Patent ReferencesAntidepressant derivatives of cis-4-phenyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenamine Patent #: 4536518 InventorsApplicationNo. 431000 filed on 11/02/1989US Classes:514/647Amino nitrogen and a ring bonded directly to the same ring and any other amino nitrogen in the compound is bonded directly to one of the ringsExaminersPrimary: Friedman, Stanley J.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61K 031/135AbstractA method of treating anxiety-related disorders comprising administering to a human in need of such treatment an amount of the compound (1S-cis)-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-N-methyl-1-naphthalenam ine also known by the generic name sertraline, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, effective in preventing or alleviating anxiety and the symptoms associated with anxiety-related disorders. | |