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Title:
Method of pharmacologically treating drug addiction with fusaric acid
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What is claimed is:
1. A pharmacological method of alleviating craving for and withdrawal from narcotics and amphetamines in addicted human beings said method comprising:
administering to a human being addicted to narcotics or amphetamines a therapeutically effective amount of a compound having the following structural formula: ##STR2##
2. The method of claim 1 wherein said compound is administered in an amount ranging from 8 mg/kg body weight/day to about 20 mg/kg body weight/day.
Other info:
Inventors:
Pozuelo, Jose (Cleveland Hts., OH, US)
Application Number:
797410
Filing Date: 1977-05-16 Publication_date: 1978-11-07 Assignee:
Primary Class(es):
514/354
514/810, 514/812
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:
| 3903285 | Sep, 1975 | Umezawa et al. | 424/266. |
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Other References:
Chem. Abst. 78-7826 t (1973). |