Fisons Ltd.

Joachim Augstein

Hugh Cairns

John King

Dennis Hunter

Thomas B Lee

David Carter

Maqbool Ahmed

Norman Harold Rogers

There is described a pharmaceutical composition comprising liposomes and sodium cromoglycate. There is also described an aqueous suspension comprising sodium cromoglycate partitioned between a free aqueous phase and a liposome phase. There is further described a method for making the compositions and their use in the treatment of allergic conditions, e.g., asthma.

Pharmaceutical compositions

There is described a pharmaceutical composition comprising liposomes and sodium cromoglycate. There is also described an aqueous suspension comprising sodium cromoglycate partitioned between a free aqueous phase and a liposome phase. There is further described a method for making the compositions, and their use in the treatment of allergic conditions, e.g., asthma.

Method for treating allergic conditions

There are provided compounds of formula I, ##STR1## wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.7 may be the same or different, and are hydrogen, hydroxy, alkoxy, alkoxy substituted by phenyl, acyl, amino, acylamino, alkenyl, halogen, or alkyl, provided that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.7 are other than hydrogen and hydroxy,

2(5-Tetrazolyl)chromones

There are described compounds of formula Ix, ##STR1## IN WHICH ONE OR MORE ADJACENT PAIRS OF P, Q, R and T represent a chain of formula XX, ##STR2## or a group of formula X, ##STR3## in which Ba and Bb represent the pair of groups:- a carbon-carbon bond and --CRa.dbd.CRb--; or an adjacent pair of P, Q, R and T represent a group of formula XI, ##STR4## Ra and Rb and those of P, Q, R and T which do not form a chain of formula XX or a group of formula X or XI may be the same or different and each represents hydrogen; alkyl; alkoxy; alkenyl; alkenyloxy; alkyl or alkoxy, substituted by a hydroxy, alkoxy, aryl or halo group; amino; mono- or di-lower alkylamino; aminoalkoxy; aminoalkoxy substituted by a lower alkyl group; nitro; hydroxy; halogen; acyl; or aryloxy. There are also described processes for making the compounds and pharmaceutical, e.g. anti-allergic, compositions containing them.

Carboxamido tetrazoles

There are described compounds of formula I, ##STR1## in which R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8, which may be the same or different, are hydrogen, alkyl C2 to 6, alkoxy C2 to 8, hydroxy-alkoxy C3 to 8, and R.sub.5 may be hydroxy, provided that one or two of R.sub.5, R.sub.6, R.sub.7 and R.sub.8 are other than hydrogen, and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof. The compounds of formula I are indicated for use in the treatment of asthma, and pharmaceutical compositions containing them and processes for their preparation are also described.

Benzopyranyltetrazoles as antiasthma agents

There are described compounds of formula I, ##STR1## and pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof, in which R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.4, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are the same or are different and each is a hydrogen or halogen atom or an alkyl, hydroxy, alkoxy, or substituted alkyl or alkoxy group, (for example a hydroxy-alkoxy, alkoxyalkoxy or carboxyalkoxy group), and X is a saturated or unsaturated, substituted or unsubstituted, straight or branched hydrocarbon chain which may be interrupted by a carbocyclic or heterocyclic ring, or by one or more oxygen atoms or carbonyl groups. There are also described processes for making the compounds and pharmaceutical compositions, for the treatment of asthma, containing the compounds.

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