EP0287210A2
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Therapeutic compositions
Assignee: Medical Research International Ltd Great Britain
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Filing: 1988-03-11
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2008-03-11
Abstract
Abstract A therapeutic comnposition comprises a combination of therapeutic agents whose effect is not substantially less than the sum of the separate therapeutic effects of the agents, each agent being present in an amount which will not result in an unacceptable side effect on a recipient, and the side effects of at least some of the agents are different from those of others of the agents.
Inventors
- 👤 Gordon Robert Bruce Skinner
- 👤 Alexander Buchan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 19:02
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K33/00; A61K33/22; A61K33/24; A61K33/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A therapeutic composition comprising a combination of therapeutic agents each of which is present in an amount which will not result in an unacceptable side effect on a recipient and in which the side effects of at least some of the agents are different from those of others of the agents, and in which the therapeutic effect of the combination is not substantially less than the sum of the separate therapeutic effects of the agents.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
A therapeutic composition comprising a combination of therapeutic agents each of which is present in an amount which will not result in an unacceptable side effect on a recipient and in which the side effects of at least some of the agents are different from those of others of the agents, and in which the therapeutic effect of the combination is not substantially less than the sum of the separate therapeutic effects of the agents.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition as claimed in Claim 1 in which each said agent is an antiviral agent.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A composition as claimed in Claim 2 in which each said agent is effective against herpes simplex virus.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A composition as claimed in Claim 3 in which said agents are selected from the group consisting of lithium succinate, zinc sulphate, ascorbic acid, acetyl salicylic acid, indomethacin, acycloguanosine and boric acid.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
19 words
A composition as claimed in Claim 4 in which said agents are lithium, zinc sulphate, acetylsalicylic acid and indomethacin.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
A composition as claimed in Claim 5 which additionally comprises ascorbic acid and boric acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition as claimed in Claim 1 in which each said agent is an anibacterial agent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
A composition as claimed in Claim 1 in which each said agent inhibits replication of cells.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
A composition as claimed in Claim 1 in which said agents in combination inhibit cell protein synthesis.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
56 words
A compositon as claimed in Claim 1 in which at least one of said agents has no detectable therapeutic effect and in which the combination of said one agent with one or more other agents has a therapeutic effect greater than that of the sum of the separate therapeutic effects of said other agent, or agents.
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