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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2005
Michael Wade, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Roger Andrew Jeffs, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Deborah Strootman, Tucson, AZ (US);
Michael Wade, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Roger Andrew Jeffs, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Deborah Strootman, Tucson, AZ (US);
United Therapeutics Corporation, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Abstract
The present invention describes novel methods for using 9-deoxy-2',9-α-methano-3-oxa-4,5,6-trinor-3,7-(1′,3′-interphenylene)-13,14-dihydro-prostaglandin F(also known as Treprostinil) or its derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for the treatment and/or prevention of foot ulcers in subjects with diabetic neuropathy. The invention also relates to kits for treatment and/or prevention of foot ulcers, comprising an effective amount of Treprostinil or its derivative, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.