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Use of guanfacine in the treatment of behavioral disorders

US5854290A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 21, 1995
Grant dateDec 29, 1998
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Expiry dateSep 21, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/165
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a method of treating disorders which have prominent symptoms of behavioral disinhibition (e.g., Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Tourette's Syndrome, Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome, or the disinhibitory symptoms accompanying Post-traumatic Stress Disorder or dementia) in a primate with minimal sedative side effects by administering thereto a therapeutically effective amount of guanfacine.

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