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US 6,987,124 · App. 10/256,474 · Granted Jan 17, 2006

Use of serotonergic compound for a method of treatment of hot flushes in post-menopausal women

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Patent No.
US 6,987,124
App. No.
10/256,474
Granted
Jan 17, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of treatment of hot flushes with a 5-HT 2C receptor agonist and in particular to the use of the selective 5-HT 2C receptor agonists 1-[6-chloro-5-(trifluoromethyl)-2-pyridinyl]-piperazine and (S)-(+)-3-[(2,3-dihydro-5-methoxy-1H-inden-4-yl)oxy-pyrrolidine or pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts thereof for the manufacture of a pharmaceutical formulation adapted for the treatment of hot flushes.

Claims (1)

1. A method for the treatment of hot flushes in postmenopausal women comprising the step of administering an effective amount of a selective 5-HT 2C receptor agonist and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2007
From: AKZO NOBEL N.V.
To: N.V. ORGANON
Reel/Frame 018816/0737 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2003
From: BERENDSEN, HERMANUS H.G.
To: AKZO NOBEL N.V.
Reel/Frame 013571/0870 →