Exo-S-mecamylamine formulation and use in treatment

A pharmaceutical composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of exo-S-mecamylamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, substantially free of exo-R-mecamylamine in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Preferably the amount is about 0.5 mg to about 20 mg. Medical conditions are treated by administering a therapeutically effective amount of exo-S-mecamylamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, substantially free of its exo-R-mecamylamine, said amount being sufficient to ameliorate the medical condition. The medical conditions include but are not limited to substance addiction (involving nicotine, cocaine, alcohol, amphetamine, opiate, other psychostimulant and a combination thereof), aiding smoking cessation, treating weight gain associated with smoking cessation, hypertension, hypertensive crisis, Tourette\u27s Syndrome and other tremors, cancer (such as small cell lung cancer), atherogenic profile, neuropsychiatric disorders (such as bipolar disorder, depressoin, an anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, a seizure disorder, Parkinson\u27s disease and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), chronic fatigue syndrome, Crohn\u27s disease, autonomic dysreflexia, and spasmogenic intestinal disorders

Nicotine antagonists for nicotine-responsive neuropsychiatric disorders

Nicotine-responsive neuropsychiatric disorders can be treated by administering a nicotine antagonist, particularly mecamylamine. Combination therapy of mecamylamine with a neuroleptic drug also is disclosed. The neuropsychiatric disorders include Tourette\u27s syndrome, schizophrenia, depression, bipolar disorder, tremors, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, hemidystonia, rage outbursts and tardive dyskinesia

Exo-S-mecamylamine formulation and use in treatment

A pharmaceutical composition includes a therapeutically effective amount of exo-S-mecamylamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, substantially free of exo-R-mecamylamine in combination with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Preferably the amount is about 0.5 mg to about 20 mg. Medical conditions are treated by administering a therapeutically effective amount of exo-S-mecamylamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, substantially free of its exo-R-mecamylamine, said amount being sufficient to ameliorate the medical condition. The medical conditions include but are not limited to substance addiction (involving nicotine, cocaine, alcohol, amphetamine, opiate, other psychostimulant and a combination thereof), aiding smoking cessation, treating weight gain associated with smoking cessation, hypertension, hypertensive crisis, Tourette\u27s Syndrome and other tremors, cancer (such as small cell lung cancer), atherogenic profile, neuropsychiatric disorders (such as bipolar disorder, depression, an anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, a seizure disorder, Parkinson\u27s disease and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), chronic fatigue syndrome, Crohn\u27s disease, autonomic dysreflexia, and spasmogenic intestinal disorders

Exo-S-mecamylamine formulation and use in treatment

Medical conditions are treated by administering a therapeutically effective amount of exo-S-mecamylamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, substantially free of its exo-R-mecamylamine, said amount being sufficient to ameliorate the medical condition. The medical conditions include substance addiction (involving nicotine, cocaine, alcohol, amphetamine, opiate, other psychostimulant and a combination thereof), Tourette\u27s Syndrome, and neuropsychiatric disorders (such as bipolar disorder, depression, an anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, a seizure disorder, Parkinson\u27s disease and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder)