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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2005
Applicant:
Thomas Edward Hughes, Concord, MA (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Edward Hughes, Concord, MA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/40 (2006.01); A61K 31/155 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for improving glucose control by administering metformin in combination with a DPP-IV inhibitor to a patient in need thereof, in an amount sufficient to control the glucose level over an extended period of time.