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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2021
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc., Kansas City, KS (US);
Inventors:
Bill Zollers, Kansas City, KS (US);
Linda Rhodes, Kansas City, KS (US);
Ernst Heinen, Kansas City, KS (US);
Gopinath Devaraj, Auckland, NZ;
Assignee:
Aratana Therapeutics, Inc., Kansas City, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/437 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A23K 20/132 (2016.01); A23K 20/111 (2016.01); A23K 50/10 (2016.01); A23K 50/40 (2016.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/437 (2013.01); A23K 20/111 (2016.05); A23K 20/132 (2016.05); A23K 50/10 (2016.05); A23K 50/40 (2016.05); A61K 9/0095 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61K 9/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides for a method of treating inappetance-induced weight loss in one or more companion animals or livestock. The method provides for administering a therapeutically effective amount of a capromorelin-containing composition to the companion animal or livestock. Optionally, one or more flavoring agents or flavor-masking agents can be added to the capromorelin-containing composition to enhance or mask the flavoring of the composition for the companion animal or livestock.