COMBINATION OF BISPHOSPHONATES AND GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUES - Patent 0813414

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EP 0 813 414 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	29.12.1997 Bulletin 1997/52

(21)	Application number: 94931923.0

(22)	Date of filing: 18.10.1994

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61K 31/ 445^{( . )}
A61K 31/ 675^{( . )}
A61K 45/ 06^{( . )}
A61P 3/ 02^{( . )}
A61P 5/ 00^{( . )}
A61P 43/ 00^{( . )}

A61K 31/ 66^{( . )}
A61K 38/ 04^{( . )}
A61P 3/ 00^{( . )}
A61P 3/ 14^{( . )}
A61P 19/ 10^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1994/011912

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1995/011029 (27.04.1995 Gazette 1995/18)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	LT SI

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Priority:

19.10.1993 US 19930139296
13.06.1994 US 19940259091

(71)	Applicant: Merck & Co., Inc.
	Rahway New Jersey 07065-0900 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	GERTZ, Barry, J. Summit, NJ 07901 (US) RODAN, Gideon, A. Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 (US) SMITH, Roy, G. Westfield, NJ 07090 (US) WYVRATT, Matthew, J. Mountainside, NJ 07092 (US) PATCHETT, Arthur, A. Westfield, NJ 08090 (US)

(74)	Representative: Hiscock, Ian James, et al
	European Patent Department, Merck & Co., Inc., Terlings Park, Eastwick Road Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR Harlow, Essex CM20 2QR (GB)

(54)	COMBINATION OF BISPHOSPHONATES AND GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUES