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Claims for Patent: 8,729,027


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Summary for Patent: 8,729,027
Title:Therapeutic agent for fibromyalgia containing etanercept
Abstract: Disclosed is a drug effective in the treatment of fibromyalgia. Basically, the disclosed therapeutic agent was created on the basis of experiments showing improvement in symptoms when etanercept was administered to patients suffering from fibromyalgia. Etanercept is known as a therapeutic agent for rheumatoid arthritis, and the JFIQ score of patients not suffering from fibromyalgia improved considerably in the preferred embodiment. In other words, a therapeutic agent for fibromyalgia is disclosed that contains etanercept as an active ingredient in an effective amount.
Inventor(s): Nishioka; Kusuki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: AXIS Inc. (Kagoshima, JP)
Application Number:13/808,291
Patent Claims:1. A method of treating a patient who suffers from fibromyalgia, the method comprising a step of administering an agent comprising etanercept as an active ingredient in an effective amount to the patient, wherein the patient does not suffer from rheumatism.

2. The method in accordance with claim 1, wherein the agent has a dosage form of an injectable preparation.

3. The method in accordance with claim 1, the agent is administered to ameliorate at least one symptom associated with fibromyalgia selected from the group consisting of a feeling of fatigability, sleep disorder, body temperature abnormality, numbness in a hand or a foot, numbness in arms and legs, excess sweating, a depressed condition, car sickness, and menstrual irregularity.

Details for Patent 8,729,027

Applicant Tradename Biologic Ingredient Dosage Form BLA Approval Date Patent No. Expiredate
Immunex Corporation ENBREL etanercept For Injection 103795 11/02/1998 ⤷  Try a Trial 2030-07-05
Immunex Corporation ENBREL etanercept For Injection 103795 05/27/1999 ⤷  Try a Trial 2030-07-05
Immunex Corporation ENBREL etanercept Injection 103795 09/27/2004 ⤷  Try a Trial 2030-07-05
>Applicant >Tradename >Biologic Ingredient >Dosage Form >BLA >Approval Date >Patent No. >Expiredate

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