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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 23, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Nicholas H Dodman, Grafton, MA (US);
Louis Shuster, Brookline, MA (US);
Assignee:
Trustees of Tufts College, Medford, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514252 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a veterinary treatment method for animals suffering from a high arousal state. The treatment employs a class of pharmacologically active compounds having a pyrimidinyl-piperazine ring structure of which the most preferred member is buspirone. These compounds are administered to a variety of different domestic animals and household pets exhibiting behavioral problems which often are refractory to other modes of treatment.