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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Douglas A. Craig, Emerson, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Synaptic Pharmaceutical Corporation, Paramus, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/144 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of treating urinary incontinence in a subject which comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a 5-HT receptor antagonist or an antagonist that binds to both 5-HT and 5-HT receptors. The invention also provides a method of treating urinary retention in a subject which comprises administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a 5-HT receptor agonist or an agonist that activates both 5-HT and 5-HT receptors.