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US 7,888,346 B2Granted
Method of treating organophosphorous poisoning
AssigneeUniverstiy of Maryland, Baltimore
InventorsEdson X. Albuquerque, Michael Adler, Edna F. R. Pereira
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Abstract
A method of treating organophosphorous (OP) poisoning comprising administering to a mammal at risk for OP poisoning an OP poisoning-inhibiting amount of galantamine.
Claims10
A method of treating organophosphorous (OP) poisoning by administering to a mammal at risk for OP poisoning therapeutically effective amounts of galantamine and an antimuscarinic agent according to a treatment regimen selected from the group consisting of:
- 1) administering galantamine prior to OP exposure and an antimuscarinic agent after OP exposure,
- 2) administering galantamine after OP exposure simultaneously with antimuscarinic agent, and
- 3) administering antimuscarinic agent after OP exposure and galantamine after administration of the antimuscarinic agent.
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