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US 6,284,730 B1Granted
Methods useful in the treatment of bone resorption diseases
AssigneeNPS Allelix Corp.
InventorsJohn Dietrich, Sverker Ljunghall, Sven Sjögren
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Abstract
The invention relates to a combined pharmaceutical preparation comprising parathyroid hormone and a bone resorption inhibitor, said preparation being adapted for (a) the administration of parathyroid hormone during a period of approximately 6 to 24 months; (b) after the administration of parathyroid hormone has been terminated, the administration of a bone resorption inhibitor during a period of approximately 12 to 36 months.
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A method useful in the treatment of bone resorption diseases comprising administering to a mammal in need of such treatment or at increased risk to suffer from such disease:
- (a) an effective amount of parathyroid hormone during a period of approximately 6 to 24 months;
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- (b) after the administration of parathyroid hormone has been terminated, an effective amount of a bone resorption inhibitor during a period of approximately 6 to 36 months.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.