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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans-Peter Guler, Emeryville, CA (US);
Satish Bhatia, Summit, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Novartis Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/816 ; A61K 3/800 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/816 ; A61K 3/800 ;
Abstract
A method for the treatment or prevention of osteoporosis in higher mammals is disclosed, the method comprising administering Insulin-like Growth Factor I (IGF-I) in an effective amount thereof to said mammal, said mammal being in need of said treatment or prevention. Compositions for pharmaceutical use in the above method are also described.