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US 5,688,520 AGranted
Transmucosal delivery of melatonin for prevention of migraine
AssigneeMinnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
InventorsHerve Karsenty, Luce Benes, Francoise Horriere, Claire La Coste
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Abstract
A method of reducing the frequency of and/or preventing migraine, involving the step of administering melatonin, preferably to and across a mucosal surface, in an amount and for a time sufficient to increase the period of time between episodes of migraine.
Claims7
A method of reducing the frequency of and/or preventing migraine, comprising the step of administering melatonin in an amount and for a time sufficient to increase the period of time between episodes of migraine, wherein the melatonin is administered to and across a mucosal surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.