Compounds and combinations thereof for treating neurological and psychiatric conditions
AssigneeAntecip Bioventures II LLC
InventorHerriot Tabuteau
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Abstract
Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to dextromethorphan or improved therapeutic effects are disclosed. Typically, an antidepressant, such as bupropion or a related compound is orally administered to a human being to be treated with, or being treated with, dextromethorphan.
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A method of treating agitation associated with Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering a first dosage form once daily for one week, to a human patient in need thereof, and then administering the first dosage form twice daily to the human patient for one week, wherein the human patient does not have hepatic impairment, wherein the first dosage form comprises 30 mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide, or a molar equivalent amount of another salt form of dextromethorphan or the free base form of dextromethorphan, and 105 mg of bupropion hydrochloride, or a molar equivalent amount of another salt form of bupropion or the free base form of bupropion;
- and wherein after the first dosage form is administered once daily for one week followed by twice daily for one week to the human patient, the method further comprises administering a second dosage form twice daily to the human patient for at least one week, wherein the second dosage form comprises 45 mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide, or a molar equivalent amount of another salt form of dextromethorphan or the free base form of dextromethorphan, and 105 mg of bupropion hydrochloride, or a molar equivalent amount of another salt form of bupropion or the free base form of bupropion.
A method of treating agitation associated with Alzheimer's disease, comprising administering a first dosage form once daily for one week, to a human patient in need thereof, and then administering the first dosage form twice daily to the human patient for one week, wherein the human patient does not have hepatic impairment, wherein the first dosage form comprises 30 mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide and 105 mg of bupropion hydrochloride, and wherein after the first dosage form is administered once daily for one week followed by twice daily for one week to the human patient, the method further comprises administering a second dosage form twice daily to the human patient for at least one week, wherein the second dosage form comprises 45 mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide, or a molar equivalent amount of another salt form of dextromethorphan or the free base form of dextromethorphan, and 105 mg of bupropion hydrochloride, or a molar equivalent amount of another salt form of bupropion or the free base form of bupropion, and wherein after the first dosage form is administered once daily for one week followed by twice daily for one week to the human patient, the method further comprises administering a second dosage form twice daily to the human patient for at least one week, wherein the second dosage form comprises 45 mg of dextromethorphan hydrobromide and 105 mg of bupropion hydrochloride.
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