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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2004
Michael Wade, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Roger Andrew Jeffs, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kathryn Bronstein, Jupiter, FL (US);
Deborah Strootman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael Wade, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Roger Andrew Jeffs, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kathryn Bronstein, Jupiter, FL (US);
Deborah Strootman, Tucson, AZ (US);
United Therapeutics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention describes novel methods for using Treprostinil or its derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for improving kidney functions, such as urine output, and treating symptoms associated with kidney malfunction or failure. The invention also relates to kits for the improvement of kidney functions and the treatment of symptoms associated with kidney malfunction or failure, comprising an effective amount of Treprostinil or its derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.