Method for treating asthma
AssigneeBaker Norton Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorsTahir Ahmed, Samuel Broder, John K. Whisnant
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Abstract
A method of treating a patient suffering from antigen-induced asthma who has been challenged with an antigen, or providing chronic treatment to an asthma patient to reduce airway hyperresponsiveness, comprising intrabronchial administration to the patient of a pharmaceutical composition containing in each dose about 0.05 to about 1.0 mg of ultra-low molecular weight heparins (ULMWH), having an average molecular weight of 3,000 daltons or less, per kilogram of patient body weight, Inhalant pharmaceutical compositions for use in the novel treatment method are also provided.
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A method of treating a patient suffering from antigen-induced asthma who has been challenged with an asthma-inducing antigen consisting essentially of the intrabronchial administration to the patient after the antigen challenge of a pharmaceutical composition containing about 0.05 to about 1.0 mg of ultra-low molecular weight heparins (ULMWH) per kilogram of patient body weight in each dose, said ULMWH having an average molecular weight of 3,000 daltons or less.
A method of treating a patient suffering from asthma consisting essentially of the intrabronchial administration on a chronic basis to the patient of a pharmaceutical composition containing about 0.05 to about 1.0 mg of ultra-low molecular weight heparins (ULMWH) per kilogram of patient body weight in each dose, said ULMWH having an average molecular weight of 3,000 daltons or less.
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