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Title:
HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY METHOD AND HORMONE DISPENSER
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO1997011680
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
Varying the daily dose of either or both of the estrogen and the progestogen administered for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is readily and inexpensively accomplished, without the necessity of the physician prescribing a new product each time the daily dose of the estrogen or progestogen is changed, by administering preferably transdermally the estrogen and progestogen contained in separate extrudable pharmaceutical compositions from a dispenser which contains means, preferably adjustable only by the attending physician or dispensing pharmacist, for varying the volume of either or both of the respective compositions which is dispensed as a single dose from the dispenser in response to a defined digital dispensing manipulation of the dispenser, thereby facilitating optimal compliance to a combination HRT with individually adjusted dosages of the estrogen and progestogen. 00000

Inventors:
ELLIESEN JOERG
RIEDL JUTTA
Application Number:
PCT/EP1996/004261
Publication Date:
April 24, 1997
Filing Date:
September 30, 1996
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Assignee:
SCHERING AG (DE)
International Classes:
A61K9/06; A61K31/00; A61K9/00; A61K31/565; A61K31/57; A61M35/00; A61P15/00; A61P15/12; B65D35/00; B65D35/22; B65D81/32; B65D83/00; B67D99/00; (IPC1-7): A61K9/06; B65D35/00
Domestic Patent References:
WO1992015345A11992-09-17
Foreign References:
EP0092473A11983-10-26
Other References:
"Vidal 1995", 6 April 1995, EDITIONS DU VIDAL, PARIS, XP002027202
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