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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1992
Applicant:
Inventor:
Roger J Phipps, Sherburne, NY (US);
Assignee:
Norwich Eaton Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Norwich, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424465 ; 424451 ; 424457 ; 424464 ; 424468 ; 514849 ; 514853 ;
Abstract
The present invention encompasses the novel method of using .+-.phenylpropanolamine to induce mucous secretion in the upper airways of persons afflicted with sinusitis or otitis media characterized by retention of thickened respiratory secretions. These methods comprise administering to such person a safe and effective amount of .+-.phenylpropanolamine. It also encompasses certain novel oral compositions consisting essentially of l(-)-norephedrine and a pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient base.