to dissolve the drug.
  • the dissolved drug solution diffuses out through the semipermeable membrane.
  • the rate of drug release depends upon the thickness of the coated film and the release of drug can begin in any part of the GI tract.
  • Suitable membrane materials for such a membrane include ethylcellulose.
  • drug dosage forms comprise a sustained release device housing a formulation of the invention.
  • the drug-containing formulation is uniformly mixed with a sustained release polymer.
  • sustained release polymers are high molecular weight water-soluble polymers, which when in contact with water, swell and create channels for water to diffuse inside and dissolve the drug. As the polymers swell and dissolve in water, more of drug is exposed to water for dissolution.
  • sustained release matrix Such a system is generally referred to as sustained release matrix.
  • Suitable materials for such a device include hydropropyl methylcellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, hydroxyethyl cellulose and methyl cellulose.
  • drug dosage forms comprise an enteric coated device housing a sustained release formulation of the invention.
  • the drug containing product described above is coated with an enteric polymer.
  • Such a device would not release any drug in the stomach and when the device reaches the intestine, the enteric polymer is first dissolved and only then would the drug release begin. The drug release would take place in a sustained release fashion.
  • osmotically activated devices can be manufactured using conventional materials, methods and equipment.
  • osmotically activated devices may be made by first encapsulating, in a pharmaceutically acceptable soft capsule, a liquid or semi-solid formulation of the compounds of the invention as described previously.
  • This interior capsule is then coated with a semipermeable membrane composition (comprising, for example, cellulose acetate and polyethylene glycol 4000 in a suitable solvent such as a methylene chloride-methanol admixture), for example using an air suspension machine, until a sufficiently thick laminate is formed, e.g., around 0.05 mm.
  • the semipermeable laminated capsule is then dried using conventional techniques.
  • an orifice having a desired diameter e.g., about 0.99 mm
  • a desired diameter e.g., about 0.99 mm
  • the osmotically activated device may then be enterically coated as previously described.
  • the interior capsule is optional; that is, the semipermeable membrane may be formed directly around the carrier-drug composition.
  • preferred carriers for use in the drug-containing formulation of the osmotically activated device are solutions, suspensions, liquids, immiscible liquids, emulsions, sols, colloids, and oils.
  • Particularly preferred carriers include, but are not limited to, those used for enterically coated capsules containing liquid or semisolid drug formulations.
  • Cellulose coatings include those of cellulose acetate phthalate and trimellitate; methacrylic acid copolymers, e.g. copolymers derived from methylacrylic acid and esters thereof, containing at least 40% methylacrylic acid; and especially hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalate.
  • Methylacrylates include those of molecular weight above 100,000 daltons based on, e.g. methylacrylate and methyl or ethyl methylacrylate in a ratio of about 1 : 1.
  • Typical products include Endragit L, e.g. L 100-55, marketed by Rohm GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany.
  • Typical cellulose acetate phthalates have an acetyl content of 17-26% and a phthalate content of from 30-40% with a viscosity of ca. 45-90 cP.
  • Typical cellulose acetate trimellitates have an acetyl content of 17-26%, a trimellityl content from 25-35% with a viscosity of ca. 15-20 cS.
  • An example of a cellulose acetate trimellitate is the marketed product CAT (Eastman Kodak Company, USA).
  • Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalates typically have a molecular weight of from 20,000 to 130,000 daltons, a hydroxypropyl content of from 5 to 10%, a methoxy content of from 18 to 24% and a phthalyl content from 21 to 35%.
  • An example of a cellulose acetate phthalate is the marketed product CAP (Eastman Kodak, Rochester N. Y., USA).
