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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 11, 2012
Applicants:
Erik B. Nelson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Floyd R. Sallee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
Erik B. Nelson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Floyd R. Sallee, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4402 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods of treating depression, binge eating disorder, narcolepsy, excessive daytime sleepiness, substance use disorders, and Prader Willi syndrome, disorders characterized at least in part by hypocortisolemia and decreased activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, and disorders related to disturbances in circadian rhythm, comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a histamine type 3 (H) receptor antagonist, such as betahistine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, or its metabolites to an individual.