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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:
Dec. 05, 2000
Filed:
Jun. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Nadia Melanie Rupniak, Bishops Stortford, GB;
Assignee:
Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited, Hoddesdon, GB;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ; A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
5142362 ; 514 90 ; 514278 ; 514329 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides the use of an orally active, long acting, CNS-penetrant NK-1 antagonist for the manufacture of a medicament for oral administration for the treatment or prevention of movement disorders, methods of treatment using such a NK-1 receptor antagonist and pharmaceutical compositions comprising it.