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Method for the treatment of dravet syndrome

US9549909B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignees

Katholieke Universiteit Leuven · BE
University Hospital Antwerp · BE

Inventors

Berten Ceulemens · Leuven, BE
Lieven Lagae · Oud-Heverlee, BE

Key dates

Filing date	May 3, 2013
Grant date	Jan 24, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 3, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC12Q2600/156
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A method of treating and/or preventing Dravet Syndrome in a patient such as a patient previously diagnosed with Dravet Syndrome, by administering an effective dose of fenfluramine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt to that patient. Dravet Syndrome patients are typically children under the age of 18 and are treated at a preferred dose of less than about 0.5 to about 0.01 mg/kg/day.

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