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Method of alleviating pruritis

US4181726A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 16, 1978
Grant dateJan 1, 1980
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 16, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/485
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An improved method of relieving severe itching associated with conditions such as Hodgkin's Disease, mycosis fungoides, intractable pruritis and the like comprising administering an effective dosage of naloxone to a patient suffering from such itching.

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