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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:
Anthony R. DiSanto, Dade City, FL (US);
Assignee:
Somerset Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tampa, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 1/300 ;
Abstract
The present invention provides novel compositions and methods for using the S(+) enantiomer of desmethylselegiline (N-methyl-N-(prop-2-ynyl)-2-aminophenylpropane), for the treatment of selegiline-responsive diseases and conditions. Diseases and conditions responsive to selegiline include those produced by neuronal degeneration or neuronal trauma and those due to immune system dysfunction. Effective dosages are a daily dose of at least about 0.015 mg/kg of body weight.