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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2002
Akihiko Kitajima, Kyoto, JP;
Osamu Kamoda, Kyoto, JP;
Akihiro Ohsako, Kyoto, JP;
Toshiharu Yanagi, Osaka, JP;
Akihiko Kitajima, Kyoto, JP;
Osamu Kamoda, Kyoto, JP;
Akihiro Ohsako, Kyoto, JP;
Toshiharu Yanagi, Osaka, JP;
Nagase Chemtex Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an ameliorant for improving the movement of the digestive tract comprising, as an active ingredient, 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxy-N-[(2S,4S)-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrrolidinyl]benzamide or an acid addition salt thereof which is a metabolite of 4-amino-5-chloro-2-methoxy-N-[(2S,4S)-1-ethyl-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrrolidinyl]benzamide or an acid addition salt thereof, having high biding affinity for a serotonin receptor 4 (5HT) and causing no arteritis and thrombus formation; a medicinal composition for improving the movement of the digestive tract comprising the said ameliorant and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; and a treating method for promoting the movement of the digestive tract, which comprises using the said medicinal composition for improving the movement of the digestive tract.