Method for the treatment of bronchial asthma by administration of topical anesthetics
US5510339A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 2, 1993 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 2, 2013 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P43/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A therapeutic method is provided to treat eosinophil-associated hypersensitivity diseases, such as bronchial asthma, by locally administering to a mammal in need of such treatment, an effective amount of a topical anesthetic, such as lidocaine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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