Patents Represented by Law Firm Hamilton, Brook, Sith & Reynolds, P.C.
  • Patent number: 5792799
    Abstract: Methods of treating Parkinson's disease in a human by administering an effective amount of at least one monoamine oxidase (MAO) A inhibitor by a nasal, intrapulmonary or parenteral routes are disclosed. Reversible or irreversible MAO A inhibitors, or non-selective MAO inhibitors, can be used, and more than one MAO A inhibitor can be administered concurrently. The MAO A inhibitor can be administered in conjunction with other drugs, such as MAO B inhibitors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Athena Neurosciences, Inc.
    Inventor: Rivka Sherman-Gold