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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2003
Lawrence I. Kruse, Haddonfield, NJ (US);
An-chih Chang, Bensalem, PA (US);
Diane L. Dehaven-hudkins, Chester Springs, PA (US);
John J. Farrar, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Forrest Gaul, Douglassville, PA (US);
Virendra Kumar, Paoli, PA (US);
Michael Anthony Marella, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Alan L. Maycock, Malvern, PA (US);
Wei Yuan Zhang, Collegeville, PA (US);
Lawrence I. Kruse, Haddonfield, NJ (US);
An-Chih Chang, Bensalem, PA (US);
Diane L. DeHaven-Hudkins, Chester Springs, PA (US);
John J. Farrar, Chester Springs, PA (US);
Forrest Gaul, Douglassville, PA (US);
Virendra Kumar, Paoli, PA (US);
Michael Anthony Marella, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Alan L. Maycock, Malvern, PA (US);
Wei Yuan Zhang, Collegeville, PA (US);
Adolor Corporation, Exton, PA (US);
Abstract
Methods for prevention or treatment of pruritus are provided. The methods comprise administering to a patient an effective amount of a kappa opioid receptor agonist compound. The involved kappa opioid receptor agonist compounds are of the type represented by the following formula III