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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2000
Virgil A. Place, Kawaihae, HI (US);
Leland F. Wilson, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Paul C. Doherty, Jr., Cupertino, CA (US);
Mark S. Hanamoto, Belmont, CA (US);
Alfred P. Spivack, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Neil Gesundheit, Los Altos, CA (US);
Sean R. Bennett, Denver, CO (US);
Vivus, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and formulations for minimizing excess collagen are provided. A pharmaceutical composition formulated so as to contain a selected vasoactive agent is administered to the vagina, vulvar area or urethra of the individual undergoing treatment. Suitable vasoactive agents are vasodilators, including naturally occurring prostaglandins, synthetic prostaglandin derivatives, endothelial-derived relaxation factors, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide agonists, smooth muscle relaxants, leukotriene inhibitors, and others.