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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1980
Norbert L Wiech, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richard C Ursillo, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Richardson-Merrell, Inc., Wilton, CT (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for treating depression in a patient therefrom and requiring rapid symptomatic relief, which comprises administering to said patient concurrently (a) an effective antidepressant amount of a tricyclic antidepressant or a pharmaceutically effective acid addition salt thereof, and (b) an amount of an .alpha.-adrenergic receptor blocking agent effective to achieve rapid onset of the antidepressant action of (a), whereby the onset of said antidepressant action is achieved within from 1 to 7 days. A pharmaceutical composition is also provided which is especially adapted for use with the foregoing method.