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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harry Cook, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Martha Hamilton, St. Paul, MN (US);
Douglas Danielson, Otsego, MI (US);
Colette Goderstad, St. Paul, MN (US);
Dayton Reardan, Excelsior, MN (US);
Assignee:
Orphan Medical, Inc., Minnetonka, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/119 ; A61K 3/1235 ; A61K 3/134 ; A61K 3/1215 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/119 ; A61K 3/1235 ; A61K 3/134 ; A61K 3/1215 ;
Abstract
Disclosed are formulations of gamma-hydroxybutyrate in an aqueous medium that are resistant to microbial growth. Also disclosed are formulations of gamma-hydroxybutyrate that are also resistant to the conversion into GBL. Disclosed are methods to treat sleep disorders, including narcolepsy, with these stable formulations of GHB. The present invention also provides methods to treat alcohol and opiate withdrawal, reduced levels of growth hormone, increased intracranial pressure, and physical pain in a patient.