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Definitions

• the present invention relates to methods, and compositions, for reducing/preventing the acute symptoms associated with the moderate or excessive intake of alcohols, particularly ethanol in the form of alcoholic beverages.
• the symptoms caused by the moderate or excessive (i.e., intoxicating) intake of alcohol are unpleasant, particularly in the post-exhilaration or veisalgia stage (i.e., "hangover”).
• Such symptoms include, for example, substantial physical and mental fatigue, nausea, loss of appetite, tremors of the hand and limbs (the “shakes"), joint weakness/pain, dehydration, irritability, lack of coordination, concentration difficulties, sleeplessness, impaired memory and visual- spatial skills, headache, drowsiness, dry mouth, dizziness, gastro-intestinal complaints, sweating, and anxiety.
• Excessive drinking is defined as four or more drinks per occasion for women; five or more drinks per occasion for men; high weekly use; and any alcohol use by pregnant women or (hose under age 21. Excessive drinking typically is associated with attaining blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0.055% and above.
• BAC blood alcohol content
• congeners i.e., trace chemicals produced during fermentation contained in some beverages, contribute to hangover symptoms.
• high-congener, darker-colored liquors like bourbon and whiskey result in more severe hangover symptoms than lighter-colored or clear liquors like vodka, which has none.
• Rohsenow et al., Curr Drug Abuse Rev., 3(2):76-9 (June 2010). It has been suggested that one particular congener, methanol, perhaps accounts for the enduring effects of hangover symptoms.
• the present invention provides a method of inhibiting the symptoms associated with intake of alcohol.
• the method comprises administering to a subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition prior to alcohol intake.
• the pharmaceutical composition comprises a) a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, and/or a salt thereof; and b) an Hi-antihistamine, typically a non-sedating Hi-antihistamine.
• the symptoms include fatigue and/or headache and/or thirst.
• the alcohol is ethanol in the form of beverages.
• the excessive intake of alcohol is an amount which provides a blood alcohol concentration of up to about 0.17 %.
• the pharmaceutical composition is administered at most 60 minutes before intake of alcohol, or at most 5 minutes before intake of alcohol.
• the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug is aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, diflunisal, etodolac, indomethacin, ketoprofen, ketorolac, meloxicam, nabumetone, oxaprozin, piroxicam, salsalate, sulindac, tolmetin or combinations thereof.
• the Hi- antihistamine is fexofenadine, loratadine, cetirizine, desloratadine or combinations thereof.
• the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug is naproxen sodium and the Hi-antihistamine is fexofenadine.
• the amount of naproxen sodium is about 220mg to about 880mg, and the amount of fexofenadine is about 60mg to about 120mg.
• the naproxen sodium and the fexofenadine is combined in one unit dose.
• the naproxen sodium and the fexofenadine is in the form of a tablet, lozenge or chewing gum.
• the amount of ibuprofen is about 200mg to about 800mg. In one embodiment, the amount of aspirin is about 325mg to about lOOOmg. In one embodiment, the amount of loratadine is about lOmg to about 20mg. In one embodiment, the amount of cetirizine is about 5mg to about 20mg. In one embodiment, the amount of desloratidine is about 5mg to about lOmg.
• the present invention provides a method of inhibiting the symptoms associated with intake of alcohol, comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition prior to alcohol intake, wherein the pharmaceutical composition consists essentially of about 220mg to about 880mg of naproxen sodium, and about 60mg to about 120mg fexofenadine.
• the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition
• a pharmaceutical composition comprising a) a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, and/or a salt thereof; and b) a non-sedating Hi-antihistamine.
• the pharmaceutical composition is in the form of an orally-dissolving tablet or lozenge.
• the pharmaceutical composition comprises the non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug of aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac, diflunisal, etodolac,
• indomethacin ketoprofen, ketorolac, meloxicam, nabumetone, oxaprozin, piroxicam, salsalate, sulindac, tolmetin or combinations thereof.
• the pharmaceutical composition comprises the non-sedating Hi- antihistamine of fexofenadine, loratadine, cetirizine, desloratadine, or combinations thereof.
• the pharmaceutical composition comprises naproxen sodium and fexofenadine.
• the amount of naproxen sodium is about 110 mg to about 900mg, and the amount of fexofenadine is about 25mg to about 200mg.
• the amount of naproxen sodium is about 220 and the amount of fexofenadine is about 60 mg.
• the naproxen sodium and the fexofenadine is in the form of an orally-dissolving tablet or lozenge combined in a one unit dose.