  • hydroxypropyl methylcellulose phthalates are the marketed products having a hydroxypropyl content of from 6-10%, a methoxy content of from 20-24%, a phthalyl content of from 21-27%, a molecular weight of about 84,000 daltons, sold under the trademark HP50 and available from Shin-Etsu Chemical Co. Ltd., Tokyo, Japan, and having a hydroxypropyl content, a methoxyl content, and a phthalyl content of 5-9%, 18- 22% and 27-35%, respectively, and a molecular weight of 78,000 daltons, known under the trademark HP55 and available from the same supplier.
  • the therapeutic agents may be provided in capsules, coated or not.
  • the capsule material may be either hard or soft, and as will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, typically comprises a tasteless, easily administered and water soluble compound such as gelatin, starch or a cellulosic material.
  • the capsules are preferably sealed, such as with gelatin bands or the like. See, for example, Remington: The Science and Practice of Pharmacy, Nineteenth Edition (Easton, Pa.: Mack Publishing Co., 1995), which describes materials and methods for preparing encapsulated pharmaceuticals.
  • a product containing therapeutic agent(s) of the invention can be configured as a suppository.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention can be placed anywhere within or on the suppository to favorably affect the relative release of the therapeutic agent(s).
  • the nature of the release can be zero order, first order, or sigmoidal, as desired.
  • Suppositories are solid dosage forms of medicine intended for administration via the rectum. Suppositories are compounded so as to melt, soften, or dissolve in the body cavity (around 98.6 °F) thereby releasing the medication contained therein. Suppository bases should be stable, nonirritating, chemically inert, and physiologically inert. Many commercially available suppositories contain oily or fatty base materials, such as cocoa butter, coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and palm oil, which often melt or deform at room temperature necessitating cool storage or other storage limitations.
  • a suppository base comprised of 80 to 99 percent by weight of a lauric-type fat having a hydroxy! value of 20 or smaller and containing glycerides of fatty acids having 8 to 18 carbon atoms combined with 1 to 20 percent by weight diglycerides of fatty acids (which erucic acid is an example of).
  • the shelf life of these type of suppositories is limited due to degradation.
  • Other suppository bases contain alcohols, surfactants, and the like which raise the melting temperature but also can lead to poor absorption of the medicine and side effects due to irritation of the local mucous membranes (see for example, U.S. Patent No. 6,099,853 to Hartelendy et al., U.S. Patent No. 4,999,342 to Ahmad et al., and U.S. Patent No. 4,765,978 to Abidi et al.).
  • the base used in the pharmaceutical suppository composition of this invention includes, in general, oils and fats comprising triglycerides as main components such as cacao butter, palm fat, palm kernel oil, coconut oil, fractionated coconut oil, lard and W ⁇ EPSOL®, waxes such as lanolin and reduced lanolin; hydrocarbons such as VASELINE®, squalene, squalane and liquid paraffin; long to medium chain fatty acids such as caprylic acid, lauric acid, stearic acid and oleic acid; higher alcohols such as lauryl alcohol, cetanol and stearyl alcohol; fatty acid esters such as butyl stearate and dilauryl malonate; medium to long chain carboxylic acid esters of glycerin such as triolein and tristearin; glycerin-substituted carboxylic acid esters such as glycerin acetoacetate; and polyethylene glycols and its derivatives such as macrogols
  • the pharmaceutical composition of this invention may be prepared by uniformly mixing predetermined amounts of the active ingredient, the absorption aid and optionally the base, etc. in a stirrer or a grinding mill, if required at an elevated temperature.
  • the resulting composition may be formed into a suppository in unit dosage form by, for example, casting the mixture in a mold, or by forming it into a gelatin capsule using a capsule filling machine.
  • compositions according to the present invention also can be administered as a nasal spray, nasal drop, suspension, gel, ointment, cream or powder.
  • administration of a composition can also include using a nasal tampon or a nasal sponge containing a composition of the present invention.
  • the nasal delivery systems that can be used with the present invention can take various forms including aqueous preparations, non-aqueous preparations and combinations thereof.
