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Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016

Filed:

Mar. 04, 2011
Applicants:

Jun-ki Min, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Mi-la Cho, Seoul, KR;

Yun-ju Woo, Seoul, KR;

Hye-jwa OH, Seoul, KR;

Young-ok Jung, Seoul, KR;

Geun-hyeog Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Byong-sun Choi, Seoul, KR;

Jin-ha Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Eun-young Kwak, Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Jun-Ki Min, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Mi-La Cho, Seoul, KR;

Yun-Ju Woo, Seoul, KR;

Hye-Jwa Oh, Seoul, KR;

Young-Ok Jung, Seoul, KR;

Geun-Hyeog Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Byong-Sun Choi, Seoul, KR;

Jin-Ha Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Eun-Young Kwak, Seoul, KR;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 43/42 (2006.01); A61K 31/47 (2006.01); A61K 31/4704 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/4704 (2013.01); A61K 9/2004 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention provides a method for preventing or treating osteoarthritis comprising administrating rebamipide or a pharmaceutical composition comprising rebamipide as an active ingredient and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier to a subject in need thereof. The pharmaceutical composition may be for oral administration, for example an oral solid dosage form of a tablet or capsule form. The pharmaceutical composition may be formulated into a unit dosage form suitable for orally administering rebamipide in a dose ranging from 0.5 to 50 mg/kg, preferably from 0.6 to 6 mg/kg.


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