• the pharmaceutical composition comprises ibuprofen in the amount of about 200mg to about 800mg. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition comprises aspirin in the amount of about 325mg to about lOOOmg. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition comprises loratadine in the amount of about lOmg to about 20mg. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition comprises cetirizine in the amount of about 5mg to about 20mg. In one embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition comprises
• desloratidine in the amount of about 5mg to about lOmg.
• the present invention is directed to methods, and pharmaceutical compositions, to reduce and/or prevent the symptoms associated with moderate and excessive intake of alcohol.
• the methods include the administration of particular pharmaceutical compositions before the onset of such symptoms.
• the pharmaceutical composition comprises a) at least one non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug ("NSAID”), and/or salts thereof, and b) at least one antihistamine of the nonsedating HI antagonist group ("Hi -antihistamines").
• NSAID non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug
• Hi -antihistamines at least one antihistamine of the nonsedating HI antagonist group
• the NSAID of the present invention includes any NSAID.
• suitable NSAIDs include, but are not limited to, aspirin (i.e., acetylsalicylic acid); ibuprofen (i.e., isobutylphenylpropanoic acid); naproxen (i.e., 6-met oxy-a-methyl-2-naphthaleneacetic acid); diclofenac (i.e., 2-[(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-amino]benzene acetic acid); diflunisal (i.e., 2',4'- difluoro-4-hydroxybiphenyl-3-carboxylic acid); etodolac (i.e., ( ?S)-2-(l,8-Diethyl-4,9-dihydro- 3H-pyrano[3,4-b]indol-l-yl)acetic acid); indomethacin (i.e
• the NSAIDs include all pharmaceutically acceptable versions of the NSAIDs, including, for example, stereoisomers and/or any mixtures thereof, all pharmaceutically acceptable zwitterions and/or any mixtures thereof, all pharmaceutically acceptable polymorphic forms and/or any mixtures thereof, and all pharmaceutically acceptable complexes (including solvates) and/or any mixtures thereof.
• NSAID salts include all salts of NSA IDs which are pharmaceutically acceptable (i.e., non-toxic at therapeutically effective doses).
• NSAID salts include their racemates, enantiomers, or any mixtures thereof.
• Particularly suitable salts of the NSAIDs comprise alkali-metal salts (e.g., sodium and/or potassium salts), alkaline earth metal salts (e.g., magnesium and/or calcium salts), aluminum salts, ammonium salts, salts of suitable organic bases (e.g., salts of alkylamines and/or -methyl-D-glutamine), salts of amino acids (e.g., salts of arginine and/or lysine).
• alkali-metal salts e.g., sodium and/or potassium salts
• alkaline earth metal salts e.g., magnesium and/or calcium salts
• aluminum salts e.g., ammonium salts
• salts of suitable organic bases e.g., salts of alkylamines and/or -methyl-D-glutamine
• salts of amino acids e.g., salts of arginine and/or lysine
• the NSAID salts also include all enantiomeric salts formed with pharmaceutically acceptable chiral acids and/or bases and/or any mixtures of enantiomers of such salts (e.g., (+) tartrates, (-) tartrates and/or any mixtures thereof including racemic mixtures).
• a typical salt of an NSAID is naproxen sodium.
• the Hi -antihistamines of the present invention include any Hi -antihistamine, preferably any non-sedating ⁇ -antihistamine.
• suitable ⁇ -antihistamines include, but are not limited to, loratadine (i.e., ethyl 4-(8-chloro-5,6-dihydro-l lH-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta- [l,2-b]pyridin- l l-ylidene)- l-piperidinecarboxylate); cetirizine (i.e., (+)-[2-[4-[(4- chlorophenyl)phenylmethyl]-l- piperazinyl]ethoxy] acetic acid); desloratadine (i.e., 8-chloro- 6,11-dihydro- l l-(4-piperdinylidene)- 5H-benzo[5,6]cyclohepta[l,2-
• fexofenadine i.e., (+)-4-[l hydroxy-4-[4-(hydroxydiphenylmethyl)-l-piperidinyl]-butyl]-a, a- dimethyl benzeneacetic acid).
• hangover symptoms After intake of alcohol, many people develop symptoms referred to as "hangover" symptoms or veisalgia. These symptoms include, for example, substantial physical and menial fatigue, drowsiness, nausea, loss of appetite, tremors of the hand and limbs (the “shakes"), joint weakness/pain, dehydration, dry mouth (i.e., thirst), irritability, anxiety, lack of coordination, dizziness, difficulty in concentration, sleep disturbances (e.g., sleeplessness), impaired memory and visual-spatial skills, gastro-intestinal complaints, sweating and headache.