  • Aqueous preparations include, for example, aqueous gels, aqueous suspensions, aqueous liposomal dispersions, aqueous emulsions, aqueous microemulsions and combinations thereof.
  • Non-aqueous preparations include, for example, non-aqueous gels, non-aqueous suspensions, non-aqueous liposomal dispersions, non-aqueous emulsions, non-aqueous microemulsions and combinations thereof.
  • the various forms of the nasal delivery systems can include a buffer to maintain pH, a pharmaceutically acceptable thickening agent and a humectant. The pH of the buffer can be selected to optimize the absorption of the therapeutic agent(s) across the nasal mucosa.
  • suitable forms of buffering agents can be selected such that when the formulation is delivered into the nasal cavity of a mammal, selected pH ranges are achieved therein upon contact with, e.g., a nasal mucosa.
  • the pH of the compositions may be maintained from about 2.0 to about 6.0. It is desirable that the pH of the compositions is one which does not cause significant irritation to the nasal mucosa of a recipient upon administration.
  • the viscosity of the compositions of the present invention can be maintained at a desired level using a pharmaceutically acceptable thickening agent.
  • Thickening agents that can be used in accordance with the present invention include methyl cellulose, xanthan gum, carboxymethyl cellulose, hydroxypropyl cellulose, carbomer, polyvinyl alcohol, alginates, acacia, chitosans and combinations thereof.
  • the concentration of the thickening agent will depend upon the agent selected and the viscosity desired. Such agents can also be used in a powder formulation discussed above.
  • the compositions of the present invention can also include a humectant to reduce or prevent drying of the mucus membrane and to prevent irritation thereof.
  • Suitable humectants that can be used in the present invention include sorbitol, mineral oil, vegetable oil and glycerol; soothing agents; membrane conditioners; sweeteners; and combinations thereof.
  • concentration of the humectant in the present compositions will vary depending upon the agent selected.
  • One or more therapeutic agents may be incorporated into the nasal delivery system or any other delivery system described herein.
  • a composition formulated for topical administration may be liquid or semi-solid (including, for example, a gel, lotion, emulsion, cream, ointment, spray or aerosol) or may be provided in combination with a "finite" carrier, for example, a non- spreading material that retains its form, including, for example, a patch, bioadhesive, dressing or bandage. It may be aqueous or non-aqueous; it may be formulated as a solution, emulsion, dispersion, a suspension or any other mixture.
  • compositions provided herein may be applied topically or locally to various areas in the body of a patient.
  • topical application is intended to refer to application to the tissue of an accessible body surface, such as, for example, the skin (the outer integument or covering) and the mucosa (the mucous-producing, secreting and/or containing surfaces).
  • mucosal surfaces include the mucosal surfaces of the eyes, mouth (such as the lips, tongue, gums, cheeks, sublingual and roof of the mouth), larynx, esophagus, bronchial, nasal passages, vagina and rectum/anus; in some embodiments, preferably the mouth, larynx, esophagus, vagina and rectum/anus; in other embodiments, preferably the eyes, larynx, esophagus, bronchial, nasal passages, and vagina and rectum/anus.
  • local application refers to application to a discrete internal area of the body, such as, for example, a joint, soft tissue area (such as muscle, tendon, ligaments, intraocular or other fleshy internal areas), or other internal area of the body.
  • local application refers to applications to discrete areas of the body.
  • desirable efficacy may involve, for example, penetration of therapeutic agent(s) of the invention into the skin and/or tissue to substantially reach a hyperalgesic site to provide desirable anti-hyperalgesic pain relief.
  • the efficacy of the present compositions may be about the same as that achieved, for example, with central opiate analgesics.
  • the efficacy achieved with therapeutic agent(s) of the invention is preferably obtained without the undesirable effects that are typically associated with central opiates including, for example, respiratory depression, sedation, and addiction, as it is believed that therapeutic agent(s) of the invention does not cross the blood brain barrier.
