Use of oxandrolone in the treatment of burns and other wounds
AssigneeSavient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorDon Fishbein
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Abstract
The subject invention provides a method of treating burn-induced weight loss in a burn patient which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxandrolone to the patient. The invention also provides a method of treating a wound in a patient suffering from a wound which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxandrolone to the patient. The subject invention further provides a method of treating burn-induced weight loss in a burn patient which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxandrolone in conjunction with a protein supplement to the patient.
Claims29
A method of treating a wound in a patient suffering from a wound which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxandrolone to the patient.
A method of improving the rate of healing of a wound in a patient suffering from a wound which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxandrolone to the patient.
A method of treating burn-induced weight loss in a burn patient which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxandrolone to the patient.
A method of treating burn-induced weight loss in a burn patient which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxandrolone in conjunction with a protein supplement to the patient.
A method according to claims 0.15 or 16 wherein the oxandrolone is in a sustained-release formulation.
A composition for use in topical treatment of wounds which comprises an oxandrolone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.