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Treatment of eosinophil-associated pathologies by administration of topical anesthetics and glucocorticoids

US5837713A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 26, 1997
Grant dateNov 17, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 26, 2017

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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 an eosinophil-associated pathology, such as bronchial asthma, by administering to a mammal in need of such treatment, an effective amount of at least one topical anesthetic, such as lidocaine, with an effective amount of one or more glucocorticoids, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.

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