Novel uses for anti-malarial therapeutic agents
AssigneeAPT Pharmaceuticals, LLC
InventorB. Lauren Charous
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Abstract
A diversity of inflammatory diseases can be treated via local delivery to the patient of a composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of an anti-malarial agent. In a preferred embodiment of the method of the invention, a pulmonary inflammatory condition, such as asthma, is treated by inhalation of an aerosolized anti-malarial agent, such as hydroxychloroquine.
Claims42
A method for treating an inflammatory condition in an animal comprising administering locally to the area of inflammation to said animal an anti-inflammatory effective amount of an anti-malarial compound.
A method for treating asthma, comprising administering an anti-inflammatory effective amount of hydroxychloroquine via inhalation to a patient in need thereof.
A kit comprising an anti-malarial compound in combination with a device that effects local administration of said anti-malarial agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.