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Claims for Patent: 6,956,022

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Summary for Patent: 6,956,022

Title:	Agents for preventing and treating thrombocytopenia
Abstract:	Method of increasing blood platelet formation by administering a parathyroid hormone (PTH) or at least one PTH derivative as an active ingredient.
Inventor(s):	Tamura; Masahiko (Shizuoka-ken, JP), Oda; Yasuhiro (Nagano-ken, JP)
Assignee:	Chugai Seiyaku Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP)
Application Number:	10/026,696
Patent Claims:	1. A method for increasing platelet count in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering to said patient an effective amount of a composition comprising a parathyroid hormone (PTH) or a derivative thereof. 2. The method according to claim 1 wherein said PTH or PTH derivative modified with polyethylene glycol is administered. 3. The method according to claim 1 wherein said PTH or PTH derivative is administered encapsulated within microcapsules. 4. The method according to claim 1 wherein said PTH or PTH derivative is incorporated in a sheet of gel. 5. The method according to claim 1 wherein said effective amount is in the range of 1 .mu.g to 1,000 .mu.g per kg of body weight administered systemically at a frequency ranging from once per day to once per month. 6. The method according to claim 1 wherein said effective amount is from 5 .mu.g to 200 .mu.g per kg of body weight administered from once every two weeks to once daily. 7. The method according to claim 1 wherein the route of said administration is subcutaneously. 8. The method according to claim 1 wherein the route of said administration is intravenously. 9. The method according to claim 1 wherein the route of said administration is intranasally. 10. The method according to claim 1 wherein the route of said administration is transpulmonarily. 11. The method of claim 1, wherein said PTH or PTH derivative is human PTH (1-34).

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Applicant	Tradename	Biologic Ingredient	Dosage Form	BLA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Expiredate
Nps Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	NATPARA	parathyroid hormone	For Injection	125511	01/23/2015	⤷ Try a Trial	2016-02-01
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