Patents by Inventor Richard C. Ursillo

Richard C. Ursillo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • TCA Composition and method for rapid onset antidepressant therapy
    Patent number: 4310524
    Abstract: A method is provided for treating depression in a patient therefrom and requiring rapid symptomatic relief, which comprises administering to said patient concurrently (a) an effective antidepressant amount of a tricyclic antidepressant or a pharmaceutically effective acid addition salt thereof, and (b) an amount of an .alpha.-adrenergic receptor blocking agent effective to achieve rapid onset of the antidepressant action of (a), whereby the onset of said antidepressant action is achieved within from 1 to 7 days.A pharmaceutical composition is also provided which is especially adapted for use with the foregoing method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1982
    Assignee: Richardson-Merrell, Inc.
    Inventors: Norbert L. Wiech, Richard C. Ursillo