  • the compositions may also contain a glycol, that is, a compound containing two or more hydroxy groups.
  • a glycol which may be particularly useful for use in the compositions is propylene glycol.
  • the glycol may be included in the compositions in a concentration of from greater than 0 to about 5 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition.
  • compositions are preferably formulated as a solution or a suspension in an aqueous-based medium, such as isotonically buffered saline or are combined with a biocompatible support or bioadhesive intended for internal administration.
  • aqueous-based medium such as isotonically buffered saline
  • Lotions which, for example, may be in the form of a suspension, dispersion or emulsion, contain an effective concentration of one or more of the compounds.
  • the effective concentration is preferably to deliver an effective amount.
  • the compound of the present invention may find use at a concentration of between about 0.1-50% [by weight] or more of one or more of the compounds provided herein.
  • the lotions may contain, for example, [by weight] from 1% to 50% of an emollient and the balance water, a suitable buffer, and other agents as described above. Any emollients known to those of skill in the art as suitable for application to human skin may be used.
  • Hydrocarbon oils and waxes including mineral oil, petrolatum, paraffin, ceresin, ozokerite, microcrystalline wax, polyethylene, and perhydrosqualene.
  • Silicone oils including dimethylpolysiloxanes, methylphenylpolysiloxanes, water-soluble and alcohol-soluble silicone-glycol copolymers,
  • Triglyceride fats and oils including those derived from vegetable, animal and marine sources. Examples include, but are not limited to, castor oil, safflower oil, cotton seed oil, corn oil, olive oil, cod liver oil, almond oil, avocado oil, palm oil, sesame oil, and soybean oil.
  • Acetoglyceride esters such as acetylated monoglycerides.
  • Ethoxylated glycerides such as ethoxylated glyceryl monostearate.
  • Examples include, but are not limited to, hexyl laurate, isohexyl laurate, isohexyl palmitate, isopropyl palmitate, isopropyl myristate, decyl oleate, isodecyl oleate, hexadecyl stearate, decyl stearate, isopropyl isostearate, diisopropyl adipate, diisohexyl adipate, dihexyldecyl adipate, diisopropyl sebacate, lauryl lactate, myristyl lactate, and cetyl lactate, (g) Alkenyl esters of fatty acids having 10 to 20 carbon atoms.
  • Fatty acids having 9 to 22 carbon atoms include, but are not limited to, pelargonic, lauric, myristic, palmitic, stearic, isostearic, hydroxystearic, oleic, linoleic, ricinoleic, arachidonic, behenic, and erucic acids,
  • Fatty alcohols having 10 to 22 carbon atoms such as, but not limited to, lauryl, myristyl, cetyl, hexadecyl, stearyl, isostearyl, hydroxystearyl, oleyl, ricinoleyl, behenyl, erucyl, and 2- octyl dodecyl alcohols
  • Fatty alcohol ethers including, but not limited to eth
  • Lanolin and derivatives including, but not limited to, lanolin, lanolin oil, lanolin wax, lanolin alcohols, lanolin fatty acids, isopropyl lanolate, ethoxylated lanolin, ethoxylated lanolin alcohols, ethoxylated cholesterol, propoxylated lanolin alcohols, acetylated lanolin, acetylated lanolin alcohols, lanolin alcohols linoleate, lanolin alcohols ricinoleate, acetate of lanolin alcohols ricinoleate, acetate of ethoxylated alcohols-esters, hydrogenolysis of lanolin, ethoxylated hydrogenated lanolin, ethoxylated sorbitol lanolin, and liquid and semisolid lanolin absorption bases, (m) polyhydric alcohols and polyether derivatives, including, but not limited to, propylene glycol, dipropylene glycol, polypropylene glyco
  • polyalkylene glycols and derivatives include, but not limited to, ethylene glycol mono- and di-fatty acid esters, diethylene glycol mono- and di-fatty acid esters, polyethylene glycol [M.W.
