Substituted Phenethylamines with Serotoninergic and/or Norepinephrinergic Activity

Abstract

Chemical syntheses and medical uses of novel inhibitors of the uptake of monoamine neurotransmitters and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and prodrugs thereof, for the treatment and/or management of psychotropic disorders, anxiety disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, hot flashes, senile dementia, migraine, hepatopulmonary syndrome, chronic pain, nociceptive pain, neuropathic pain, painful diabetic retinopathy, bipolar depression, obstructive sleep apnea, psychiatric disorders, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, social phobia, social anxiety disorder, urinary incontinence, anorexia, bulimia nervosa, obesity, ischemia, head injury, calcium overload in brain cells, drug dependence, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, and/or premature ejaculation are described.

1 . Polymorph Form B of d 9 -1-[2-dimethylamino-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)-ethyl]-cyclohexanol hydrochloride (d 9 -venlafaxine hydrochloride) having the structural formula: 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
       
     
     
         2 . The Polymorph Form B of  claim 1 , wherein each position designed as D has a deuterium enrichment of no less than 5% above the naturally occurring distribution of deuterium. 
     
     
         3 . The Polymorph Form B of  claim 1 , wherein each position designed as D has a deuterium enrichment of no less than 10% above the naturally occurring distribution of deuterium. 
     
     
         4 . The Polymorph Form B of  claim 1 , wherein each position designed as D has a deuterium enrichment of no less than 20% above the naturally occurring distribution of deuterium. 
     
     
         5 . The Polymorph Form B of  claim 1 , wherein each position designed as D has a deuterium enrichment of no less than 50% above the naturally occurring distribution of deuterium. 
     
     
         6 . The Polymorph Form B of  claim 1 , wherein each position designed as D has a deuterium enrichment of no less than 70% above the naturally occurring distribution of deuterium. 
     
     
         7 . The Polymorph Form B of  claim 1 , wherein each position designed as D has a deuterium enrichment of no less than 80% above the naturally occurring distribution of deuterium. 
     
     
         8 . The Polymorph Form B of  claim 1 , wherein each position designed as D has a deuterium enrichment of no less than 90% above the naturally occurring distribution of deuterium. 
     
     
         9 . The Polymorph Form B of  claim 1 , wherein each position designed as D has a deuterium enrichment of no less than 98% above the naturally occurring distribution of deuterium. 
     
     
         10 . A pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound as recited in  claim 1  and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. 
     
     
         11 . The pharmaceutical composition as recited in  claim 10 , further comprising one or more release-controlling carriers. 
     
     
         12 . The pharmaceutical composition as recited in  claim 10 , further comprising one or more non-release controlling carriers. 
     
     
         13 . The pharmaceutical composition as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the composition is suitable for oral, parenteral, or intravenous infusion administration. 
     
     
         14 . The pharmaceutical composition as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the oral dosage form is a tablet or capsule. 
     
     
         15 . The pharmaceutical composition as recited in  claim 10 , wherein the compound is administered in a dose of about 0.5 milligrams to about 1,000 milligrams.