Method of treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
US6020380A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Feb 1, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 25, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P11/08
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A class of .OMEGA.-substituted-1,4-benzoquinon-2-yl]alkanoic acids are useful in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The preferred compound for the method of treatment is 7-(3,5,6-trimethyl-1,4-benzoquinon-2-yl)-7-phenylheptanoic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or pro-drug thereof.
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