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Treatment of iodine deficiency diseases

Patent 5389385 Issued on February 14, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject October 4, 2013. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Issued on: 12/15/1992
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Issued on: 10/05/1993
Inventor: Ghent, et al.

Inventors

Application

No. 131427 filed on 10/04/1993

US Classes:

424/667, Elemental iodine or iodine compound514/899MENSTRUAL DISORDER

Examiners

Primary: Nutter, Nathan M.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 2079149 GB. 01/10/1982

International Classes

A01N 059/22
A61K 033/36

Abstract

This invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment of iodine deficiency diseases such as fibrocystic dysplasia of the breast, breast cancer, endometriosis and premenstrual syndrome. The composition may also be used for the prophylaxis of breast cancer. More particularly, this invention relates to a composition for She treatment of iodine deficiency diseases, the composition comprising a solution of elemental iodine (I2) which may also be referred to as metallic iodine or iodine metal. The elemental iodine is soluble in water which leaves it thermodynamically free. The term "aqueous iodine" may also be used to refer to such an aqueous solution.

Other References

  • Eskin, Transactions of the New York Academy of Sciences, "Iodine Metabolism and Breast Cancer", Series II, vol. 32, No. 8 pp. 911-947, Dec. 1970
  • Eskin, Biological Trace Element Research, "Iodine and Breast Cancer, A 1982 Update", 5, 399-412 (1983
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