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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2003
Applicants:
Christopher P. Adams, Somerville, MA (US);
James Flynn, Lexington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher P. Adams, Somerville, MA (US);
James Flynn, Lexington, MA (US);
Assignee:
Compellis Pharmaceuticals, Somerville, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/12 (2006.01); A61K 9/14 (2006.01); A61K 31/47 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The use of calcium channel blockers administered intra-nasally to inhibit olfactory sensory perception to treat eating disorders, including obesity, is described. Also described is a method of reducing food intake in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of a calcium channel blocker to the nasal mucosa, as well as screening methods for drugs to be used in treating obesity or associated disorders.