Method of treating addiction to alcohol
AssigneeJanssen Pharmaceutica NV
InventorTheo F. Meert
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Abstract
Method of treating addiction to alcohol and symptoms related to withdrawal of said alcohol comprising the administration of certain 4-[bis(halophenyl)methylene]-1-piperidinyl derivatives.
Claims4
A method of treating individuals suffering from addiction to alcohol to reduce the preference of such individuals for alcohol, said method comprising administering to said individuals a compound of the formula:
- ##STR2## or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, wherein A represents --CH.dbd.CH-- or --S--, in an amount effective to reduce the preference of such individuals for alcohol.
A method of treating individuals addicted to alcohol, suffering from symptoms related to the withdrawal or abstention of alcohol, which comprises administering to said persons a compound of formula (I), ##STR3## wherein A represents --CH.dbd.CH-- or --S-- or a pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salt thereof, in an amount effective to reduce the preference of such individuals for alcohol.
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