Treatment of nicotine craving and/or smoking withdrawal symptoms
Patent 5599554 Issued on February 4, 1997. Estimated Expiration Date: March 19, 2016. 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.
The subject invention encompasses a transdermally or transmucosally administrable composition for the treatment or nicotine craving or smoking withdrawal symptoms comprising nicotine and caffeine or caffeine equivalent.
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March 19, 2016. 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.
