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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2001
Roger L. Papke, Gainesville, FL (US);
Roger L. Papke, Gainesville, FL (US);
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL (US);
Abstract
The present invention concerns methods for treating or preventing neurological disorders characterized by dysfunction of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors by co-administration of metanicotine and at least one compound which exhibits antagonist activity, or both agonistic and antagonists activity, toward one or more nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. The subject invention, in another aspect, pertains to pharmaceutical compositions containing metanicotine and at least one compound which inhibits antagonistic activity, or both agonistic and antagonistic activity, toward one or more nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes.