Use of CGRP antagonists and CGRP release inhibitors for combating menopausal hot flushes

US6521609B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMA GMBH & CO. KG · DE

Inventors

• Henri Doods · Warthausen, DE
• Klaus Rudolf · Warthausen, DE
• Wolfgang Eberlein · Biberach, DE
• Wolfhard Engel

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 12, 2000
• Grant date: Feb 18, 2003
• Expiry date: Jul 12, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K31/551
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A method for treating menopausal hot flushes using CGRP antagonists and/or CGRP release inhibitors and the corresponding pharmaceutical compositions containing as active substance one or more CGRP antagonists and/or CGRP release inhibitors, and the preparation thereof.