77 results about "Zopiclone" patented technology

One aspect of the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing two or more active agents that when taken together can be used to treat, e.g., insomnia and / or depression. The first component of the pharmaceutical composition is a GABA receptor modulating compound. The second component of the pharmaceutical composition is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, a 5-HT2A modulator, or dopamine reuptake inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition comprises eszopiclone. In a preferred embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition comprises eszopiclone and fluoxetine. The present invention also relates to a method of treating a sleep abnormality, treating insomnia, treating depression, augmenting antidepressant therapy, eliciting a dose-sparing effect, reducing depression relapse, improving the efficacy of antidepressant therapy or improving the tolerability of antidepressant therapy, comprising co-administering to a patient in need thereof a GABA-receptor-modulating compound; and a SRI, NRI, 5-HT2A modulator or DRI.

The invention is directed to racemic and stereomerically pure compounds of Formula 3:and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, methods of their use, and methods of their preparation.

Methods and compositions are disclosed utilizing the optically pure (+) isomer of zopiclone. This compound is a potent drug for the treatment of sleep disorders, such as insomnia, and convulsive disorders, such as epilepsy. Similarly, these novel compositions and methods are useful for the treatment of sleep disorders and convulsive disorders while avoiding the concomitant liability of adverse effects associated with the racemic mixture of zopiclone. The optically pure (+) isomer of zopiclone is also useful for treating disorders that are affected by the binding of agonists to central nervous system or peripheral benzodiazepine receptors. Also described are methods and compositions for treating disorders that are affected by binding of agonists to central nervous system or peripheral benzodiazepine receptors while avoiding the adverse effects associated with the administration of the racemic mixture of zopiclone.

One aspect of the present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing two or more active agents that when taken together can be used to treat, e.g., insomnia and / or depression. The first component of the pharmaceutical composition is a GABA receptor modulating compound. The second component of the pharmaceutical composition is a serotonin reuptake inhibitor, a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, a 5-HT2A modulator, or dopamine reuptake inhibitor. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutical composition comprises eszopiclone. In a preferred embodiment, the pharmaceutical composition comprises eszopiclone and fluoxetine. The present invention also relates to a method of treating a sleep abnormality, treating insomnia, treating depression, augmenting antidepressant therapy, eliciting a dose-sparing effect, reducing depression relapse, improving the efficacy of antidepressant therapy or improving the tolerability of antidepressant therapy, comprising co-administering to a patient in need thereof a GABA-receptor-modulating compound; and a SRI, NRI, 5-HT2A modulator or DRI.

Resolution of zopiclone is carried out by reacting zopiclone with D-(+)-malic acid to obtain D-(+)malic acid S-zopiclone, dissolving it into water, adjusting pH, precipitating out crystal, extracting by acetic ether, drying acetic ether layer, distilling to remove acetic ether and obtaining white crystal.

The invention relates to a process for making of 6-(5-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-6,7-dihydro-7-oxo-5H-pyrrolo-[3,4-b] pyrazin-5-yl-4-methyl piperazine-1-carboxylate, also known as zopiclone. The invention further describes an effective method for resolving of zopiclone into its enantiomers (eszopiclone and (R)-zopiclone) and also provides a method of recycling of (R)-zopiclone.

This invention relates generally to methods and pharmaceutical formulations useful in treating patients suffering from obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). Treatment of OSAS is effected by administering a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor to the patient in combination with at least one additional active agent. Examples of additional active agents include modafinil, eszopiclone, zolpidem, zaleplon, and phentermine.

Eszopiclone is prepared by reacting zopiclone with an enatiomerically pure di-p-toluoyl tartaric acid, recovering a solid salt, and reacting a solid salt with a base. Zopiclone is prepared by reacting 6-(5-chloropyrid-2-yl)-5-hydroxy-7-oxo-5,6-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-b]-pyrazine with 1-chlorocarbonyl-4-methylpiperazine hydrochloride.

The invention is directed to racemic and stereomerically pure compounds of Formula 3: and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, methods of their use, and methods of their preparation.