• sleeps e.g., sleeplessness
• the methods of the present invention comprise the administration of the
• composition to a human in an amount which is effective to inhibit the symptoms occurring after moderate or excessive alcohol intake.
• compositions of the present invention inhibit the symptoms of hangover.
• the thirst i.e., dry mouth
• ADH antidiuretic hormone
• diuresis occurs. It is believed that this diuresis is responsible for the thirst associated with veisalgia.
• thirst is modulated from the hypothalamus, and alcohol may have an effect at the hypothalamus to cause thirst.
• NSAIDs are not known to affect ADH or have any effect on the hypothalamus, nor decrease thirst by any mechanism.
• Non-sedating anti-histamines are not known to affect ADH or affect the
• hypothalamus to any degree that could modulate thirst.
• naproxen nor fexofenadine alone, has shown any effect or side effect of reducing thirst.
• they when taken in combination, prior to alcohol consumption, they have surprisingly been found to prevent, inhibit or reduce alcohol-induced thirst.
• alcohol is ingested in the form of alcoholic beverages containing ethanol, and sometimes methanol.
• alcoholic beverages can be inhaled directly into the respiratory system with aid of a vaporizing or nebulizing device for recreational use and/or absorbed through mucosal membranes, such as, e.g., through vaginal or rectal tissue.
• a commonly used metric of alcohol intake is "blood alcohol content” (BAC), also called blood alcohol concentration, blood ethanol concentration, or blood alcohol level.
• Blood alcohol content is usually expressed as a percentage of ethanol in the blood in units of mass of alcohol per volume of blood or mass of alcohol per mass of blood, depending on the country. For instance, in North America a BAC of 0.1% (0.1% or one tenth of one percent) means that there is 0.10g of alcohol for every dL of blood.
• the methods of the present invention are effective for inhibiting one or more hangover symptom where the alcohol intake results in a BAC which can be considered moderate to excessive alcohol intake. For example, the methods are effective for alcohol intake that results in a BAC of from about 0.01% to about 0.3%. Examples of other lower boundaries of this range include about 0.03%, about 0.06%, about 0.09%, about 0.10% and about 0.12%.
• Examples of other upper boundaries of this range include about 0.15%, about 0.17%, about 0.19%, about 0.20% and about 0.25%.
• the term “inhibit” includes “reduce” and/or “prevent” and/or “shorten duration.” That is, the method of the present invention is considered to be effective if it causes one or more of: a reduction/inhibition/prevention of any symptom
• hangover symptoms can be assessed by comparing the magnitude and/or duration of at least one hangover symptom in a subject at two different occasions, that is, i) when administered the pharmaceutical composition, and then the subject intakes alcohol to attain a certain BAC; and ii) when not administered the pharmaceutical composition, and then the subject intakes alcohol to attain substantially the same BAC.
• hangover symptoms are reduced by at least about 10%, at least about 20%, at least about 30%, at least about 40%, at least about 50%, at least about 60%, at least about 70%, at least about 80%, at least about 90%, or at least about 100%.
• the method of the present invention is considered to be effective if it reduces/inhibits/prevents headache and/or fatigue and/or thirst, or shortens the duration of an episode of headache and/or fatigue and/or thirst.
• reduction of the hangover symptoms of pain and fatigue were completely prevented or reduced by at least 60% or 80%, wherein the BAC was up to about 0.17; and reduction of the hangover symptom of thirst was completely prevented or reduced by at least about 75%, wherein the BAC ranged from about 0.05 to 0.1.
• Naproxen sodium from about 150 mg to about 900 mg: Examples of other lower boundaries of this range include about 220 mg, about 275 mg, about 320 mg and about 420 mg. Examples of other upper boundaries of this range include about 580 mg, about 680 mg, about 780 mg and about 880 mg. Other suitable amounts of naproxen include from about 110 mg to about 950 mg.
• Ibuprofen from about 150 mg to about 900 mg examples include about 200 mg, about 220 mg, about 320 mg and about 420 mg. Examples of other upper boundaries of this range include about 580 mg, about 680 mg, about 780 mg and about 800 mg. Other suitable amounts of ibuprofen include from about 100 mg to about 950 mg.
