Patents by Inventor Bernard A. Silverman

Bernard A. Silverman 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).

  • Treatment of steroid dependent asthmatics
    Patent number: 5405842
    Abstract: A method for the treatment of asthma, particularly corticosteroid dependent asthma with "steroid sparing" effect, but without serious toxicities prevalent with common "steroid sparing" treatments and medications, comprising the oral administration, in efficacious doses, of sulfasalazine (SSZ) (5-([p-(2-pyridylsulfamoyl) phenyl]azo) salicylic acid) ##STR1## compounds having either the: ##STR2## moiety, or the: ##STR3## moiety. The SSZ and related compounds can be used as an adjuvant for corticosteroid treatments, which permits drastic reduction of the dosage levels of the corticosteroids with concomitant reduction of steroid side effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1995
    Inventor: Bernard A. Silverman