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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
William J. Bologna, Paris, FR;
Dominique De Ziegler, Paris, FR;
Howard L. Levine, Oceanside, NY (US);
Assignee:
Columbia Laboratories, Inc., Livingston, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/302 ; A61K 3/1135 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 3/302 ; A61K 3/1135 ;
Abstract
The present invention concerns compositions and methods for using a &bgr;-adrenergic agonist for treating endometriosis, for treating infertility, and for improving fertility. The present invention further concerns formulating such a composition or method in such a way as to provide therapeutically sufficient levels of the &bgr;-adrenergic agonist locally while avoiding adverse systematic concentrations in the host, thereby minimizing or avoiding adverse side effects.