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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Pop Test Cortisol Llc, Cliffside Park, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Randice Lisa Altschul, Cliffside Park, NJ (US);
Neil David Theise, New York, NY (US);
Myron Rapkin, Indianapolis, IN (US);
Rebecca O'Brien, Shell Knob, MO (US);
Assignee:
Pop Test Cortisol LLC, Cliffside Park, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/74 (2006.01); A61K 31/58 (2006.01); A61K 31/565 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61K 35/12 (2006.01); A61K 35/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/58 (2013.01); A61K 31/565 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A61K 35/12 (2013.01); A61K 35/28 (2013.01); A61K 35/545 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention relates to the use of cortisol blockers (glucocorticoid receptor [GR] antagonists) for the prevention of addiction induced anxiety and withdrawal side effects as a therapeutic and in concert with a diagnostic. Such addictions could be, but are not limited to, alcohol, drugs, caffeine, sugar, food, nicotine, etc.