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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:
Nov. 24, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dennis M Schmatz, Cranford, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Company, Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 11 ; 530317 ; 530318 ;
Abstract
A method for the treatment of Pneumocystis carinii, the causative agent of pneumonia of particular severity to immune compromised patients such as those with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), by administering a lipophilic cyclohexapeptide compound of the general formula ##STR1## wherein the R groups are fully defined in the text, is described. Compositions suitable for the treatment of P. carinii are also disclosed.