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Use of sibutramine analogues to prevent the development of diabetes

US6174925A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 17, 1999
Grant dateJan 16, 2001
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Expiry dateMar 17, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61P5/50
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof in which R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are independently H or methyl (for example N,N-dimethyl-1-[1-(4-chlorophenyl)cyclobutyl]-3-methylbutyl amine hydrochloride optionally in the form of its monohydrate) is used for reducing Insulin resistance in humans in whom Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus have not presented.

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