US8921348 — Optimizing mifepristone levels in plasma serum of patients suffering from mental disorders treatable with glucocorticoid receptor antagonists
Method of Use · Assigned to Corcept Therapeutics Inc · Expires 2028-08-27 · 2y remaining
What this patent protects
This patent protects a method for optimizing mifepristone levels in patients by adjusting daily doses based on serum level tests.
USPTO Abstract
The present invention provides a method for optimizing levels of mifepristone in a patient suffering from a mental disorder amenable to treatment by mifepristone. The method comprises the steps of treating the patient with seven or more daily doses of mifepristone over a period of seven or more days; testing the serum levels of the patient to determine whether the blood levels of mifepristone are greater than 1300 ng/mL; and adjusting the daily dose of the patient to achieve mifepristone blood levels greater than 1300 ng/mL.
Drugs covered by this patent
- Mifeprex (MIFEPRISTONE) · Corcept Therap
FDA Patent Use Codes
When a patent is method-of-use, FDA lists it once per applicable indication ("U-code"). Each U-code carves out a specific therapeutic use that generic filers must either license or design around.
| Code | Description | Drug |
|---|---|---|
U-1643 |
— | Mifeprex |
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