The invention relates to a sedative-hypnotic preparation, a compound preparation, a preparation method and a pharmaceutical composition thereof. The compound preparation of the sedative-hypnotic preparation includes zopiclone or eszopiclone and a pharmaceutically acceptable auxiliary material which includes a stabilizing agent with a dosage being, by mass, 0.1%-10% of the zopiclone or the eszopiclone. The stabilizing agent is one or more of a pharmaceutically acceptable organic acid salt, a pharmaceutically acceptable organic acid buffer pair and a pharmaceutical acceptable anti-oxidant. The pharmaceutical composition of the sedative-hypnotic preparation forms a compound preparation pharmaceutical composition with other pharmaceutical active substances. The preparation method of the sedative-hypnotic preparation or the compound preparation includes carrying out a wet granulation process to the pharmaceutical composition of the sedative-hypnotic preparation or the compound preparation pharmaceutical composition. The sedative-hypnotic preparation or the compound preparation is good in stability and is excellent in dissolution rate and content uniformity. Quality of the preparations can be ensured and the preparations are suitable for industrial production.

The invention discloses the preparation method of eszopiclone solid preparation, which comprises the following steps of dissolving eszopiclone into acidic solution containing an acidifying agent to obtain medicine-containing acidic solution; and uniformly mixing alkalinizing agent, accessories and the medicine-containing acidic solution to granulate by a wet method, wherein the alkalinizing agentis agent by which the acidity of mixed solution of the alkalinizing agent and the medicine-containing acidic solution is reduced relative to the acidity of the medicine-containing acidic solution. The invention also discloses eszopiclone solid preparation prepared by the method. According to the method disclosed by the invention, the defects of the serious pollution, high loss and serous potential safety hazards brought by mechanical crushing treatment are avoided; and the method is simple, convenient and feasible for operation and easy for industrial production and has high safety coefficient. The eszopiclone solid preparation prepared by the method has the advantages of excellent dissolution property, stability, and content uniformity.

The invention relates to a process for making 6-(5-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-6,7-dihydro-7-oxo-5H-pyrrolo-[3,4-b]pyrazin-5-yl-4-methyl piperazine-1-carboxylate, also known as zopiclone. The invention further describes an effective method for resolving zopiclone into its enantiomers (eszopiclone and (R)-zopiclone) and also provides a method of recycling of (R)-zopiclone. The process for making (S)-6(S)-6-(5-chloro-2-pyridinyl)-6,7-dihydro-7-oxo-5H-pyrrolo-[3,4-b]pyrazin-5-yl-4-methyl piperazine-1-carboxylate (eszopiclone), comprises reacting 2-amino 5-chloropyridine with pyrazine 2,3,dicarboxylic acid anhydride at room temperature to obtain 3-(5-chloropyrid-2-yl)carbamoyl-2-pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid; cyclizing the 3-(5-chloropyrid-2-yl)carbamoyl-2-pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid in a second inert organic solvent to obtain 6-(5-chloropyrid-2-yl)5,7-dioxo-5,6-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-b]-pyrazine; reducing the 6-(5-chloropyrid-2-yl)5,7-dioxo-5,6-dihydropyrrolo[3,4-b]-pyrazine to obtain 6-(5-chloropyrid-2-yl)-5-hydroxy-7-oxo-5,6-dihydropyrrolo-[3,4-b]pyrazine; pyrazine with 1-chlorocarbonyl-4-methylpiperazine hydrochloride in a third organic solvent in presence of triethyl amine along with a catalytic amount of an acylation catalyst to obtain racemic zopiclone; e) recrystallizing the zopiclone from an alkyl ester solvent followed by purifying in suitable alcohols or mixtures thereof; and resolving the racemic zopiclone by treating with (+)-O—O′ dibenzoyl tartaric acid to obtain eszopiclone.

Resolution of zopiclone is carried out by reacting zopiclone with D-(+)-malic acid to obtain D-(+)malic acid S-zopiclone, dissolving it into water, adjusting pH, precipitating out crystal, extractingby acetic ether, drying acetic ether layer, distilling to remove acetic ether and obtaining white crystal.

The present invention refers to a process for the resolution into one of its enantiomers of the racemate of compound of formula (I):which comprises separating said one of its enantiomers from a diastereoisomeric salt of formula (II), which is formed by reaction of the racemic mixture with an optically active acetylated amino acid of formula (III). The invention also refers to new intermediates which are useful to carry out the process of the invention.