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Method of treating and diagnosing sleep disordered breathing and means for carrying out the method

US7655681B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Ludger Grote · Umeå, SE
Kaj Stenlöf · Handen, SE
Jan Hedner · Gothenburg, SE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 15, 2005
Grant date	Feb 2, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 15, 2025

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61P25/20
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of treating or preventing Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) comprises the administration of a pharmacologically effective amount of zonisamide to a patient in need thereof, with the proviso that OSA caused by external mechanical obstruction of the airways, such as by mucus, is excluded. Also disclosed is the use of zonisamide for the manufacture of a medicament useful in the treatment; a protective patch comprising zonisamide and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for transdermal or transmucosal administration to a person suffering from OSA; and the use of zonisamide for the manufacture of a diagnostic device, kit or composition for the diagnosis of sleep disordered breathing.

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