Claims for Patent: 8,058,296

Summary for Patent: 8,058,296

Title:	Treatment and prevention of deleterious effects associated with alcohol consumption
Abstract:	The present invention provides to methods and compositions that treat or prevent deleterious effects associated with alcohol consumption including alcohol-induced flush reaction and hangover. The methods and compositions include famotidine and optionally succinic acid. The present invention further demonstrates compositions that include famotidine are effective at treating symptoms associated with a flush reaction in subjects that are not significantly responsive to treatments with the H1 antagonist loratidine or the H2 antagonist cimetidine.
Inventor(s):	Tokunaga; Richard (Honolulu, HI)
Assignee:
Application Number:	12/323,098
Patent Claims:	1. A method of treating alcohol induced flush reaction and alcohol hangover in a human, wherein the alcohol induced flush reaction is not substantially reduced or prevented through administration of a sole histamine receptor antagonist of loratadine or cemetidine, the method comprising administering to the human in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition consisting essentially of famotidine and succinic acid. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the effective amount is 10 mg. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the effective amount is 20 mg. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the famotidine is orally administered.

Details for Patent 8,058,296

Applicant	Tradename	Biologic Ingredient	Dosage Form	BLA	Approval Date	Patent No.	Expiredate
Jubilant Hollisterstier Llc	N/A	positive skin test control-histamine	Injection	103891	03/13/1924		2040-01-28