Treatment of eosinophil-associated pathologies by administration of topical anesthetics and glucocorticoids
Patent 5837713 Issued on November 17, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: February 26, 2017. 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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A therapeutic method is provided to treat an eosinophil-associated pathology, such as bronchial asthma, by administering to a mammal in need of such treatment, an effective amount of at least one topical anesthetic, such as lidocaine, with an effective amount of one or more glucocorticoids, or the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof.
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