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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:
Mar. 17, 1992
Filed:
Mar. 06, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard J Wurtman, Boston, MA (US);
Assignee:
Interneuron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424422 ; 424439 ; 424451 ; 424464 ; 5142312 ; 514374 ; 514561 ; 514567 ; 536124 ;
Abstract
A composition for enhancing performance, e.g., improving subjective vigor, decreasing fatigue, diminishing subjective confusion, and decreasing tension and anxiety. The composition comprises an indirect-acting sympathomimetic drug and tyrosine or a tyrosine precursor. The drug may be phenylpropanolamine, amphetamine, or ephedrine. The tyrosine enhances the known performance-enhancing activity of the drug.