  • the lotions further preferably contain [by weight] from 1% to 10%, more preferably from 2% to 5%, of an emulsifier.
  • the emulsif ⁇ ers can be nonionic, anionic or cationic.
  • suitable nonionic emulsifiers include, but are not limited to, fatty alcohols having 10 to 20 carbon atoms, fatty alcohols having 10 to 20 carbon atoms condensed with 2 to 20 moles of ethylene oxide or propylene oxide, alkyl phenols with 6 to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl chain condensed with 2 to 20 moles of ethylene oxide, mono- and di-fatty acid esters of ethylene oxide, mono- and di-fatty acid esters of ethylene glycol where the fatty acid moiety contains from 10 to 20 carbon atoms, diethylene glycol, polyethylene glycols of molecular weight 200 to 6000, propylene glycols of molecular weight 200 to 3000, glycerol, sorbitol, sorbitan
  • Suitable anionic emulsifiers include, but are not limited to, the fatty acid soaps, e.g., sodium, potassium and triethanolamine soaps, where the fatty acid moiety contains from 10 to 20 carbon atoms.
  • Other suitable anionic emulsifiers include, but are not limited to, the alkali metal, ammonium or substituted ammonium alkyl sulfates, alkyl arylsulfo nates, and alkyl ethoxy ether sulfonates having 10 to 30 carbon atoms in the alkyl moiety.
  • the alkyl ethoxy ether sulfonates contain from 1 to 50 ethylene oxide units.
  • cationic emulsifiers are quaternary ammonium, morpholinium and pyridinium compounds. Certain of the emollients described in preceding paragraphs also have emulsifying properties. When a lotion is formulated containing such an emollient, an additional emulsif ⁇ er is not needed, though it can be included in the composition.
  • the balance of the lotion is water or a CT or C 3 alcohol, or a mixture of water and the alcohol.
  • the lotions are formulated by simply admixing all of the components together.
  • the compound, such as loperamide is dissolved, suspended or otherwise uniformly dispersed in the mixture.
  • a thickening agent at a level from 1% to 10% by weight of the composition.
  • suitable thickening agents include, but are not limited to: cross- linked carboxypolymethylene polymers, ethyl cellulose, polyethylene glycols, gum tragacanth, gum kharaya, xanthan gums and bentonite, hydroxyethyl cellulose, and hydroxypropyl cellulose.
  • Creams can be formulated to contain a concentration effective to deliver an effective amount of therapeutic agent(s) of the invention to the treated tissue, typically at between about 0.1%, preferably at greater than 1% up to and greater than 50%, preferably between about 3% and 50%, more preferably between about 5% and 15% therapeutic agent(s) of the invention.
  • the creams also contain from 5% to 50%, preferably from 10% to 25%, of an emollient and the remainder is water or other suitable non-toxic carrier, such as an isotonic buffer.
  • the emollients, as described above for the lotions can also be used in the cream compositions.
  • the cream may also contain a suitable emulsifier, as described above.
  • the emulsifier is included in the composition at a level from 3% to 50%, preferably from 5% to 20%.
  • These compositions that are formulated as solutions or suspensions may be applied to the skin, or, may be formulated as an aerosol or foam and applied to the skin as a spray-on.
  • the aerosol compositions typically contain [by weight] from 25% to 80%, preferably from 30% to 50%, of a suitable propellant.
  • propellants are the chlorinated, fluorinated and chlorofluorinated lower molecular weight hydrocarbons. Nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, butane, and propane are also used as propellant gases. These propellants are used as understood in the art in a quantity and under a pressure suitable to expel the contents of the container.
  • solutions and suspensions may also be topically applied to the eyes and mucosa.
  • Solutions particularly those intended for ophthalmic use, may be formulated as 0.01%- 10% isotonic solutions, pH about 5-7, with appropriate salts, and preferably containing one or more of the compounds herein at a concentration of about 0.1%, preferably greater than 1%, up to 50% or more.
