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US 5,668,182 AGranted
Method of calming or sedating an animal with a hydroxy benzaldehyde compound
AssigneeVirginia Commonwealth University
InventorsDonald J. Abraham, Louis S. Harris, B. J. Meade, Albert E. Munson, Paul S. Swerdlow, Graham A. Patrick
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Abstract
Various hydroxy benzaldehyde derivatives including Vanillin, a natural product derived from the vanilla bean that is commonly used as a flavoring agent, is administered by injection (i.v., i.m., s.c., and the like) or intravenous infusion in an effective dose amount to a patient in need of calming or sedation.
Claims7
A method of calming or sedating a host animal in need thereof, comprising the step of:
- administering to said host animal by injection or intravenous infusion an effective dose of a compound of the formula:
- ##STR5## wherein X is --CHO or .paren open-st.CH.sub.2 .paren close-st..sub.n --COOR.sub.1 where n is an integer value of 0 to 9 and R.sub.1 is a 1C to 5C alkyl group, Y is --OH or --OR.sub.2 where R.sub.2 is a benzyloxyl or a carboxylbenzyloxyl group, and Z is --OR.sub.3 where R.sub.3 is a 1C to 5C alkyl group, --COOH, or --O.paren open-st.CH.sub.2 .paren close-st..sub.q --COOH where q is an integer value of 1 to 9.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.