Anti-inflammatory agents
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorsWinston S. Marshall, William Pfeifer
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Abstract
This invention is directed to the use of certain arylacetylene compounds, principally as anti-inflammatory agents but also as anti-pyretic agents and as analgesic agents.
Claims3
A method of treating inflammation, fever, or pain in a warm-blooded animal which comprises administering to the animal an effective amount of an active agent which is 4-biphenylyacetylene.
A method of treating inflammation in a warm-blooded animal which comprises administering to the animal an effective amount of an active agent which is 4-biphenylylacetylene.
A pharmaceutical preparation in dosage unit form adapted for administration to obtain an anti-inflammatory, anti-pyretic, or analgesic effect, comprising, per dosage unit, an effective non-toxic amount within the range from about 1 to about 1000 milligrams of an active agent, and a pharmaceutical diluent, said active agent being 4-biphenylacetylene.
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