  • Suitable ophthalmic solutions are known [see, e.g., U.S. Pat. No. 5,1 16,868, which describes typical compositions of ophthalmic irrigation solutions and solutions for topical application].
  • Such solutions which have a pH adjusted to about 7.4, contain, for example, 90-100 mM sodium chloride, 4-6 mM dibasic potassium phosphate, 4-6 mM dibasic sodium phosphate, 8-12 mM sodium citrate, 0.5-1.5 mM magnesium chloride, 1.5-2.5 mM calcium chloride, 15-25 mM sodium acetate, 10-20 mM D.L.-sodium, ⁇ .-hydroxybutyrate and 5-5.5 mM glucose.
  • Gel compositions can be formulated by simply admixing a suitable thickening agent to the previously described solution or suspension compositions.
  • suitable thickening agents have been previously described with respect to the lotions.
  • the gelled compositions contain an effective amount of therapeutic agent(s) of the invention, typically at a concentration of between about 0.1-50% by weight or more of one or more of the compounds provided herein.; from 5% to 75%, preferably from 10% to 50%, of an organic solvent as previously described; from 0.5% to 20%, preferably from 1% to 10% of the thickening agent; the balance being water or other aqueous or non-aqueous carrier, such as, for example, an organic liquid, or a mixture of carriers.
  • the formulations can be constructed and arranged to create steady state plasma levels. Steady state plasma concentrations can be measured using HPLC techniques, as are known to those of skill in the art.
  • Steady state is achieved when the rate of drug availability is equal to the rate of drug elimination from the circulation.
  • the therapeutic agent(s) of the invention will be administered to patients either on a periodic dosing regimen or with a constant infusion regimen.
  • the concentration of drug in the plasma will tend to rise immediately after the onset of administration and will tend to fall over time as the drug is eliminated from the circulation by means of distribution into cells and tissues, by metabolism, or by excretion.
  • Steady state will be obtained when the mean drug concentration remains constant over time.
  • intermittent dosing the pattern of the drug concentration cycle is repeated identically in each interval between doses with the mean concentration remaining constant.
  • the mean drug concentration will remain constant with very little oscillation.
  • the achievement of steady state is determined by means of measuring the concentration of drug in plasma over at least one cycle of dosing such that one can verify that the cycle is being repeated identically from dose to dose.
  • maintenance of steady state can be verified by determining drug concentrations at the consecutive troughs of a cycle, just prior to administration of another dose.
  • steady state can be verified by any two consecutive measurements of drug concentration.
  • excipients may be used that increase intestinal membrane permeability (Aungst, BJ. J Pharmaceutical Science Vol. 89, Issue 4, pp. 429-442, 2000).
  • Permeation enhancers may include surfactants, fatty acids, medium chain glycerides, steroidal detergents, acyl carnitine and alkanoylcholines, N-acetylated alpha-amino acids and N- acetylated non-alpha-amino acids, and chitosans, and other mucoadhesive polymers.
  • cholate glycocholate, glycosursodeoxycholate, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin, hydroxypropyl- gamma-cylcodextrin, gamma-cylcodextrin, tetradecyl-beta-D-maltose, octylglucoside, citric acid, glycyrrhetinic acid, and Tween-80 ® (Shah, R. B. et al J Pharm. Sci Apr 93(4): 1070-82, 2004).
  • Naltrexone hydrochloride (9.57 g, 25.3 mmol) was dissolved in aqueous NaOH (75 mL, 1.0 N) and stirred at room temperature under N 2 .
  • Formamidinesulfinic acid (10.9 g, 101.3 mmol) in NaOH (75 mL, 1.0 N) was added over 25 min.
  • the resulting solution was heated at 85 °C for 2 h.
  • aqueous NH4CI (13.6 g in 150 mL of water) was added dropwise. This was extracted with 10% MeOH in CHCl 3 (5X 200 mL).
