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US 7,887,817 B2Granted
Process for preventing protozoal diseases
AssigneeAEterna Zentaris GmbH
InventorJürgen Engel
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Abstract
A process for preventing a protozoal disease by the administration of an alkyl phosphocholine to a human being.
Claims12
A process for preventing visceral leishmaniasis, which comprises administering to a human in whom prevention of the visceral leishmaniasis is desired a pharmaceutical composition comprising an alkyl phosphocholine selected from the group consisting of hexadecyl phosphocholine (miltefosin), and octadecyl 1,1-dimethyl-piperidino-4-yl phosphate (perifosin), wherein said administration of said pharmaceutical composition is for prophylactic use before the infection of leishmaniasis.
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