Use of oxandrolone in the treatment of burns and other wounds
AssigneeSavient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
InventorDon Fishbein
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Abstract
The subject invention provides a method of treating burn-induced weight loss in a burn patient which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxandrolone to the patient. The invention also provides a method of treating a wound in a patient suffering from a wound which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxandrolone to the patient. The subject invention further provides a method of treating burn-induced weight loss in a burn patient which comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an oxandrolone in conjunction with a protein supplement to the patient.
Claims12
A method of promoting weight gain after weight loss resulting from post-burn catabolism in a patient in need thereof which comprises administering to the patient 10 mg to 100 mg of oxandrolone per day in conjunction with a protein supplement to achieve a daily protein intake by the patient of approximate 2.0 g/kg/day, for a period of three weeks.
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