Methods for using ketoconazole and related substances in medicaments for treatment of type II diabetes
AssigneeCortendo AB
InventorPer Marin
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Abstract
The present invention is a method of using ketoconazole or molecules resembling ketoconazole with comparable biological activity for the manufacture of drugs and for medical treatment of diabetes mellitus type II as well as for counteracting the other risk factors associated with the Metabolic Syndrome.
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A method for treating type II diabetes mellitus and counteracting the symptoms presented by the Metabolic Syndrome, with a therapeutic amount of ketoconazole or a derivative thereof having a corresponding activity as an inhibitor of cortisol synthesis.
A method for treating type II diabetes mellitus and counteracting the symptoms presented by the Metabolic Syndrome, comprising the administration of a therapeutic amount of an inhibitor of cortisol synthesis and the co-administration of a therapeutic amount of testosterone.
A method for treating type II diabetes mellitus and counteracting the symptoms presented by the Metabolic Syndrome, comprising the administration of a therapeutic amount of ketoconazole and the synergistic administration of a therapeutic amount of testosterone.
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