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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yves Ducharme, Montreal, CA;
Jacques Yves Gauthier, Laval, CA;
Petpiboon Prasit, Kirkland, CA;
Yves Leblanc, Kirkland, CA;
Zhaoyin Wang, Pierrefonds, CA;
Serge Leger, Dollard des Ormeaux, CA;
Michel Therien, Dollard des Ormeaux, CA;
Assignee:
Merck Frosst Canada, Inc., Kirkland, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/138 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/138 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides a method of treating a neurodegenerative disease and in particular Alzheimers disease which comprises administering to a human in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a non-steroid COX-II inhibitor. Although a wide range of COX-II inhibitors may be employed but it is preferred to employ compounds of the Formula I: