Patent · US Expired

Use of PDE 4-specific inhibitors to reduce the severity of a bacterial infection after a respiratory viral infection

US6436971B2 · kind B2 · utility

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2References

10Claims

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Assignee

SmithKline Beecham Limited · US

Inventors

Peter L. DeMarsh · West Chester, US
Susan Dillon · Chester Springs, US
Gary Woodnutt · Chester Springs, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 8, 2001
Grant date	Aug 20, 2002
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 8, 2021

Classification

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

Abstract

This invention relates to a method for the prophylaxis of or reducing the severity of post-viral bacterial infection by administering a PDE 4-specific inhibitor prior to or during the course of a viral infection or thereafter during the course of the bacterial infection.

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