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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2005
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2002
Kwen-jen Chang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kwen-Jen Chang, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Ardent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
An essentially pure compound of the formula:(−)3-((S)-((2S,5R)-4-allyl-2,5-dimethyl-1-piperazinyl)(3-thienyl)methyl)phenol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having utility as a receptor-binding species, e.g., as a therapeutic agent for mediating analgesia; as a co-administered agent with various other bioactive compositions, including anesthetics, barbiturates, analgesics, etc.; for reducing, treating, reversing or preventing drug-mediated respiratory depression that may be directly or indirectly caused by use of such various bioactive compositions; as a conjugate in agonist/antagonist pairs for verifying/assaying receptor and neurotransmitter function; and as a therapeutic agent having utility in combating pain, cardiac disorders, mental and emotional disorders cough, diarrhea and gastro-intestinal disorders.