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(43) Date of publication: 08.07.1998 Bulletin 1998/28 (21) Application number: 96929281.0 (22) Date of filing: 19.08.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A23G 4/ 00( . ) A61K 8/ 11( . ) A61K 8/ 99( . ) A61K 8/ 00( . ) A61K 8/ 64( . ) A61Q 11/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/EP1996/003653 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/006772 (27.02.1997 Gazette 1997/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 21.08.1995 GB 19950017113 (71) Applicant: Ambi Inc. Tarrytown, NY 10591 (US)	(72) Inventor: McCONVILLE, Peter, S., SmithKline Beecham Weybridge, Surrey KT13 0DE (GB) (74) Representative: Lucas, Brian Ronald  Lucas & Co. 135 Westhall Road Warlingham Surrey CR6 9HJ Warlingham Surrey CR6 9HJ (GB)