• Aspirin from about 250 mg to about 1200 mg examples of other lower boundaries of this range include about 325 mg, about 450 mg, about 550 mg and about 650 mg. Examples of other upper boundaries of this range include about 750 mg, about 850 mg, about 950 mg, and about 1000 mg.
• Examples of typical amounts of ⁇ -antihistamines to be administered in the methods of the present invention follows.
• Fexofenadine from about 25 mg to about 200 mg Examples of other lower boundaries of this range include about 60 mg, about 70 mg, about 80 mg and about 90 mg.
• Examples of other upper boundaries of this range include about 95 mg, about 100 mg, about 110 mg and about 120 mg.
• Loratadine from about 5 mg to about 40 mg Examples of other lower boundaries of this range include about 10 mg, about 12 mg and about 15 mg.
• Examples of other upper boundaries of this range include about 16 mg, about 18 mg and about 20 mg.
• Cetirizine from about 2 mg to about 40 mg Examples of other lower boundaries of this range include about 5 mg, about 12 mg and about 15 mg. Examples of other upper boundaries of this range include about 16 mg, about 18 mg and about 20 mg.
• Desloratidine from about 2 mg to about 40 mg Examples of other lower boundaries of this range include about 5 mg, about 6 mg and about 7 mg. Examples of other upper boundaries of this range include about 8 mg, about 9 mg and about 10 mg.
• the pharmaceutical composition is administered before the onset of symptoms.
• administration is at most about 120 minutes before alcohol intake, at most about 90 minutes before alcohol intake, at most about 60 minutes before alcohol intake, at most about 30 minutes before alcohol intake, at most about 20 minutes before alcohol intake, just right before the alcohol intake, or simultaneously with alcohol intake.
• the pharmaceutical composition can be administered up to about 2 hours to about 4 hours after alcohol intake, but before the onset of symptoms.
• Hangover symptoms typically develop when BAC begins to decline, typically when BAC returns to substantially about zero.
• the pharmaceutical composition can be administered by methods known in the art.
• the pharmaceutical composition can be administered systemically.
• systemic administration means administration to a human by a method that causes the compositions to be absorbed into the bloodstream.
• the pharmaceutical compositions are administered orally by any method known in the art.
• the compositions can be administered in the form of tablets, including, e.g., orally-dissolvable tablets, chewable tablets; capsules; lozenges; pills (e.g., pastilles, dragees); troches; elixirs; suspensions; syrups; wafers; chewing gum; strips; films (e.g., orally-dissolving thin films); soluble powders; effervescent compositions; and the like.
• the NSAID (and/or salt thereof) and the Hi-antihistamine can be supplied in combination as one unit dose, or can be supplied individually, e.g., supplied in a package with a unit dose of NSAID and a unit dose of Hi-antihistamine.
• compositions can be administered enterally or parenterally, e.g., intravenously; intramuscularly; subcutaneously, as injectable solutions or suspensions; intraperitoneally; sublingually; or rectally (e.g., by suppositories). Administration can also be intranasally, in the form of, for example, an intranasal spray; or transdermally, in the form of, for example, a patch.
• composition compounds of the invention can be formulated per se in pharmaceutical preparations, optionally, with a suitable pharmaceutical carrier (vehicle) or excipient, as understood by practitioners in the art. These preparations can be made according to conventional chemical methods.
• a suitable pharmaceutical carrier vehicle or excipient
• carriers commonly used include lactose and corn starch, and lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate are commonly added.
• useful carriers include lactose and corn starch.
• Further examples of carriers and excipients include milk, sugar, certain types of clay, gelatin, stearic acid or salts thereof, calcium stearate, talc, vegetable fats or oils, gums and glycols.
• emulsifying and/or suspending agents are commonly added.
• sweetening and/or flavoring agents may be added to the oral compositions.
• sterile solutions of the pharmaceutically compositions can be employed, and the pH of the solutions can be suitably adjusted and buffered.
• the total concentration of the solute(s) can be controlled in order to render the preparation isotonic.
• a preferred embodiment of the invention is an orally dissolving tablet comprising an NSAID and a non-sedating antihistamine with or without a taste masking ingredient, diluents, etc.
• Such tablet can be administered without water onto the tongue leading to immediate dissolution and is absorbed gastrointestinally or buccally.
• Orally dissolving tablets can be formulated by a number of techniques including compression and lyophilization, as would be known to a skilled artisan.
• Another preferred embodiment of the invention is a lozenge or troche comprising an NSAID and a non-sedating antihistamine with or without a taste masking ingredient, diluents, etc.
