Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
May 2004
Patent Number
6734215
Abstract
Medical conditions are treated by administering a therapeutically effective amount of exo-S-mecamylamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, substantially free of its exo-R-mecamylamine, said amount being sufficient to ameliorate the medical condition. The medical conditions include substance addiction (involving nicotine, cocaine, alcohol, amphetamine, opiate, other psychostimulant and a combination thereof), Tourette's Syndrome, and neuropsychiatric disorders (such as bipolar disorder, depression, an anxiety disorder, schizophrenia, a seizure disorder, Parkinson's disease and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
Application Number
09/882,935
Recommended Citation
Shytle, Douglas; Sanberg, Paul; Newman, Mary; and Silver, Archie A., "Exo-S-mecamylamine formulation and use in treatment" (2004). USF Patents. 753.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/753
Assignees
University of South Florida
Filing Date
06/15/2001
Primary/U.S. Class
514/661
