METHOD OF TREATING UNDESIRED UTERINE CONTRACTIONS USING OPTICALLY PURE R- OR RR-ISOMERS OF ADRENERGIC BETA-2 AGONISTS - Patent 0892639

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EP 0 892 639 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	27.01.1999 Bulletin 1999/04

(21)	Application number: 97905640.0

(22)	Date of filing: 28.01.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A61K 31/ 137^{( . )}

A61K 31/ 138^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/001342

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/026871 (31.07.1997 Gazette 1997/33)

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

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Priority:

29.01.1996 US 19960592988
02.08.1996 US 19960022995P

(71)	Applicant: Savor, Evelyn
	Lyman, SC 29365 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	Pesterfield, E.Charles, Jr. . (US)

(74)	Representative: Barendregt, Frank, Drs.
	van Exter Polak & Charlouis B.V., P.O. Box 3241 2280 GE Rijswijk 2280 GE Rijswijk (NL)

(54)	METHOD OF TREATING UNDESIRED UTERINE CONTRACTIONS USING OPTICALLY PURE R- OR RR-ISOMERS OF ADRENERGIC BETA-2 AGONISTS