IP Library Granted Patent US 8,227,476
Granted Patent B2
US 8,227,476 · App. 11/997,567 · Granted Jul 24, 2012

Use of flibanserin in the treatment of obesity

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Patent No.
US 8,227,476
App. No.
11/997,567
Granted
Jul 24, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

The invention relates to a method for the treatment of obesity and related diseases comprising the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of Flibanserin.

Claims (5)

1. A method of treating obesity comprising administering to an individual in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of flibanserin, or a pharmacologically acceptable acid addition salt thereof.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein obesity comprises exogenic obesity, hyperinsulinaemic obesity, hyperplasmic obesity, hyperphyseal adiposity, hypoplasmic obesity, hypothyroid obesity, hypothalamic obesity, symptomatic obesity, infantile obesity, upper body obesity, alimentary obesity, hypogonadal obesity, or central obesity.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising administering a second active ingredient comprising orlistat, phenetermine, sibutramine, or topiramate, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising administering a second active ingredient comprising ergoset, pramlintinide, leptin, BAY-27-9955, glipazide, glyburide, alprostadil, thipride hydrochloride, cilostazol, mexiletine hydrochloride, ethyl eicosapentate, memantine, or pimagedine, or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising administering a second active ingredient comprising pioglitazone or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, troglitazone, rosiglitazone or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, JTT-501, GI-262570, MCC-555, YM-440, DRF-2593, BM-13-1258, KRP-297, R-119702, GW-1929, tolbutamide, chloropropamide, tolazamide, acetohexamide, glyclopyramide, an ammonium salt of glyclopyramide, glibenclamide, gliclazide, glimepiride, repaglinide, nateglinide, mitiglinide, JTT-608, metformin, bovine insulin, porcine insulin, semisynthetic human insulin, genetically-engineered human insulin, acarbose, voglibose, miglitol, emiglitate, AJ-9677, BMS-196085, SB-226552, AZ40140, tolrestat, epalrestat, imirestat, zenarestat, SNK-860, zopolrestat, ARI-50i, AS-3201, NGF, LY-333531, LAF237, MK431, 815541, 823093, 825964, liraglutide, exenatide, AVE-2268, T-1095, mazindol, baiamine, NGD-95-1, lipstatin, rimonabant, phenylpropanolamine, ephedrine, pseudroephedrine, dexfenfluramine, fenfluramine, BVT.933, APD356, bromocriptine, pramipexol, dehydroepiandrosterone, exendin, AC 2993, CJC-1131, ZP10, GRT0203Y, captopril, enalapril, alacepril, delapril, lisinopril, imidapril, benazepril, cilazapril, temocapril, trandolapril, manidipine, nifedipine, amlodipine, efonidipine, nicardipine, levcromakalim, L-27152, AL0671, NIP-121, telmisartan, losartan, candesartan cilexetil, valsartan, irbesartan, CS-866, E4177, pravastatin or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, simvastatin or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, lovastatin or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, atorvastatin or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, fluvastatin or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, lipantil or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, cerivastatin or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, itavastatin or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, ZD-4522 or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof, bezafibrate, clinofibrate, clofibrate, simfibrate, meloxicam, ibuprofen, or mixtures thereof.

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