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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mark Bach, Scotch Plains, NJ (US);
Vivian Fuh, New York, NY (US);
Jennifer Ng, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Alice Taylor, Edison, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/155 ; A61K 3/154 ; A61K 3/1535 ; A61K 3/150 ; A61K 3/144 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/155 ; A61K 3/154 ; A61K 3/1535 ; A61K 3/150 ; A61K 3/144 ;
Abstract
A growth hormone secretagogue is useful for enhancing the return of patients to independent living status following acute deconditioning such as that which may result from immobilization, surgery, or major injury such as hip fracture.