  • Noroxymorphone 1 (600 mg, 3.09 mmol) was dissolved in anhydrous DMF (10 mL) and stirred under N 2 .
  • NaHCO 3 (519 mg, 6.18 mmol) was added, followed by propargyl bromide (0.40 mL, 3.51 mmol).
  • the resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature 21 h.
  • Aqueous Na 2 CO 3 solution (40 mL, 2 M) was added.
  • the resulting mixture was extracted with DCM (2X40 mL). The DCM extracts were combined, dried over Na 2 SO 4 and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated.
  • the yellow solid was stirred with Et 2 O overnight and filtered to give 2 (500 mg, 50%) as a tan solid.
  • the aqueous phase was made basic with c. NH 4 OH, the precipitated white solid was extracted with CH 2 Cl 2 , washed with brine, dried (Na 2 SO 4 ) and the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to obtain a white foam (2.40 g, 70%).
  • reaction mixture was then extracted with chloroform, washed with brine and dried (Na 2 SO ⁇ . Evaporation of the solvent provided the crude product, which was purified by flash column chromatography using 2-4% MeOH / CHCl 3 + 1% NH 4 OH as eluent to isolate the pure product (0.16 g, 51%) as a white solid.
  • the solvent was evaporated under reduced pressure to provide a residue that was dissolved in 2N HCl (200 ml) and extracted with ether (organic phase was discarded).
  • the aqueous phase was made basic with aqueous NH 4 OH and extracted with DCM, washed with brine and dried (Na 2 SO 4 ).
  • the solvent was removed under reduced pressure to provide a white foam (2.4 g, 70%).
  • the title compound was prepared from 17-Cyclopropylmethyl-4,5 ⁇ - epoxy-3-hydroxy-14-methoxyrnorphinan according to the general procedure.
  • a mixture of dichloromethane and methanol (5: 1) was used as solvent.
  • the solvents were removed in vacuum and the residue was re-dissolved in water and washed with ether (to remove the final traces of mCBA).
  • the aqueous extracts were lyophyllized to get the crude material that was purified by semi- prep HPLC (water/methanol 70/30, with 0.1% TFA) to afford 31% of C0025 as a white solid.
  • Morphinan 3 (0.46 g, 1.0 mmol) was dissolved in MeOH (60 mL). Pd/C (10%, wet, 0.24 g, 0.224 mmol) was added. The resulting mixture was stirred at room temperature under a H 2 balloon. Mass spectrometry after 1 h indicated complete conversion of the starting material to the product. The reaction solution was filtered and the residue was dissolved in DCM (25 mL) and washed with aqueous Na 2 CO 3 (10 mL, 2M). The DCM layer was separated and the aqueous layer was extracted with DCM (25 mL). The DCM extract was combined with the above DCM layer. This was dried over Na 2 S ⁇ 4 and filtered. The filtrate was evaporated to give 4 (0.256 g, 71 %) as a yellow foam. This was used in the next reaction without purification.
  • Amine 4 is a synthetic intermediate en route to 14- amido substituted morphinans such as (S)-17-Cyclopropylmethyl-4,5 ⁇ -epoxy-3-hydroxy- 14-acetamido-morphinan-6-one N-oxide trifluoroacetic acid salt.
  • Amine 4 17-cyclopropylmethyl-4,5 ⁇ -epoxy-3-methoxy-14-amino morphinan-6-one, provides a convergent route to 14-amino morphinan derivatives.

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La présente invention concerne de nouveaux N-oxydes d'analogues 4,5-époxy-morphinanium. La présente invention concerne également des compositions pharmaceutiques contenant les N-oxydes d'analogues 4,5-époxy-morphinanium et leurs procédés d'utilisation pharmaceutique. Les composés décrits sont utiles, entre autres, en tant que modulateurs de récepteurs opioïdes.
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