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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 04, 2010
Applicant:
Thomas W. Leonard, Wilmington, NC (US);
Inventor:
Thomas W. Leonard, Wilmington, NC (US);
Assignee:
Barr Laboratories, Inc., Woodcliffe Lake, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention includes methods for preventing endometrial hyperplasia associated with estrogen therapy through the administration of a progestin agent. The methods presented may include starting the administration of a progestin agent at a high dose, and then lowering the dose.