Methods of treating and diagnosing sleep disordered breathing and means for carrying out the method
US6034117A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 21, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 7, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 21, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61P25/20
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention relates to a method for treating snoring, sleep apnea and other form of sleep-disordered breathing, which comprises administration of a therapeutically effective dose of an acetyl choline esterase inhibitor (CEI) such as pyridostigmine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
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