Patent ReferencesMethod for preventing or treating depression employing an ace inhibitor Method for preventing or treating anxiety employing an ACE inhibitor Substituted 1,2,3,4-tetahydroisoquinolines with angiotensin II receptor antagonist properties Patent #: 5246943 InventorApplicationNo. 235468 filed on 04/29/1994US Classes:514/381, Tetrazoles (including hydrogenated)514/223.5, With additional active ingredient514/303, Exactly three ring nitrogens in the bicyclo ring system514/394, Benzo fused at 4,5-positions of the diazole ring514/397, Additional hetero ring514/417Plural chalcogens bonded directly to ring carbons of the five-membered hetero ring (e.g., phthalimide, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Jordan, KimberlyAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61K 031/54A61K 031/44 A61K 031/41 A61K 031/415 A61K 031/40 AbstractThe method of treatment moderating, blocking and/or eliminating premenstrual syndrome embodies the intermittent administering of an AT1 antagonist to a female having menstrual cycles characterized predominately by during substantially the luteal phase inclusive of at least one and frequently by two or more affective and/or autonomic and/or somatic symptoms of substantially incapacitating severity(ies) proximately substantially prior to menses of a menstrual cycle. Losartan is an example of an AT1 inhibitor and is administered either orally or parenterally continuously to a female during her menstrual cycle's luteal phase.Other References
Field of SearchExactly three ring nitrogens in the bicyclo ring systemTetrazoles (including hydrogenated) Benzo fused at 4,5-positions of the diazole ring Additional hetero ring With additional active ingredient Plural chalcogens bonded directly to ring carbons of the five-membered hetero ring (e.g., phthalimide, etc.) | |