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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 1996
Filed:
Apr. 03, 1995
Emmett Clemente, Manchester, MA (US);
Robert W Mendes, Dedham, MA (US);
Aloysius O Anaebonam, Burlington, MA (US);
Mumtaz Ahmed, Westford, MA (US);
Ascent Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Billerica, MA (US);
Abstract
A process and pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of cutaneous Type I hypersensitivity reactions in humans is disclosed. The pharmaceutical composition comprises of a chromone compound of the following formula, or a pharmacologically acceptable salt, ester or amide thereof: ##STR1## dissolved or dispersed in a pharmacologically acceptable carrier. In accordance with the process, a preventively or therapeutically effective amount of the composition is topically administered to a human patient, as required; i.e. for prevention the composition is administered to the area of skin susceptible to exposure to antigen and for treatment the composition is administered to the reaction site.