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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2005
Kishore M. Gadde, Durham, NC (US);
K. Ranga R. Krishnan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Kishore M. Gadde, Durham, NC (US);
K. Ranga R. Krishnan, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Duke University, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are compositions for affecting weight loss comprising a first compound and a second compound, where the first compound is a psychotherapeutic agent and the second compound is a anticonvulsant. Also disclosed are methods of affecting weight loss, increasing energy expenditure, increasing satiety in an individual, or suppressing the appetite of an individual, comprising identifying an individual in need thereof and treating that individual with a psychotherapeutic agent and an anticonvulsant.