Drug – bio-affecting and body treating compositions – Designated organic active ingredient containing – Nitrogen containing other than solely as a nitrogen in an...
Patent
1996-10-15
1999-09-21
Travers, Russell
Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions
Designated organic active ingredient containing
Nitrogen containing other than solely as a nitrogen in an...
514654, A61K 31135
Patent
active
059555084
ABSTRACT:
The invention relates to the treatment of an immunocompromised human, e.g., an AIDS or HIV positive patient, for the enhancement of lymphocyte activity against opportunistic microbial pathogens or the treatment of any human for the enhancement of lymphocyte activity against tumors using a lymphocyte-activity-enhancing amount of dextrofenfluramine or a pharmaceutically-acceptable acid addition salt thereof.
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Wurtman, USP 4,649,161, Abstract.
Clancy, Jr. John
Goral Joanna
Lorens Stanley A.
Mathews Herbert L.
Riveline Brigitte
Loyola University of Chicago
Travers Russell
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