Method of treatment of mania and bipolar disorder
US5510381A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention is a novel therapeutic use of gabapentin, its derivatives, and the pharmaceutical salts thereof. The compounds are useful in the treatment of mania in all its various forms whether acute or chronic, single or recurrent, and whether or not it is associated with depression. The invention further includes the treatment of bipolar disorder.
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