Compositions and methods of preventing or reducing the risk or incidence of skeletal injuries in horses
AssigneeMerck & Co., Inc.
InventorDonald R. Thompson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions and methods of preventing or reducing the risk or incidence of skeletal injuries in horses. The present invention further relates to compositions and methods for alleviating pain associated with skeletal injuries in horses and to treating skeletal injuries in horses.
Claims22
A method of preventing or reducing the risk or incidence of skeletal atrophy due to forced stall rest in horses comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bisphosphonate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or ester thereof or mixtures thereof.
A method of alleviating pain associated with skeletal atrophy due to forced stall rest in horses comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bisphosphonate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or ester thereof or mixtures thereof.
A method for treating skeletal atrophy due to forced stall rest in horses comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a bisphosphonate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or ester thereof or mixtures thereof.
A method of treating or preventing glucocorticoid induced bone loss in horses comprising administering about 0.01 to about 5.0 mg per kg of a therapeutically effective amount of a bisphosphonate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof or ester thereof or mixtures thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.