• Such lozenge/troche can be administered without water, and can slowly dissolve in the mouth, or can be swallowed or chewed.
• Such lozenges/troches can be formulated by
• compositions of the present invention can further comprise one or more pharmaceutically acceptable additional ingredient(s) such as alum, stabilizers, buffers, coloring agents, flavoring agents, and the like.
• additional ingredient(s) such as alum, stabilizers, buffers, coloring agents, flavoring agents, and the like.
• orally administered pharmaceutical compositions can contain breathe neutralizers, e.g., peppermint or menthol scents.
• the pharmaceutical compositions can include further active ingredients. Examples of such active ingredients include a proton pump inhibitor and an H-2 antagonist.
• the pharmaceutical composition may be administered by controlled release.
• Controlled release administration is a method of drug delivery to achieve a certain level of the drug over a particular period of time. The level typically is measured by plasma concentration. Methods for controlled release of drugs are well known in the art.
• compositions can be formulated for controlled release.
• the composition can be a capsule containing beadlets, wherein some of the beadlets dissolve instantaneously and some of the beadlets dissolve at delayed times due to different types of beadlet coatings.
• the pharmaceutical composition comprises an active ingredient, wherein the active ingredient consists of: a) NSAID, and/or salt thereof, and b) ⁇ -antihistamine.
• the pharmaceutical composition consists of: a) NSAID, and/or salt thereof, b) ⁇ -antihistamine, and c) at least one carrier and/or excipient.
• the pharmaceutical composition consists essentially of the active ingredients of: a) NSAID and/or salt thereof, and b) ⁇ -antihistamine. That is, any other ingredients that may materially affect the basic and novel characteristics of the active ingredients of the invention are specifically excluded from the composition. Any ingredient which can potentially cause an undesirable effect/side effect, including, for example, an allergic response, may materially affect the basic and novel characteristics of the active ingredients of the invention.
• decongestants sedating antihistamines, nicotinamide; NAD; agonists of cannabinoid receptors; N-benzyl pyrrole compounds; an anti-CGRP antibody/antibody fragment or a polypeptide comprising such fragments; 4-methylpyrazole or salt thereof; and/or ginsenoside.
• the aforementioned ingredients may materially change the characteristics of the present pharmaceutical composition due to unwanted effects and/or potential allergic responses. For example, decongestant and/or sedating effects are not desired in some embodiments of the invention.
• Examples of unwanted potential effects of nicotinamide and NAD include upset stomach, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, black/tarry stools, easy bruising/bleeding, edema, and jaundice.
• Examples of unwanted potential effects of agonists of cannabinoid receptors include difficulties with short-term memory, agitation, feeling tense, anxiety, dizziness or
• N-benzyl pyrrole compounds include allergic responses.
• Examples of unwanted potential effects of anti-CGRP antibody/antibody fragments include allergic reactions, fever and vomiting.
• Examples of unwanted potential effects of 4- methylpyrazole include elevation of serum transaminase values.
• Examples of unwanted potential effects of ginsenoside include hormone-like effects (e.g., menstrual problems, breast pain, vaginal bleeding), insomnia, increased heart rate, blood pressure variations, headache, diarrhea, itching, rash, dizziness, mood changes.
• the pharmaceutical formulation does not comprise decongestants, sedating antihistamines, nicotinamide; nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD); agonists of cannabinoid receptors; N-benzyl pyrrole compounds; an anti-CGRP antibody/antibody fragment, or a polypeptide comprising such fragment; 4-methylpyrazole or salt thereof; and ginsenoside.
• the subject After a thorough washout period, and without taking any medication prior to drinking, the subject drank 5 glasses of white wine (5oz each) over 3.5 hours. This correlates to a blood alcohol concentration of approximately 0.11 %. Drinks were consumed during and after dinner, followed by sleep. Headache pain the next morning/day using the visual analog pain scale was reported to be 4. Fatigue the next morning/day using the visual analog fatigue scale was reported to be 5. [0071] After a thorough washout period, the subject ingested naproxen sodium 220 mg and fexofenadine 60 mg just prior to drinking. She drank 3 glasses of beer (12oz each) over 2.5 hours. This correlates to a blood alcohol concentration of approximately 0.07%. Drinks were consumed during and after dinner, followed by sleep. Headache pain the next morning/day using the visual analog pain scale was reported to be 0. Fatigue the next morning/day using the visual analog fatigue scale was reported to be 0.

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