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Method of suppressing benzodiazepine induced sedation with 2-(p-methoxypenyl)-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3(5H)-one or a salt thereof

Assignee: Novartis Corp
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Filing: 1985-08-16
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Granted: 1986-06-17
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Expires: 2005-08-16
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Abstract

Abstract A method of suppressing benzodiazepine induced sedation normally associated in the treatment of anxiety in a mammal with an anxiolytically effective amount of a benzodiazepine anti-anxiety agent, comprising the administration to said mammal an effective sedation antagonistic amount of 2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3(5H)-one or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.

Inventors

  • 👤 Debra A. Bennett

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 20:08
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61K; A61K31/00; A61K31/33; A61K31/395; A61K31/435; A61K31/47

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 50 words
A method of suppressing benzodiazepine induced sedation of the type normally associated in the treatment of anxiety in a mammal receiving anxiolytically effective amount of a benzodiazepine anxiolytic agent, comprising the administration to said mammal of an effective sedation antagonistic amount of 2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-b 3(5H)-one or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 50 words
A method of suppressing benzodiazepine induced sedation of the type normally associated in the treatment of anxiety in a mammal receiving anxiolytically effective amount of a benzodiazepine anxiolytic agent, comprising the administration to said mammal of an effective sedation antagonistic amount of 2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-b 3(5H)-one or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
A method according to claim 1, wherein said benzodiazepine anxiolytic agent is selected from the group consisting of diazepam, bromazepam, alprazolam, camazepam, clobazam, chlordesmethyldiazepam, clorazepate, halazepam, prazepam, lorazepam, chlorodiazepoxide, oxazepam and flurazepam.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 11 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein said benzodiazepine is diazepam.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 28 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the administration of the benzodiazepine anxiolytic agent is substantially simultaneous with the administration of 2-(p-methoxyphenyl)-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-3(5H)-one, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 16 words
A method according to claim 4, wherein said simultaneous administration is as a unit dose form.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 12 words
A method according to claim 5, wherein said simultaneous administration is oral.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4312870A Cited

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