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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 1997
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1994
Paul Dale Klimstra, Northbrook, IL (US);
Barbara Roniker, Chicago, IL (US);
Edward Allen Swabb, Kenilworth, IL (US);
G. D. Searle & Co., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a method for preventing or reducing a photosensitivity and/or phototoxicity reaction which may be caused by a once-per-day dose of a medication which causes a photosensitivity and/or phototoxicity reaction in a patient comprising administering the prescribed or suggested dose of the medication to the patient during the evening or early morning hours. The present invention also provides an article of manufacture comprising: (1) a packaging material, and (2) a once-a-day dose medication which causes a photosensitivity and/or a phototoxicity reaction in a patient contained within said packaging material, wherein such a reaction is prevented or reduced by administering the medication to the patient during the evening or early morning hours, and wherein said packaging material comprises a label which indicates that such a reaction is prevented or reduced by administering the medication to the patient during the evening or early morning hours, and/or that such medication is to be administered during the evening or early morning hours, and/or wherein the packaging material is arranged in a manner which releases the medication to the patient during the evening or early morning hours.