EP Patent

EP1046399A1 — HCV combination therapy, containing ribavirin in association with antioxidants

Assigned to Merck Sharp and Dohme LLC · Expires 2000-10-25 · 26y expired

What this patent protects

Methods of treating patients having susceptible viral infections, especially chronic hepatitis C infection by administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a combination therapy of interferon-alfa and ribavirin for a time sufficient to lower HCV-RNA in assoc…

USPTO Abstract

Methods of treating patients having susceptible viral infections, especially chronic hepatitis C infection by administering to said patient a therapeutically effective amount of a combination therapy of interferon-alfa and ribavirin for a time sufficient to lower HCV-RNA in association with a therapeutically effective amount of an antioxidant for a time sufficient to ameliorate ribavirin-related hemolysis are disclosed.

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Patent Metadata

Patent number
EP1046399A1
Jurisdiction
EP
Classification
—
Expires
2000-10-25
Drug substance claim
No
Drug product claim
No
Assignee
Merck Sharp and Dohme LLC
Source
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