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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roberto Cacciaglia, Ospedaletti, IT;
Antonella Loche, Sanremo, IT;
Vincenzo Perlini, Matelica, IT;
Lorenza Guano, Sanremo, IT;
Assignee:
Laboratoric Farmaceutico C.T. S.r.l., Sanremo, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1165 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1165 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of &ggr;-hydroxybutyric acid amides in the treatment of drug addiction and alcoholism, more particularly in reducing chronic alcoholics' desire for and habit of consuming alcoholic drinks and in the treatment of the syndrome of abstinence from alcohol.