Treatment of fibromyalgia with low doses of interferon

Details Treatment of fibromyalgia with low doses of interferon Treatment of fibromyalgia with low doses of interferon

1998-03-05

2000-03-14

Fitzgerald, David L.

Drug, bio-affecting and body treating compositions

Lymphokine

Interferon

424 854, A61K 3821

Patent

active

060369493

ABSTRACT:
A method is described for using interferon in the treatment of human patients afflicted with fibromyalgia to alleviate one or more symptoms associated with that disease state. Fibromyalgia positive patients treated buccally, sublingually or by oral ingestion administration of low doses of interferon enjoy a reduction in clinical symptoms of the disease.

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