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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 18, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
David L. Berliner, San Mateo County, CA (US);
Luis Monti-Bloch, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Assignee:
Pherin Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/156 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/156 ;
Abstract
The invention relates to a method of alleviating pain. The method comprises nasally administering a steroid which is a human vomeropherin, such that the vomeropherin binds to a specific neuroepithelial receptor. The steroid or steroids is/are preferably administered in the form of a pharmaceutical composition containing one or more pharmaceutically acceptable carriers.