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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Kishore M. Gadde, Durham, NC (US);
K. Ranga R. Krishnan, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Kishore M. Gadde, Durham, NC (US);
K. Ranga R. Krishnan, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates, in general, to obesity, and, in particular, to a method of treating obesity and minimizing metabolic risk factors associated therewith using, for example, zonisamide or other weight-loss promoting anticonvulsant either alone or in combination with bupropion or other compound that enhances the activity of norepinephrine and/or dopamine via uptake inhibition or other mechanism.