Patents by Inventor Cherry W. Jackson

Cherry W. Jackson 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).

  • Composition and methods for treating performance anxiety
    Patent number: 5525347
    Abstract: The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating performance anxiety and social phobia comprising a therapeutic amount for the treatment of a patient of a .beta.-adrenergic receptor blocking compound and an anti-diaphoretic compound. The preferred .beta.-adrenergic receptor blocking compound is the lipophilic .beta.-blocker propranolol HCL. The anti-diaphoretic compound of the present invention is preferably glycopyrrolate. The composition for treating performance anxiety and social phobia can further include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. A method of preventing or treating performance anxiety or social phobia in a patient comprising administering the composition of the invention to a patient in need of such treatment is also provided. The composition administered in the present method comprises a therapeutic amount of a .beta.-adrenergic receptor blocking compound and an anti-diaphoretic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 11, 1996
    Assignee: Medical University of South Carolina
    Inventors: Charles H. Kellner, Cherry W. Jackson, C. Lindsay DeVane