Method of preventing bone loss
US5663195A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 8, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 8, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/365
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention encompasses a method of inhibiting bone resorption in patients in need of such inhibition to a degree sufficient to halt or retard loss of bone mass, reduce fractures, improve bone repair and prevent or treat osteoporosis comprising: the administration of a non-toxic therapeutically effective amount of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor such as the compounds of formula I. ##STR1## The invention also encompasses certain pharmaceutical compositions for the purposes described above.
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