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Therapeutic uses of finasteride

US6090409A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 13, 1998
Grant dateJul 18, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 13, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61K31/00
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The method of decreasing atherosclerosis and its complications, such as, myocardial infarction, stroke and peripheral vascular disease involving administering to a human or animal an amount of finasteride sufficient to decrease atherosclerosis and its complications.

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